New Prototype Device Generates Hydrogen From Untreated Seawater : ScienceAlert
Scientists have found a clever way to generate hydrogen straight from salty seawater. This could be another step towards a clean energy future, if renewables power the process. The new…
Wildfire Destruction in The Western US Has Doubled in Just 10 Years : ScienceAlert
It can be tempting to think that the recent wildfire disasters in communities across the West were unlucky, one-off events, but evidence is accumulating that points to a trend. In…
A Billion-Dollar Biotech Company Plans to Bring The Dodo Back to Life : ScienceAlert
Billion-dollar startup Colossal Biosciences claims it has come a step closer to reviving the dodo, a flightless bird that has been extinct since the 17th century. The futuristic plan is…
Ancient Goo Spills The Secrets of How The Egyptians Mummified Their Dead : ScienceAlert
An analysis of the residue on ceramics found in an ancient embalming workshop has given us new insights into how ancient Egyptians mummified their dead. Even more astonishingly, a team…
High-Fat Diets May Break The Brain’s Ability to Regulate Calories : ScienceAlert
There are plenty of reasons to limit the amount of fat in your diet, and a new study suggests there’s another entry to add to the list: high-fat diets could…
Incredible ‘Fairy’ Robot Sails on The Breeze Like a Floating Dandelion : ScienceAlert
Weighing in at just 1.2 milligrams, a new robot called FAIRY – that’s short for Flying Aero-robots based on Light Responsive Materials Assembly – is the first flying bot we’ve…
AI Predicts We’ll Breach Our Climate Goal in Just 10 Years : ScienceAlert
Sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms have predicted that the world will be 1.5 °C hotter than it was before the Industrial Revolution by the early 2030s – another climate change…
Ultra-Processed Food May Exacerbate Cognitive Decline, New Studies Show : ScienceAlert
Scientists have known for years that unhealthy diets – particularly those that are high in fat and sugar – may cause detrimental changes to the brain and lead to cognitive…
Incredible Footage Shows Planets Circling a Star Light-Years Away : ScienceAlert
A new video shared on YouTube is one of the most amazing things we’ve ever seen in planetary science. The video shows four dots of light moving in partial concentric…