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sciencealert.com > fish-skin-doesnt-just-reflect-light-it-might-actually-sense-it

Fish Skin Doesn't Just Reflect Light – It Might Actually Sense It

7+ min ago   (573+ words) A glittering school of silverside fish may remind you of a disco ball, a dazzling display made up of many tiny mirrors. But emerging research suggests the skin of these fish is capable of far more than just reflecting light....

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sciencealert.com > medications-already-in-pharmacies-may-slow-aging-and-scientists-are-narrowing-them-down

Medications Already in Pharmacies May Slow Aging, And Scientists Are Narrowing Them Down

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (315+ words) In the quest to find ways to help us live at a healthier level for a longer period of time, researchers are turning to existing drugs for clues....

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sciencealert.com > strange-gamma-rays-beyond-the-milky-way-may-reveal-antimatter-annihilation

Astronomers Think They've Detected Antimatter Signals From Beyond The Milky Way For The First Time

2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (565+ words) There's something wrong with the center of the Milky Way....

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sciencealert.com > this-week-in-science-a-grim-measles-milestone-a-lifespan-limit-and-more

This Week in Science: A Grim Measles Milestone, a Lifespan Limit, And More

9+ hour, 9+ min ago   (326+ words) This Week in Science: A galactic flip, 'programmable heat', and much more! First up: Measles cases in the US have just passed a 'grim milestone': 2026 has already beaten 2025's total, reaching the highest numbers in 35 years....

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sciencealert.com > watching-too-much-tv-may-actually-rot-your-brain-after-all-study-finds

Watching Too Much TV May Actually Rot Your Brain After All, Study Finds

13+ hour, 9+ min ago   (499+ words) If you click on the TV and hear a voice from your childhood saying, "That idiot box is going to rot your brain!" – you're not alone....

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sciencealert.com > can-we-really-create-infinite-photons-physicists-reveal-what-might-happen-if-we-try-to-cut-light-in-half

Can We Really Create Infinite Photons? Physicists Reveal What Might Happen if We Try to Cut Light in Half

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (98+ words) Yet these feats may be their least fascinating properties because they also exhibit wave-particle duality, behaving both like waves and particles depending on how they're measured – as shown in Thomas Young's famous 19th-century double-slit experiment. "If the mirror is removed…...

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sciencealert.com > tremendously-grave-the-first-us-city-is-on-track-to-run-out-of-water

'tremendously Grave': The First US City Is on Track to Run Out of Water

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (343+ words) It seems inconceivable, even if you're aware of the perilous situation that the world's water supplies are in, but a developed coastal city in Texas that more than 300,000 people call home is now in serious danger of running out of…...

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sciencealert.com > your-stomach-rumbles-may-help-reveal-a-lot-about-your-overall-health

Your Stomach Rumbles May Help Reveal a Lot About Your Overall Health

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (492+ words) As a kid, I used to put a toy stethoscope to my cats' and dogs' bellies to listen to all the strange sounds (and even tried it on myself a few times)....

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sciencealert.com > the-structure-of-the-milky-way-may-have-shaped-earths-continents

The Structure of The Milky Way May Have Shaped Earth's Continents

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (632+ words) In the beginning, there was moosh....

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sciencealert.com > a-patient-with-a-perforated-bowel-shows-why-eels-shouldnt-be-anywhere-near-your-butt

A Patient With a Perforated Bowel Shows Why Eels Shouldn't Be Anywhere Near Your Butt

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (320+ words) You may already be keeping live eels well away from any sensitive parts of your body – or indeed any parts of your body at all – but for those who are in any doubt about what the best policy is, we…...