Peculiar Bat Behavior Revealed in a 400-Year-Old Painting : ScienceAlert
For more than 400 years, an oil painting titled Air by Flemish master Jan Brueghel the Elder has…
Mammoth Structure Found in Deep Space Challenges Our Understanding of The Universe : ScienceAlert
A massive structure detected in the distant Universe is defying our understanding of how the Universe evolved. In…
The ‘Shadow’ in Evolution That Explains Why Long Life Comes at a Cost : ScienceAlert
The world’s population is shifting. We’re living longer than ever before, with elderly people taking up a greater…
Giant Fire Tornadoes Could Help Clean Oil Spills, Scientists Say : ScienceAlert
Our oceans are under constant threat. In addition to plastic pollution, fentanyl-laden sewage, and skinny-dippers slathered in reef-harming…
Asteroids May Have Delayed The Birth of Earth’s First Continents : ScienceAlert
The planet Earth we live on today bears very few traces of its infancy. The 500 million years…
One Missing Gene Would Stop Human Embryos From Forming Properly, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
The first moments of life are a delicate yet busy time, when one cell becomes two, then four,…
One Stage of Sleep Seems Critical For Reducing The Risk of Dementia : ScienceAlert
We all know getting a good night’s sleep is vital to the healthy functioning of our bodies, but…
World’s Oldest Known Asteroid Crater Is 3 Billion Years Old, Study Confirms : ScienceAlert
When scientists disagree, sometimes the truth is somewhere in the middle. That has turned out to be true…
A Simple Family Activity May Boost Brain Function, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
Getting enough exercise is one of the most important things we can do for our health. Yet many…
The Secret to Why Sloths Are So Slow May Be Hidden in Their DNA : ScienceAlert
Sloths are unusual: they’re the slowest-moving mammals on the planet, have the slowest metabolisms too, and do not…
These Lifestyle Changes Help Lower Your Risk of Chronic Disease For Decades : ScienceAlert
The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and its long-running follow-up, the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS), have tracked…
It’s Official: Third Galaxy Found With No Dark Matter May Solve an Epic Mystery : ScienceAlert
Most of the mass in galaxies consists of stuff we cannot see. According to current galaxy formation models,…