Older Men’s Sperm Carry More Mutations, And They May Turn Harmful : ScienceAlert
Potentially harmful DNA mutations can amass in men’s sperm as they age, new research has found, which may…
Male Brains Shrink Faster Than Female Brains, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
New evidence has found that male brains really may shrink faster than female brains with age. Among 4,726…
Mysterious Blob of Darkness Found Lurking Deep in Distant Galaxy : ScienceAlert
In an astonishing feat of gravitational sleuthing, astronomers have found a mysterious, dense blob of invisible matter embedded…
Scientists Solved Chicago’s ‘Rat Hole’ Mystery, And The Culprit Is Adorable : ScienceAlert
The identity of the miscreant responsible for a rodent-shaped hole in a Chicago sidewalk is not the beastie…
A Hidden Earth-Size World Could Lurk Far Closer Than ‘Planet Nine’ : ScienceAlert
A newly discovered warp in the outer Solar System may have been created by a small, rocky world,…
Lead Exposure May Have Given Ancient Humans an Edge Over Neanderthals : ScienceAlert
Lead is often thought of as a modern toxin, but a new study has found that it’s been…
X-Rays Reveal Betelgeuse’s Companion Is Something Astronomers Didn’t Expect : ScienceAlert
The small, furtive companion of one of the brightest stars in Earth’s night sky has just turned out…
Autism Is More Than One Condition, Study of Over 45,000 People Finds : ScienceAlert
New research suggests that those diagnosed with autism in late childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood are more likely…
A Spider Was Caught Eating a Shrew, And You Can’t Unsee This : ScienceAlert
Most spiders pose very little danger to humans, including the notorious noble false widow (Steatoda nobilis). But the…
Ice That Freezes at Room Temperature Discovered in X-Ray Laser Experiment : ScienceAlert
A strange new phase of ice has been discovered during experiments with the world’s largest X-ray laser. Meet…
JWST May Have The Best Evidence Yet of a Bizarre ‘Dark Star’ : ScienceAlert
JWST might have spotted the ‘smoking gun’ of a hypothetical object called a dark star in the distant…
Two Black Holes Locked in a Death Spiral Imaged in Stunning First : ScienceAlert
The complex dance of two black holes locked in a doomed orbit has been revealed in a first-of-its-kind…