A Giant Magnetic Anomaly Over 500 Million Years Ago Can Finally Be Explained : ScienceAlert
Magnetic signatures hidden inside rocks tell us a lot about Earth’s magnetic field and the way continents and…
Elite Athletes Are Only Human, And Scientists Have Found Their Limit : ScienceAlert
Elite athletes can push their bodies to the very limit, but even they can’t surpass the boundaries of…
Time Itself Could Be a Crucial Element in Preventing Dementia, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
When did you last find yourself with some spare time on your hands? A lack of free time,…
Deep Beneath The Pacific Ocean, Earth’s Crust Is Tearing Itself Apart : ScienceAlert
Strange features of a collision point between pieces of Earth’s crust are evidence that the structure may be…
Physicists Just Ruled Out The Universe Being a Simulation : ScienceAlert
A question that has vexed physicists for the past century may finally have a solution – but perhaps…
Scientists Identified a New Blood Group After a 50-Year Mystery : ScienceAlert
A pregnant woman’s blood sample taken in 1972 was mysteriously missing a surface molecule found on all other…
Brain-Training App ‘Reverses 10 Years’ of Decline in a Key Brain System : ScienceAlert
It’s not just your body that needs to be ‘worked out’. Your brain also needs training to stay…
Astronomers Catch a Ring System Forming Around Chiron in Real Time : ScienceAlert
New observations of a strange object that wobbles around the space between Jupiter and Uranus reveal what looks…
One Factor in Walking May Improve Your Heart Health More Than Your Step Count : ScienceAlert
Tracking your steps each day can be a useful barometer of physical activity, but health recommendations based solely…
Powerful New Antibiotic Was ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ For Decades : ScienceAlert
Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic – in a significant discovery made not by breaking new…
Greenland Is Writhing And Twisting Into a New Shape as It Drifts Northwest : ScienceAlert
Greenland is writhing as eons of ice accumulation and steady melting cause its foundations to change shape. This…
Rare Two-Headed Flatworms Produce Topsy-Turvy Offspring, Scientists Discover : ScienceAlert
Flatworms are infamous in biology labs for their surreal ability to regenerate heads when you decapitate them. Now,…