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…
Researchers Finally Identified Where Gluten Reactions Begin : ScienceAlert
For roughly one in every hundred people, even tiny amounts of gluten can trigger severe symptoms and pose…
After 40,000 Years, Microbes Are Awakening From Thawing Permafrost : ScienceAlert
Ancient life has been resurrected from the bowels of a military tunnel that penetrates the Alaskan permafrost. Some…
Bandages Made From Living Fungi Could Be The Future of Wound Healing : ScienceAlert
Fungi are best known for returning dead, organic matter to the Earth, but materials scientists are exploring whether…
Strange State of Water Seems to Be Both Solid And Liquid at The Same Time : ScienceAlert
Water may seem boring, but it’s way weirder than it looks. Scientists in Japan have now shown that…
Mysterious Anomaly in Pacific Ocean Hints at Nearby Supernova Explosion : ScienceAlert
An unexpected deep-sea deposit may be the smoking gun from a nearby star that exploded as a supernova…
NASA to Pack Astronauts Onto a Chip in The Name of Space Health : ScienceAlert
When NASA launches its next stage in lunar exploration next year, its crew will be literally beside themselves…