Hubble Reveals Extreme Chaos Inside ‘Dracula’s Sandwich’ : ScienceAlert
As a young star develops, so too does a protoplanetary disk of dust and gas around it, ready…
Three Supermassive Black Holes Discovered on Collision Course in a Cosmic First : ScienceAlert
Some 1.2 billion light-years from Earth, a massive event is unfolding on cosmic scales. There, not two, but…
Earth’s Core Seems to Be Wrapped in Layers Like an Onion, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
Seismic waves passing through Earth’s inner core have revealed much about our planet’s iron center: how it’s changing…
World’s Deepest Gas Hydrate Discovered Teeming With Life Off Greenland : ScienceAlert
A reserve of natural gas bubbling from a cage of ice discovered on the ocean floor to the…
This 70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Egg Contained a Sparkling Crystal Surprise : ScienceAlert
A grapefruit-sized dinosaur egg from a fossil bed in China gave paleontologists a huge surprise. Rather than a…
This Bizarre Parasitic ‘Mushroom’ Plant Quit Photosynthesis – And It’s Thriving : ScienceAlert
A weird-looking parasitic plant has discarded all its photosynthesis machinery – and nevertheless has found a way to…
A Twist Between Hidden Dimensions May Explain Mass : ScienceAlert
The masses of fundamental particles such as the Z and W bosons could have arisen from the twisted…
Over 50% of Heart Attacks in Younger Women Aren’t From Clogged Arteries : ScienceAlert
Traditionally, most heart attacks have been blamed on clogged arteries causing atherothrombosis – where blood clots block flow…
Mysterious State of Matter Discovered Flowing Inside Earth’s Core : ScienceAlert
By firing tiny projectiles of iron-carbon alloy from a high-speed cannon, scientists have finally demonstrated that a weird…
Reindeer Eyes Do Something Incredible When Winter Comes : ScienceAlert
Reindeers may not have noses that glow red in the night, but they do have a marvelous body…
AI’s Big Red Button Doesn’t Work, And The Reason Is Even More Troubling : ScienceAlert
It’s one of humanity’s scariest what-ifs – that the technology we develop to make our lives better develops…
Fusion Reactors Might Create Dark Matter Particles, Physicists Show : ScienceAlert
Reactors designed to produce energy from the fusion of atoms could have an unexpected scientific side benefit. An…