Scientists Solve The 40-Year Mystery of a Giant Structure Towering Over The Milky Way : ScienceAlert
Scientists have just discovered the Milky Way’s equivalent of a giant fake mustache. For four decades, astronomers have…
One Fungus Has Caused More Extinctions Than Any Other Infectious Disease. Some Toads Have Found a Way to Survive It : ScienceAlert
Across the world, entire species of frogs and toads are being wiped out by a relentless fungal infection,…
Chemistry From Another World Found in The Famous Hillsborough Meteorite : ScienceAlert
In July 2024, residents of the New York metropolitan area were treated to a rare spectacle as a…
Newly Discovered ‘Footprint of Death’ May Help Viruses Spread : ScienceAlert
The cell churn that goes on inside our bodies is vast, with hundreds of billions of cells dying…
For The First Time, Astronomers Detect An Atmosphere Around A Rocky ‘Habitable Zone’ Planet : ScienceAlert
As the famous lullaby attests, the diamond-like stars above have always been our companions. And with recent astronomical…
Astronauts Have Taken The First Human X‑Rays in Space : ScienceAlert
For more than 65 years, humans have been soaring through space. Since the first spaceflight by cosmonaut Yuri…
Neglected Museum Fossils Turn Out to Be The First T. Rex Hatchlings Ever Found : ScienceAlert
Jurassic Park was wrong. Again. In the second movie, hunters find an infant Tyrannosaurus rex and use it…
Spaceflight Seems to Damage Knee Cartilage, And Scientists May Have Found a Way to Protect It : ScienceAlert
Spaceflight is rough on the mammalian body. Fluids redistribute in surprising ways, heavy-duty protective equipment can cause physical…
Quantum Computers Identify Nuclear Fusion Fuel in Major First : ScienceAlert
A major barrier to harnessing energy via nuclear fusion is the fuel source. Most proposed fusion reactors (the…
Uranium-Eating Bacteria Leave Just 5% of The Radioactive Metal in Toxic Mine Water, Scientists Discover : ScienceAlert
One of the world’s largest uranium mines, the Wismut GmbH Schlema-Alberoda operation in what was then Soviet East…
A Human-Safe Drug Reduces Multiple Signs of Alzheimer’s in Mice : ScienceAlert
Early in the progression of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, DNA inside neurons starts showing signs of weakness.…
Light Can Act as a Quantum Brake to Slow Movement in The Nanoworld, Scientists Discover : ScienceAlert
The fundamentals of light continue to fascinate scientists and reveal new secrets – including how its effects can…