Tropical Spiders Make Fearsome ‘Puppets’ of Themselves For Protection : ScienceAlert
Some spiders build delicate little nets, others colossal web megacities, and now some in Peru and the Philippines…
Mysterious ‘Cloud-9’ May Be The Dark-Matter Bones of a Failed Galaxy : ScienceAlert
An object spotted in deep space is the strongest candidate yet for a galaxy arrested during early development.…
Study Raises Serious Questions About The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting : ScienceAlert
The notion behind intermittent fasting is simple: eat less for a time, improve your metabolism. The reality is…
Impossibly Hot Object Discovered 1.4 Billion Years After The Big Bang : ScienceAlert
A ‘shadow’ cast on the faint, leftover glow of the Big Bang has revealed a giant object in…
‘Junk’ DNA Could Hide Switches That Allow Alzheimer’s to Take Hold : ScienceAlert
‘Switches’ in our DNA that affect gene activity in cells could be crucial to understanding and possibly treating…
Unique ‘Golden Shark’ Caught Off Central America Diagnosed With Rare Condition : ScienceAlert
The fearsome silent hunters of the deep – sharks – aren’t usually hued like a traffic cone, but…
Astronomers Measure The Mass of a Planet With No Star For The First Time : ScienceAlert
Not all planets are lucky enough to live in a neighborhood like our Solar System – some are…
This Stunning ‘Blue Marble’ Fruit Isn’t Actually Blue – It’s a Wild Optical Illusion : ScienceAlert
The fruit of Africa’s marble berry (Pollia condensata) is a true living gemstone, sporting a stunning metallic blue…
Prehistoric Sea Monster Didn’t Stick to The Oceans, Suggests Fossil Study : ScienceAlert
Mosasaurs were the apex predators of the oceans during the reign of the dinosaurs, but new research reveals…
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…