Man Keeps Rock For Years, Hoping It’s Gold. It Turned Out to Be Way More Valuable. : ScienceAlert
In 2015, David Hole was prospecting in Maryborough Regional Park near Melbourne, Australia. Armed with a metal detector,…
Scientists Pinpoint One Key Molecule Behind Exercise’s Anti-Aging Power : ScienceAlert
We know exercise is good for us, but scientists are still figuring out why, at the most fundamental…
Supplement For High Blood Pressure Clears Signs of Alzheimer’s in Mice : ScienceAlert
A build-up of sticky proteins in the brain is a key hallmark of Alzheimer’s, thought to be closely…
Scientists Reveal Origins of Giant Object That Smashed Into Earth : ScienceAlert
One fateful day about 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized body called Theia collided with proto-Earth, turning both…
Newly Discovered Organism Could Represent a Whole New Branch in The Tree of Life : ScienceAlert
It’s not every day that biologists announce an entirely new branch of life, and this one has been…
Stressed? Your Body Thinks You’re Fighting Lions Every Day, Say Anthropologists : ScienceAlert
Rising cases of chronic stress could be down to a mismatch between modern living and our own biology,…
What if a Tiny Black Hole Shot Through Your Body? A Physicist Did The Math : ScienceAlert
If you’ve ever wondered what would actually happen if a microscopic black hole tunneled straight through your body,…
Cheap Daily Supplement Appears to Boost Brain Function in Older Adults : ScienceAlert
What’s good for your aging gut may also be good for your aging brain. A first-of-its-kind study in…
Unexpected ‘Zig-Zag’ Structures Discovered in Earth’s Magnetic Field : ScienceAlert
A strange phenomenon thought to only exist near the Sun has been detected in Earth’s magnetic field for…
We May Be Moving Faster Through The Universe Than We Thought : ScienceAlert
Our Solar System orbits the galactic center at an estimated 792,000 kilometers per hour, taking 225 million Earth…
Earth’s Continents Are Slowly Peeling Away Below, And Here’s Why : ScienceAlert
Geoscientists have solved an age-old mystery of oceanic volcanism and plate tectonics, explaining why some islands contain so…
Breakthrough Diabetes Treatment May Deliver Insulin Through a Skin Cream : ScienceAlert
A breakthrough in insulin delivery could one day spell an end to the invasive needles on which many…