Octopus Brains Defy a Long-Held Rule About Why Animals Evolve Intelligence : ScienceAlert
Biologists have long believed that having a large brain, relative to your body, might go hand-in-hand with being…
Scientists Discover a Potential Driver of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Hiding Deep in The Brain : ScienceAlert
Our understanding of the human brain is experiencing a watershed moment. The sewerage gates are open. In 2024,…
Humans And Neanderthals Shared a Culture For 20,000 Years, Cave Discovery Suggests : ScienceAlert
We know from the traces left behind in our DNA that Homo sapiens met and mingled with Neanderthals…
An Unknown Chemical Signature Has Been Detected on Pluto And Titan : ScienceAlert
Two worlds at almost opposite ends of the Solar System have just given us a mystery we didn’t…
Physicists Just Achieved Superconductivity at Highest Temperature Yet – Under Normal Pressure : ScienceAlert
Superconductive materials could revolutionize electronics – if only they weren’t so fussy. Coaxing materials into this state, where…
Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder Share 70% of Their Genetic Roots, Landmark Study Finds : ScienceAlert
Researchers are beginning to realize that even vastly different psychiatric disorders can share startlingly similar genetic roots. In…
10% of Space Dust on Earth Traced Back to An Asteroid Nobody Has Ever Seen : ScienceAlert
Earth is under constant bombardment. Every year, thousands of tons of tiny micrometeorites, each smaller than a poppy…
At 100, Dick Van Dyke Credits One Habit For His Long Life. Studies Link It to 15% More Years : ScienceAlert
At the close of 2025, the beloved actor Dick Van Dyke – famous for tap dancing with a…
Listen to The Horrifying ‘Scream’ of Saturn Before Cassini Plunged to Its Death : ScienceAlert
If we could hear the cosmos, our lives might be filled with endless unease. We can’t, of course.…
Non-Surgical Procedure Halves Knee Pain Over 12-Month Trial : ScienceAlert
Osteoarthritis in the knees can be very painful and very hard to treat. It often occurs when the…
Alien-Like Reproductive Strategy Found in 125-Million-Year-Old Fossil : ScienceAlert
Nature has imbued its mothers with many surprisingly strange ways to reproduce and care for their babies. Some…
Two People With Severe Autoimmune Disease in Remission After Immune ‘Reset’ : ScienceAlert
The severe and aggressive autoimmune disease known as neuromyelitis optica (NMO) just met a new match. Without treatment,…