Scientists Cracked Open a Mars Meteorite And Found a Big Surprise : ScienceAlert
Cracking open a meteorite that landed on Earth from Mars has yielded an unexpected treasure. Hidden inside a…
Scientists Solve a 30-Year Mystery Behind Inflammatory Bowel Disease : ScienceAlert
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a real pain in the gut. Scientists have been working long and hard…
Butterflies That Eat Pollen May Hold Clues to Extreme Longevity : ScienceAlert
Evolution is all over the place in terms of lifespans, which range from the duration of a quick…
Breakthrough to Make Bones Stronger Could Reverse Osteoporosis : ScienceAlert
Osteoporosis occurs when the body fails to replace old bone as it is broken down. This causes bones…
Radioactive Stardust From an Ancient Cosmic Blast Is Still Raining on Earth : ScienceAlert
A sprinkling of radioactive plutonium atoms hidden in the ocean floor may trace back to a cosmic cataclysm…
The Link Between Vitamin C And Brain Health Just Got Even Clearer : ScienceAlert
We can’t make our own vitamin C, so we need to imbibe enough of this essential nutrient through…
Success! Physicists Build The World’s First Clocks Powered by Atomic Nuclei : ScienceAlert
A breakthrough in chronometry decades in the making could redefine the limits of how we keep time. Using…
Scientists Identify 2 Distinct Subtypes of Autism in The Brain : ScienceAlert
Autism is a complex condition that can affect different people in very different ways. While researchers have learned…
Mysterious Predator That Butchered Ancient Birds Is Finally Unmasked : ScienceAlert
For years, a mysterious predator haunted the fossil beds of Changma Basin in northwest China. The site is…
This Week in Science: World’s Biggest Scorpion, a Whale Graveyard, And More! : ScienceAlert
This week in science: A world record, a world first, and much more! We start with a scorpion…
Earliest Flickering Quasar Ever Seen Could Explain Monster Black Holes : ScienceAlert
Astronomers have discovered the earliest known flickering quasar, whose light has traveled more than 13 billion years to…
A Strange ‘Cold Blob’ in The Atlantic Signals We’re Almost at a Tipping Point : ScienceAlert
There’s a strange anomaly in the North Atlantic, just south of Greenland: A ‘cold blob’ of ocean and…