The ‘American Cheetah’ Was Actually a Different Animal All Along : ScienceAlert
The Ice Age movies get one major thing right: Climate shifts and glaciation caused profound animal migrations and…
Physicists Watched a Quantum Material Rebuild Itself Like Ice After Laser Blasts : ScienceAlert
We already have quantum computers, but they’re highly specialized, not particularly practical, and only cover a fraction of…
Scientists Reveal What Happens When You Switch From a Low-Carb to a High-Carb Diet : ScienceAlert
Low-carbohydrate diets are one of the most popular options for losing weight, with data suggesting 7 percent of…
Over 40% of Earth Could Become ‘Drylands’ by 2100, Scientists Warn : ScienceAlert
As the world gets hotter, many of its driest regions are expected to get even drier. When this…
Arctic Rivers Are Defying What Scientists Thought They Knew About Erosion : ScienceAlert
Scientists have to follow the data, even if it doesn’t make sense. This is the situation that researchers…
Type 1 Diabetes May Actually Be Two Different Diseases, Massive International Study Finds : ScienceAlert
Identifying distinctive types of conditions like diabetes is helpful in two ways. It means treatments can be personalized…
Squid Are Taking Over The Ocean – And Not For The Reason You Might Think : ScienceAlert
We’ve made some drastic changes to ocean ecosystems in the past century. One of the stranger patterns to…
GLP-1 Drugs Could Nudge Some Men Toward Hair Loss, Study Suggests : ScienceAlert
GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic are never out of the headlines for long. They’ve proven to be…
Massive Analysis Finds Only 3 Supplements Show ‘Unrealistically Large’ Effects on Depression : ScienceAlert
If you’ve ever stood staring at a wall of supplements, wondering whether that bottle of fish oil, vitamin…
A Billion Tons of Ice Are Hiding Under Utah, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
When we picture glaciers, it’s easy to imagine vast expanses of white ice gleaming under the sky. But…
The US Could Have a $100 Billion Stash of Rare Earth Elements – Hiding in Coal Waste : ScienceAlert
The world runs on metals, and not (just) the kind produced by long-haired musicians with monochromatic wardrobes. Our…
Astronomers Detect a 10-Sided Structure in Saturn’s Atmosphere : ScienceAlert
Saturn, apparently, has been hiding its talents. For decades, humanity has puzzled over the gas giant’s enormous hexagon…