‘Mammoth’ Bones Kept in a Museum For 70 Years Turn Out to Be An Entirely Different Animal : ScienceAlert
The fossilized backbones of what appeared to be woolly mammoths have turned out to come from an entirely…
The Pigment in Red Hair Has a Secret Superpower We Never Knew About : ScienceAlert
A pigment in red hair may have a secret superpower: It can turn a toxic threat into a…
Record-Breaking Asteroid Spins So Fast It Should Tear Itself Apart : ScienceAlert
With data collected months before its main survey is due to begin, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is…
Astronomers Just Set a Record Watching The Sun’s Most Violent Region : ScienceAlert
Many people remember the solar storm of May 2024, which saw auroras spread into areas that very rarely…
AI Faces Fool Most of Us, But 5 Minutes of Training May Help You Spot Fakes : ScienceAlert
AI image generators have become remarkably proficient in a very short period, capable of creating faces that are…
Watch a Supernova’s Expansion Over 25 Years in Dramatic NASA Timelapse : ScienceAlert
A new video provides a front-row seat to a cosmic drama that has been playing out for centuries.…
Fusion Physicists Found a Way Around a Long-Standing Density Limit : ScienceAlert
Experiments inside a fusion reactor in China have demonstrated a new way to circumvent one of the caps…
Betelgeuse Is Definitely Not Alone, 8-Year Study Confirms : ScienceAlert
Betelgeuse is one of the weirdest stars in the sky, but astronomers can now explain one of its…
We Emit a Visible Light That Vanishes When We Die, Surprising Study Says : ScienceAlert
Life truly is radiant, according to an experiment conducted by researchers from the University of Calgary and the…
Potential Anti-Cancer Fungal Compound Finally Synthesized After 55 Years : ScienceAlert
The fungal compound verticillin A, discovered more than 50 years ago, has long been regarded for its potential…
10-Minute Bursts of Exercise Can Trigger Anti-Cancer Signals in The Body : ScienceAlert
Evidence suggests regular exercise can help tackle cancer, and a new study finds that cancer-fighting biological changes can…
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…