This 70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Egg Contained a Sparkling Crystal Surprise : ScienceAlert
A grapefruit-sized dinosaur egg from a fossil bed in China gave paleontologists a huge surprise. Rather than a…
This Bizarre Parasitic ‘Mushroom’ Plant Quit Photosynthesis – And It’s Thriving : ScienceAlert
A weird-looking parasitic plant has discarded all its photosynthesis machinery – and nevertheless has found a way to…
Over 50% of Heart Attacks in Younger Women Aren’t From Clogged Arteries : ScienceAlert
Traditionally, most heart attacks have been blamed on clogged arteries causing atherothrombosis – where blood clots block flow…
A Twist Between Hidden Dimensions May Explain Mass : ScienceAlert
The masses of fundamental particles such as the Z and W bosons could have arisen from the twisted…
Mysterious State of Matter Discovered Flowing Inside Earth’s Core : ScienceAlert
By firing tiny projectiles of iron-carbon alloy from a high-speed cannon, scientists have finally demonstrated that a weird…
Ludicrous Lemon-Shaped World Is Like Nothing We’ve Ever Seen : ScienceAlert
A newly discovered exoplanet has to take the crown for the weirdest world we’ve ever spotted out there…
Reindeer Eyes Do Something Incredible When Winter Comes : ScienceAlert
Reindeers may not have noses that glow red in the night, but they do have a marvelous body…
Mouse Study Suggests Nose-Picking Has a Surprising Link With Alzheimer’s : ScienceAlert
A study published in 2022 found a tenuous but plausible link between picking your nose and an increased…
AI’s Big Red Button Doesn’t Work, And The Reason Is Even More Troubling : ScienceAlert
It’s one of humanity’s scariest what-ifs – that the technology we develop to make our lives better develops…
Fusion Reactors Might Create Dark Matter Particles, Physicists Show : ScienceAlert
Reactors designed to produce energy from the fusion of atoms could have an unexpected scientific side benefit. An…
Ancient ‘Wet Lava Ball’ Exoplanet Defies Expectations : ScienceAlert
A molten lava world cloaked in a thick envelope of vaporized rock could be the strongest evidence we…
Supercomputers Just Revealed What Really Happens Near a Black Hole : ScienceAlert
The borderlands of black holes ought to be chaotic spaces where the rate at which matter is drawn…