Rock Used as Doorstop For Decades Revealed to Be Worth Over $1 Million : ScienceAlert
They say one person’s trash is another’s treasure, but a chunk of ‘rock’ used to keep a door…
Black Hole ‘UFO’ Caught at Critical Moment in Scientific First : ScienceAlert
For the first time, astronomers have caught the moment when a supermassive black hole flare triggers a mighty…
62,000 Penguins Starved to Death Off South Africa’s Coast Last Decade. Here’s Why. : ScienceAlert
A brutal confluence of environmental change and human fishing habits left tens of thousands of adult African penguins…
A Fasting-Style Diet Seems to Result in Dynamic Changes to Human Brains : ScienceAlert
Scientists looking to tackle our ongoing obesity crisis have made an important discovery: Intermittent calorie restriction leads to…
Prion-Like Brain Damage Can Occur Without Infectious Prions, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
We may have been overestimating the role of a pathological class of misfolded protein in neurodegenerative disease. Called…
A 180-Year Assumption About Light Was Just Proven Wrong : ScienceAlert
Scientists have recently discovered an interaction between an electromagnetic wave and its own magnetic component as it passes…
Laughing Gas Can Offer Immediate Relief From Depression, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
A review by researchers from the University of Birmingham and the University of Oxford in the UK has…
Scientists Discover The First Single Gene to Directly Cause Mental Illness : ScienceAlert
Genetics is rarely as straightforward as a single gene driving a lone health outcome. But a new study…
An Existing Vaccine Could Slow Dementia And Cut Death Risk by 30% : ScienceAlert
A shingles vaccination program that began in Wales in 2013 has led to two discoveries that give fresh…
Close Brush With ‘Cosmic Dog’ May Still Be Seen at Solar System’s Edge : ScienceAlert
About 4.5 million years ago, a great cosmic dog kicked past our Solar System – and its effects…
Owning a Smartphone at Age 12 Is Linked to These Health Issues in Kids : ScienceAlert
We’re fast learning how smartphones impact childhood, and the findings of a new study about young tweens on…
December’s Full Supermoon Rises Under Ideal Photography Conditions : ScienceAlert
The last full Moon of 2025 is going to rise with all the panache conferred by a simultaneous…