X-Ray Blaze Could Be First Glimpse of a Black Hole Shredding a White Dwarf : ScienceAlert
A burst of X-rays from 8 billion years ago may be the first clear evidence of a white…
Beating ‘Heart-on-a-Chip’ Could Help Fight The World’s Leading Cause of Death : ScienceAlert
Scientists have created a three-dimensional “heart-on-a-chip” (HOC) that could provide a breakthrough in the fight against the world’s…
Common Diabetes Drug Linked With ‘Exceptional Longevity’ in Women : ScienceAlert
Not only can the drug metformin help to effectively manage type 2 diabetes, but it may also give…
Bacteria Frozen For 5,000 Years Could Fight Superbugs, But There’s a Catch : ScienceAlert
Bacteria extracted from 5,000-year-old ice in the Scărișoara Ice Cave in Romania could help us fight superbugs, new…
Sea Levels Are Rising Globally. Around Greenland, They’re Projected to Fall. : ScienceAlert
Around the world, sea levels are rising. But, strangely, in Greenland, they’re actually forecast to fall in the…
‘Dream Engineering’ Can Boost Your Puzzle-Solving, Study Suggests : ScienceAlert
We’ve seen dream engineering in blockbuster movies like Christopher Nolan’s Inception, and a new study shows that the…
Mars Molecules, a Cholesterol-Cutting Compound, And More! : ScienceAlert
This week in science: Mysterious molecules on Mars are tricky to explain without life; a compound that cuts…
One in Three Dementia Cases Is Linked to Disease Outside The Brain : ScienceAlert
Some forms of dementia may not be confined to the central nervous system; they may not even begin…
Scientists Caught Sperm Ignoring a Major Physical Law : ScienceAlert
Human sperm can swim through surprisingly viscous fluids with ease – and they seemingly defy Newton’s third law…
Scientists Grew Mini Human Spinal Cords, Then Made Them Repair After Injury : ScienceAlert
Scientists have taken a major step toward treating spinal cord injuries that cause paralysis. In lab dishes, researchers…
Breakthrough Study Reveals The Secret of How Exercise Fights Osteoporosis : ScienceAlert
Osteoporosis is a bone-weakening disease that afflicts tens of millions of people, and much-needed new treatments could be…
Scientists Discover a Brain Circuit That Enhances Physical Endurance In Mice : ScienceAlert
The effects of exercise would not be nearly as powerful without the input of the brain, according to…