Mysterious Blob of Darkness Found Lurking Deep in Distant Galaxy : ScienceAlert
In an astonishing feat of gravitational sleuthing, astronomers have found a mysterious, dense blob of invisible matter embedded…
A Hidden Earth-Size World Could Lurk Far Closer Than ‘Planet Nine’ : ScienceAlert
A newly discovered warp in the outer Solar System may have been created by a small, rocky world,…
X-Rays Reveal Betelgeuse’s Companion Is Something Astronomers Didn’t Expect : ScienceAlert
The small, furtive companion of one of the brightest stars in Earth’s night sky has just turned out…
Autism Is More Than One Condition, Study of Over 45,000 People Finds : ScienceAlert
New research suggests that those diagnosed with autism in late childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood are more likely…
Ice That Freezes at Room Temperature Discovered in X-Ray Laser Experiment : ScienceAlert
A strange new phase of ice has been discovered during experiments with the world’s largest X-ray laser. Meet…
A Spider Was Caught Eating a Shrew, And You Can’t Unsee This : ScienceAlert
Most spiders pose very little danger to humans, including the notorious noble false widow (Steatoda nobilis). But the…
Vast Anomaly in Earth’s Magnetic Field Keeps Growing, Satellites Reveal : ScienceAlert
A giant dent in Earth’s magnetic field is continuing to expand, according to the latest data from a…
JWST May Have The Best Evidence Yet of a Bizarre ‘Dark Star’ : ScienceAlert
JWST might have spotted the ‘smoking gun’ of a hypothetical object called a dark star in the distant…
Researchers Finally Identified Where Gluten Reactions Begin : ScienceAlert
For roughly one in every hundred people, even tiny amounts of gluten can trigger severe symptoms and pose…
Two Black Holes Locked in a Death Spiral Imaged in Stunning First : ScienceAlert
The complex dance of two black holes locked in a doomed orbit has been revealed in a first-of-its-kind…
After 40,000 Years, Microbes Are Awakening From Thawing Permafrost : ScienceAlert
Ancient life has been resurrected from the bowels of a military tunnel that penetrates the Alaskan permafrost. Some…
Study Reveals ‘Alarming’ Rise of Superbugs in Newborn Babies : ScienceAlert
Humanity’s war against drug-resistant microbes is not going very well. Antibiotic resistance has rapidly become one of our…