Aurora Watch in Effect as Severe Solar Storm Slams Into Earth : ScienceAlert
Earth is currently under bombardment from one of the most powerful geomagnetic storm categories the Sun can unleash.…
‘Fish Mouth’ Filter Removes 99% of Microplastics From Laundry Waste : ScienceAlert
The ancient evolution of fish mouths could help solve a modern source of plastic pollution. Inspired by these…
Viking-Age Grave Reveals a Burial Unlike Anything Seen Before : ScienceAlert
The discovery of a Viking-age burial in Trøndelag, Norway, has presented archaeologists with a historical mystery. The astonishingly…
We Finally Know Why Roman Concrete Has Survived For Nearly 2,000 Years : ScienceAlert
A construction site dating back nearly 2,000 years to the putative demise of Pompeii in 79 CE has…
Ancient Killer Is Rapidly Becoming Resistant to Antibiotics, Scientists Warn : ScienceAlert
Despite having plagued humans for millennia, typhoid fever is rarely considered a threat in developed countries today. But…
One Form of Exercise Improves Sleep The Most, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
Rolling out a yoga mat and flowing with your breath could be one of the best exercises for…
A Parasite Tricks Ants Into Killing Their Own Queen, Chilling Footage Reveals : ScienceAlert
While animal mothers are known to sometimes dispatch of their young, very few animals will kill their own…
Here’s What We Know : ScienceAlert
Imagine being trapped on a space station orbiting Earth with no available ride home. Three Chinese astronauts, or…
Skydiver Caught Transiting The Sun in ‘Preposterous (But Real)’ Photograph : ScienceAlert
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy caught the precise moment when our star literally aligned with a falling skydiver, resulting in…
Arachnid Megacity Discovered in Cave May Be World’s Largest Spider Web : ScienceAlert
A cave straddling the border of Greece and Albania has just yielded an absolute treasure trove of spiders.…
Massive New Map Reveals 300,000 Km of Ancient Roman Roads : ScienceAlert
It turns out that not all roads lead to Rome, after all – at least, not in a…
DNA Finally Reveals What Really Killed Napoleon’s Forces : ScienceAlert
When Napoleon and his legion of multinational soldiers retreated from Russia in 1812 in the face of dwindling…