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…
World’s Most Expensive Coffee Is Chemically Different Because It’s Literally Poop : ScienceAlert
The world’s most expensive coffee comes from the rear end of a small mammal from South Asia known…
Losing Your Teeth Could Be a Deadly Warning, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
How fast we lose teeth in old age has been linked to a person’s risk of dying in…
Microplastics Found Deep Inside Human Bones, Scientists Warn : ScienceAlert
Microplastics are now so ubiquitous we’re drinking, eating, and inhaling them. As a result, they’re showing up in…
Fat Bear Week Has Officially Started, And The Competition Is Chonky : ScienceAlert
It’s that marvelous time of year when the internet gets to vote for its favorite stuffed bear –…
Leopard Shark ‘Three-Way’ Caught on Tape in a Scientific First : ScienceAlert
A small group of leopard sharks has been seen – and caught on film – engaging in a…
Oldest Human Mummies Discovered, And They’re Not What We Expected : ScienceAlert
Mummifying the dead is a funerary rite that has been practiced for thousands of years in many locations…
World’s Longest Lightning Strike Crossed 515 Miles From Texas to Kansas : ScienceAlert
A bolt of lightning that arced across the sky from Texas to Kansas in the fall of 2017…
One Dietary Supplement Shown to Reduce Aggression by Up to 28% : ScienceAlert
Keep calm and try omega-3. The fatty acids, available as dietary supplements via fish oil capsules and thought…
The World’s First Nuclear Explosion Created a Rare Form of Matter : ScienceAlert
Eighty years ago today, at 5:29 am on the morning of 16 July 1945, in the state of…