Radioactive Stardust From an Ancient Cosmic Blast Is Still Raining on Earth : ScienceAlert
A sprinkling of radioactive plutonium atoms hidden in the ocean floor may trace back to a cosmic cataclysm…
The Link Between Vitamin C And Brain Health Just Got Even Clearer : ScienceAlert
We can’t make our own vitamin C, so we need to imbibe enough of this essential nutrient through…
Success! Physicists Build The World’s First Clocks Powered by Atomic Nuclei : ScienceAlert
A breakthrough in chronometry decades in the making could redefine the limits of how we keep time. Using…
This Week in Science: World’s Biggest Scorpion, a Whale Graveyard, And More! : ScienceAlert
This week in science: A world record, a world first, and much more! We start with a scorpion…
Scientists Found a New Alzheimer’s Trigger, And a Drug to Slow It in Mice : ScienceAlert
Dementia remains stubbornly resistant to treatment and devastating for millions of people worldwide. Scientists have now identified a…
Earliest Flickering Quasar Ever Seen Could Explain Monster Black Holes : ScienceAlert
Astronomers have discovered the earliest known flickering quasar, whose light has traveled more than 13 billion years to…
Stonehenge’s Altar Stone Mystery Points to an Epic Human Journey : ScienceAlert
Somber, still, and timeworn, Stonehenge looms large in humanity’s mythos – an ancient, enigmatic monument that has stood…
A Small Part of Your Brain May Still Be Listening Under Anesthesia : ScienceAlert
Our brains might be more alert when unconscious than we realized. A new study of brain cells in…
Physicists Discover How Slime Mold ‘Makes Decisions’ Without a Brain : ScienceAlert
Slime molds are slippery, nebulous beings. They’re not true molds. They’re not even fungi. For most of their…
Giant Whale Graveyard Found in The Ocean Is Like a Drowned City of The Dead : ScienceAlert
In an abyssal chasm yawning deep beneath the Indian Ocean, a vast ‘city of the dead’ has slowly…
Hidden Coral World The Size of Vatican City Found Deep Beneath The Ocean : ScienceAlert
In the pitch-dark gloom beneath the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina, a magical wonderland lies…
A Lost World Almost as Big as Mars May Have Once Orbited Our Sun : ScienceAlert
Our Solar System may once have housed an extra world that no longer exists. This long-lost world may…