Rainbow Discovered Around a Nearby Dead Star Puzzles Scientists : ScienceAlert
A tiny chunk of dead star just 731 light-years away has presented astronomers with a shimmering puzzle: a…
The Pigment in Red Hair Has a Secret Superpower We Never Knew About : ScienceAlert
A pigment in red hair may have a secret superpower: It can turn a toxic threat into a…
Scientists Made This Lung-on-a-Chip Breathe. Then They Gave It TB. : ScienceAlert
Tuberculosis has plagued humanity for thousands of years, and despite medical advances that can now help us prevent…
40-Year-Old Iceberg Turns Vivid Blue as It Approaches Total Disintegration : ScienceAlert
An iceberg that calved from the Antarctic ice sheet in 1986 is dramatically turning blue as it rapidly…
Menopause Hormone Therapy Is Not Linked to Dementia Risk, Review Suggests : ScienceAlert
There is no strong evidence that replenishing hormones after menopause is linked to dementia, according to a sweeping…
‘Mammoth’ Bones Kept in a Museum For 70 Years Turn Out to Be An Entirely Different Animal : ScienceAlert
The fossilized backbones of what appeared to be woolly mammoths have turned out to come from an entirely…
Anti-Cancer Fungal Compound, a Golden Shark, And More! : ScienceAlert
This week in science: What Jurassic Park got right about DNA in mosquito blood meals; a potential anti-cancer…
Record-Breaking Asteroid Spins So Fast It Should Tear Itself Apart : ScienceAlert
With data collected months before its main survey is due to begin, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is…
Astronomers Just Set a Record Watching The Sun’s Most Violent Region : ScienceAlert
Many people remember the solar storm of May 2024, which saw auroras spread into areas that very rarely…
Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With 4 Risk Factors : ScienceAlert
Heart attacks and strokes rarely occur without warning. According to health data from more than 9 million adults…
New Breakthrough to Restore Aging Joints Could Help Treat Osteoarthritis : ScienceAlert
A study in mice by researchers from Stanford University has traced the loss of cartilage that comes with…
AI Faces Fool Most of Us, But 5 Minutes of Training May Help You Spot Fakes : ScienceAlert
AI image generators have become remarkably proficient in a very short period, capable of creating faces that are…