The ‘American Cheetah’ Was Actually a Different Animal All Along : ScienceAlert
The Ice Age movies get one major thing right: Climate shifts and glaciation caused profound animal migrations and…
Scientists Create New Antibody For Virus That Infects 95% of People : ScienceAlert
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of the world’s most common viruses, thought to be lurking in 95…
Alzheimer’s Disease Threat Actually Emerges From Beyond The Brain, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
We usually think of Alzheimer’s as a brain disease, but a growing body of evidence shows it’s more…
Scientists Reveal What Happens When You Switch From a Low-Carb to a High-Carb Diet : ScienceAlert
Low-carbohydrate diets are one of the most popular options for losing weight, with data suggesting 7 percent of…
Scientists Had People Eat Tomato Paste For 3 Months. Their Brain Scans Looked Different. : ScienceAlert
One of the world’s most popular foods may be quietly changing how our brains function. Red tomatoes contain…
Over 40% of Earth Could Become ‘Drylands’ by 2100, Scientists Warn : ScienceAlert
As the world gets hotter, many of its driest regions are expected to get even drier. When this…
WHO Issues New Guidelines on How to Reduce Dementia Cases by 45% : ScienceAlert
We don’t yet fully understand how or why dementia begins. The term covers a range of degenerative conditions…
Scientists Uncover Shared Genetic Roots of OCD, Tourette Syndrome, And Autism : ScienceAlert
The prenatal to postnatal development of our brains involves a complex cascade of chemicals, branching brain-signaling pathways, and…
Quantum Computers Just Passed a Test That Classical Computers Fundamentally Can’t : ScienceAlert
Quantum computers are supposed to have abilities far beyond conventional ones, but verifying that they actually do is…
Statins Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in Massive Type 2 Diabetes Study : ScienceAlert
There’s no effective treatment for dementia, and cases keep growing. The best bet at the moment is to…
Arctic Rivers Are Defying What Scientists Thought They Knew About Erosion : ScienceAlert
Scientists have to follow the data, even if it doesn’t make sense. This is the situation that researchers…
Scientists Discover a Serious Problem With Sleep Trackers : ScienceAlert
If you have a bad night of sleep and wake up feeling unrefreshed, your sleep tracker may offer…