One Brain Chemical May Be Key to Breaking a Habit, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
How do you handle disappointment? Are you sometimes defiant, doubling down in the face of failure, or do…
Butterflies That Eat Pollen May Hold Clues to Extreme Longevity : ScienceAlert
Evolution is all over the place in terms of lifespans, which range from the duration of a quick…
Breakthrough to Make Bones Stronger Could Reverse Osteoporosis : ScienceAlert
Osteoporosis occurs when the body fails to replace old bone as it is broken down. This causes bones…
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…
A ‘Useless’ Organ That Doctors Often Remove May Actually Fight Cancer : ScienceAlert
There’s a small fatty gland that sits behind your sternum and is often said to be ‘useless’ in…
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…
Scientists Finally Discover How Venus Flytraps Snap Shut So Fast : ScienceAlert
To succeed in a hunt, a predator often needs to be faster than its prey. Plants are not…
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…
Scientists Identify 2 Distinct Subtypes of Autism in The Brain : ScienceAlert
Autism is a complex condition that can affect different people in very different ways. While researchers have learned…
Mysterious Predator That Butchered Ancient Birds Is Finally Unmasked : ScienceAlert
For years, a mysterious predator haunted the fossil beds of Changma Basin in northwest China. The site is…
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…