A Mother’s Brain Is Profoundly Rewired by Pregnancy, Scans Show : ScienceAlert
Up until the 1970s or so, the human brain was assumed to be ‘hardwired’ like a computer, its…
Mammals May Have a Hidden Limb Regeneration Ability We Never Knew About : ScienceAlert
While human beings have some impressive self-healing capabilities, we’re nowhere near the level of salamanders or axolotls that…
The Y Chromosome May Be Vanishing. What Does It Mean For The Future of Men? : ScienceAlert
In 2002, evolutionary biologist Jenny Graves shared a controversial calculation. The human Y chromosome, she wrote two years…
Newton’s Law of Gravity Just Passed Its Biggest Test Ever : ScienceAlert
The motion of galaxy clusters in the distant Universe has just yielded the largest-scale test yet of the…
Elusive Quantum Material Turns Out to Be Something Even Stranger : ScienceAlert
For decades, scientists have been searching for quantum spin liquids (QSLs) – materials thought to possess several special…
One Critical Factor Predicts Longevity Better Than Diet or Exercise, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
Diet and exercise are both factors that can influence how long you live, but they’re not the single…
Is The Brain Born ‘Blank’ or ‘Full’? New Study Reveals a Surprise : ScienceAlert
A strange mouse study suggests that the brain isn’t a ‘blank slate’ at birth, waiting for memories to…
Scientists Have Created The First Ever ‘Smell Map’, And It’s Stunning : ScienceAlert
Smell is a powerful sense. It signals to your body whether something will taste good (or terrible), that…
Falls After 40 May Warn of Future Dementia, Major Review Finds : ScienceAlert
Older adults with a history of falls may have a much higher risk of developing dementia, according to…
Some Signs of Depression May Show Up in Blood, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
Depression is thought to affect nearly 6 percent of adults, but diagnosing it can be tricky: Symptoms vary,…
A Common Blood Pressure Medicine Could Help Fight a Deadly Superbug : ScienceAlert
A blood pressure drug has the potential to combat one of the most common, difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, according…
Curiosity Drilled Into a Rock on Mars And Gave Scientists a Big Surprise : ScienceAlert
The Curiosity rover has revealed many surprises on the surface of Mars, but its most recent one is…