6,000-Year-Old Chewing Gum Reveals Clues on Neolithic Gender Roles : ScienceAlert
Neolithic people seem to have enjoyed chewing gum just as much as a bored kid in calculus. Their…
The Orionid Meteor Shower Is About to Peak in a Moonless Sky : ScienceAlert
One of the most spectacular meteor showers in Earth’s skies is about to peak, and the observing conditions…
Burning Object Found in Australian Desert Likely Fell From Space : ScienceAlert
A large chunk of burning detritus discovered in the Pilbara desert of Western Australia appears to be space…
China Brought Something Unexpected Back From The Far Side of The Moon : ScienceAlert
Dust from the far side of the Moon has yielded an unexpected microscopic treasure we’ve never seen before.…
Study Reveals 2 Genes That Could Influence Your Interest in Cannabis : ScienceAlert
The genes we inherit may have a subtle influence over whether we experiment with and make a habit…
Scientists Just Discovered a Whole New Type of Connection Between Neurons : ScienceAlert
Super-resolution microscopes have revealed a whole new type of connection between neurons in mouse and human brains. In…
Losing Your Teeth Could Be a Deadly Warning, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
How fast we lose teeth in old age has been linked to a person’s risk of dying in…
Scientists Caught Sperm Ignoring A Major Law of Physics : ScienceAlert
Human sperm can swim through surprisingly viscous fluids with ease – and they seemingly defy Newton’s third law…
Rare New Form of Diabetes Is Unique to Babies, Scientists Report : ScienceAlert
Scientists have identified a single gene that gives rise to a rare form of diabetes, unique to newborn…
Older Men’s Sperm Carry More Mutations, And They May Turn Harmful : ScienceAlert
Potentially harmful DNA mutations can amass in men’s sperm as they age, new research has found, which may…
Male Brains Shrink Faster Than Female Brains, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
New evidence has found that male brains really may shrink faster than female brains with age. Among 4,726…
A Hidden Earth-Size World Could Lurk Far Closer Than ‘Planet Nine’ : ScienceAlert
A newly discovered warp in the outer Solar System may have been created by a small, rocky world,…