Living at High Altitude May Have a Surprising Impact on Diabetes Risk : ScienceAlert
Research has shown that living at higher altitudes lowers your risk of developing diabetes, but scientists haven’t been…
Rare Glass Blobs in Brazil Reveal an Ancient Impact, But Something Is Missing : ScienceAlert
Hundreds of glass fragments found in Brazil are traces of an ancient impact that scattered them millions of…
Scientists Invented an Entirely New Method of Refrigeration : ScienceAlert
Say hello to ionocaloric cooling. It’s a new way to lower temperatures, with the potential to replace existing…
Exercise Protects Against Alzheimer’s, And Scientists May Finally Know Why : ScienceAlert
Among its numerous health benefits, physical activity reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. A new study on…
Scientists Cut Amyloid Plaques by 50% in Mice With Engineered Cells : ScienceAlert
A new kind of cellular immunotherapy shows promise in preventing Alzheimer’s-associated plaques from forming in the brain –…
We Finally Know What Tore a 500-Km ‘Grand Canyon’ Into The Atlantic Seafloor : ScienceAlert
The King’s Trough complex, about 1,000 kilometers (roughly 600 miles) off the coast of Portugal, is known as…
Microplastics May Be Fueling Parkinson’s Disease, Scientists Warn : ScienceAlert
Plastic pollution is seeping into the Earth, into wildlife, and into our bodies, and a new research review…
Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function : ScienceAlert
Those who have never endured the relentless ringing of tinnitus can only dream of the torment. In fact,…
The Blood of Centenarians Reveals 37 Proteins Linked With Slower Aging : ScienceAlert
Science is one step closer to cracking the code of longevity thanks to a new study that identified…
Scientists Reconstruct The Face of a 3.7-Million-Year-Old Human Relative : ScienceAlert
Scientists have reconstructed the face of one of the most famous hominin fossils. Affectionately known as ‘Little Foot‘,…
Second Pregnancy Does Something Unique to The Brain, Study Reveals : ScienceAlert
A second pregnancy alters the brain in distinctive ways that are not simply a repeat of the first,…
Astronomers Spot a Record-Breaking ‘Space Laser’ 8 Billion Light-Years Away : ScienceAlert
Despite sounding like something out of pulpy ’50s sci-fi, ‘space lasers’ are real – and astrophysicists have now…