Giant Loops of DNA Discovered in Our Mouths Could Shield Us From Cancer : ScienceAlert
Giant loops of DNA carried by bacteria in our mouth may have a beneficial impact on our oral…
Protein That Pokes Holes in Cells Could Explain Parkinson’s Decline : ScienceAlert
Parkinson’s disease is associated with toxic clumps of the alpha-synuclein protein in the brain, which disrupt healthy cell…
Sound of a Black Hole ‘Kicked’ Through Space Heard in a Stunning First : ScienceAlert
The recoil imparted as two black holes collide has now been measured using gravitational waves. It’s the first-ever…
The Time of Day You Eat in Later Life Could Foreshadow an Early Death : ScienceAlert
A new longitudinal study by an international team of researchers has found a link between eating breakfast later…
Parkinson’s Disease Could Be Ignited by Burned-Out Brain Cells : ScienceAlert
Parkinson’s disease is characterized by the death of dopamine-producing neurons in a part of the brain responsible for…
Injured Cells Can ‘Vomit’ Waste to Boost Healing, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
When cells are injured, they can “vomit” their insides out to help them heal faster, according to a…
Ocean Water Could Soon Have a Shocking Effect on Sharks’ Teeth : ScienceAlert
Do they make dentures for sharks? In the future, they might need to, with recent research suggesting that…
A Single Data Point at Age 7 Could Predict How Long You’ll Live : ScienceAlert
Researchers have found that one key health reading taken at the age of 7 could have a significant…
Did This Species Bury Its Dead 120,000 Years Before Us? New Claims Reignite Debate : ScienceAlert
The fierce debate over whether Homo sapiens was the first species to bury its dead is far from…
Particles Shot Out of The Sun Reveal Distinct Patterns, Scientists Find : ScienceAlert
Our sun can seem deceptively peaceful from Earth, but only because we have the luxury of living 150…
Astronomers Just Saw a Gamma-Ray Explosion Defy All Known Space Logic : ScienceAlert
A giant explosion that lit up the sky didn’t just rock the cosmos – it absolutely rattled our…
Oddball Creature Has 229 Chromosome Pairs, a Record in The Animal Kingdom : ScienceAlert
An unassuming butterfly called the Atlas blue has been confirmed to have the greatest known number of chromosome…