Rare Genetic Disease Discovered in Ancient Skeletal Embrace From The Ice Age : ScienceAlert
More than 12,000 years ago, two closely-related women – a mother and her daughter, perhaps – were buried…
Discovery of Colossal ‘Super-Jupiters’ Puzzles Scientists : ScienceAlert
Jupiter may be the king of planets in our Solar System, but in other star systems across the…
Air Pollution Is Wreaking Havoc on Ants, And The Effects Are Alarming : ScienceAlert
Scent is essential to ant society: every ant within a colony wears the badge of membership in the…
Trapping Anyons in a Single Dimension May Reveal New Types of Particle : ScienceAlert
Restricting a strange class of particles known as anyons to one dimension could force them into adopting one…
Giant Study Reveals The Secret to Heart Health, And It’s Not Low-Carb or Low-Fat : ScienceAlert
The key to heart health isn’t cutting down on pasta or potatoes, new evidence suggests; it’s not even…
A Hidden Brain Process May Help Explain Why Alzheimer’s Risk Rises With Age : ScienceAlert
The brain’s ‘garbage disposal‘ system falters with age, a new study finds, with long-lived neurons offloading clumpy, old…
Lightning ‘Whistler’ Detected on Mars For The First Time, Scientists Report : ScienceAlert
The radio ‘howl’ of a lightning-like discharge has been detected at Mars for the first time. While orbiting…
Hidden Virus Found in Gut Bacteria Is Linked to Colorectal Cancer : ScienceAlert
Researchers have made a significant step forward in understanding how gut bacteria, and specifically a newly discovered virus,…
Running Ultra-Marathons May Harm Your Blood Cells, Study Warns : ScienceAlert
Pushing the body towards ultra-marathon distances can cause red blood cells to be less flexible, potentially impacting their…
Forever Chemicals Linked to Faster Aging in Middle-Aged Men, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
A new study shows that exposure to two specific ‘forever chemicals’ may accelerate biological aging, especially in middle-aged…
Ancient Killer Is Rapidly Gaining Resistance to Antibiotics, Scientists Warn : ScienceAlert
Despite having plagued humans for millennia, typhoid fever is rarely considered a threat in developed countries today. But…
Aloe Vera Compound May Help Fight Alzheimer’s Disease, Simulations Suggest : ScienceAlert
Could the natural world point us towards improved treatments for Alzheimer’s disease? A new study of the Aloe…