Want to Know if Somebody Is Truly Listening? Count Their Blinks. : ScienceAlert
Blinking handles essential eye maintenance, and we usually blink multiple times a minute without thinking much about it,…
DNA Study Reveals Carrier of World’s Earliest-Known Plague : ScienceAlert
A plague that swept through Eurasia for 2,000 years – millennia before the Black Death of the Middle…
JWST Catches Record-Breaking Planet Sprouting Two Enormous Tails : ScienceAlert
About 880 light-years from Earth, a hot mess of an exoplanet is slowly spilling its atmosphere into space,…
Our Brains Can Still Outsmart AI Using One Clever Trick : ScienceAlert
Despite the rapid advances in artificial intelligence in recent years, the humble human brain still has the edge…
Meat-Eating ‘Death-Ball’ Sponges : ScienceAlert
Sponges are some of the simplest and least dangerous animals on Earth, but a new species seems to…
This Insanely Long Ribbon Worm Turns Out to Be The Oldest on Record : ScienceAlert
Biologist Jon Allen is the proud owner of the world’s oldest ribbon worm on record. The adopted invertebrate…
The Roots of Dementia Trace Back All The Way to Childhood, Experts Find : ScienceAlert
Dementia is often associated with older people, but it doesn’t just appear out of nowhere. Some risk factors…
A Daily Habit of 8 Energy Drinks May Have Triggered a UK Man’s Stroke : ScienceAlert
The regular consumption of eight energy drinks a day may have contributed to a mild stroke in a…
Misophonia Has Genetic Links to Anxiety And Depression, Study Reveals : ScienceAlert
Most of us can relate to feeling uncomfortable when someone scrapes their nails down a chalkboard. For those…
Sun’s Ghost Particles Finally Caught Transforming Atoms : ScienceAlert
Thousands of meters underground, in the chthonic depths of Earth’s crust, scientists have at long last caught solar…
2025’s Best Meteor Shower Is About to Light Up The Sky
December has arrived, and with it the year’s peak meteor season for the northern hemisphere. It’s during this…
Your Blood Type Affects Your Risk of Early Stroke, Study Reveals : ScienceAlert
Research suggests a surprising link between blood type and stroke risk, with people carrying one specific group A…