Controversial Proposal to Reduce Global Warming Could Threaten Ozone Regeneration : ScienceAlert
The ozone layer that shields life on Earth from deadly solar radiation is on track to recover within decades, but controversial geoengineering schemes to blunt global warming could reverse that…
The World’s Biggest Study on Parasites Has Found Something Terrible. They’re Dying. : ScienceAlert
Parasites are not all bad, and in a rapidly changing world, they need our protection, but they don’t seem to be getting it. In fact, in the second-largest estuary in…
COVID Autopsies Reveal The Virus Spreading Through The ‘Entire Body’ : ScienceAlert
COVID-19 is defined as a respiratory infection, but the effects of the novel coronavirus are certainly not confined to any one organ. Dozens of recent autopsies show persistent evidence of…
Our Mental Picture of Space Seems to Expand Like The Universe : ScienceAlert
Inside your brain there is a map of every bedroom you’ve slept in. Every kitchen you’ve cooked in. Every city you’ve worked in, every country you’ve holidayed in. There’s even…
This Technique Is Revealing a Hidden World of Biology We’ve Never Seen Before : ScienceAlert
All life is made up of cells several magnitudes smaller than a grain of salt. Their seemingly simple-looking structures mask the intricate and complex molecular activity that enables them to…
FDA Approves New Alzheimer’s Drug Designed to Slow Cognitive Decline : ScienceAlert
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved a highly anticipated new drug designed to slow cognitive decline in patients in mild and early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.…
Scientists Just Invented an Entirely New Way to Refrigerate Things : ScienceAlert
Say hello to ionocaloric cooling: a new way to lower the mercury that has the potential to replace existing methods with something that is safer and friendlier to the planet.…
Brain Games May Predict How Bad Your Next Cold Will Be : ScienceAlert
Daily brain tests could reveal how prepared your immune system is to tackle a future viral infection. A study led by researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) has shown…
A Comet Not Seen in 50,000 Years Is Streaking by Earth Soon. Here’s When to Look Up : ScienceAlert
A newly discovered comet could be visible to the naked eye as it shoots past Earth and the Sun in the coming weeks for the first time in 50,000 years,…
Astronomers May Have Solved The Mystery of The Bubbles Towering Over The Milky Way : ScienceAlert
When the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope entered low-Earth orbit in 2008, it opened our eyes to a whole new Universe of high-energy radiation. One of its more curious discoveries was…
Men’s Interest in Sex Linked to Risk of Early Death, Japanese Study Finds : ScienceAlert
A lack of sexual interest may indicate an increased risk of an early death among men living in Japan, according to a newly published study. The exact relationship between mortality…
The Origins of Binary Black Holes May Be Hidden in Their Spins, Study Suggests : ScienceAlert
In a recent study published in Astronomy and Astrophysical Letters, a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) used various computer models to examine 69 confirmed binary…
Kids’ Incredible Learning May All Be Down to 1 Chemical in The Brain : ScienceAlert
Compared to adults, kids learn fast, their developing brains sopping up information at a mind-boggling pace. Somehow their neurons not only incorporate new knowledge more easily, they hold onto it…
We Finally Know How Ancient Roman Concrete Was So Durable : ScienceAlert
The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. And those still functional marvels rely on a unique construction material: pozzolanic concrete, a…
This Frozen Cave Lion Is So Well Preserved You Can Still See Its Whiskers : ScienceAlert
A nearly 28,000-year-old cave lion cub, discovered frozen in the Siberian permafrost, is so well preserved, you can still make out each and every one of her whiskers. Researchers in…
COVID Is Doing Something to Our Sleep, And Even to Our Dreams : ScienceAlert
By the end of 2022, more than 650 million COVID infections had been reported to the World Health Organization. With the true number likely much higher, and the tally increasing…
Half of Earth’s Glaciers Will Be Gone By 2100, But We Can Still Save The Rest : ScienceAlert
Half of the Earth’s glaciers, notably smaller ones, are destined to disappear by the end of the century because of climate change, but limiting global warming could save others, according…
Human Brains Never Truly Grow Up, a Trait We Share With One Other Close Relative : ScienceAlert
Many believe our particularly large brain is what makes us human – but is there more to it? The brain’s shape, as well as the shapes of its component parts…
This Ancient Creature Is a Bizarre Hybrid of Dinosaur And Bird : ScienceAlert
We can confidently say that birds are dinosaur descendants, though paleontologists are still puzzled as to how this incredible evolutionary event occurred. Now a complete fossilized skeleton of a bird…
The Number of American Kids Eating Cannabis Has Surged Dramatically : ScienceAlert
The number of American children accidentally ingesting cannabis edibles has jumped nearly 15 times in recent years as more states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, according to a…
Satellite Images Reveal Beavers Are Transforming The Arctic “Like Wildfire” : ScienceAlert
Beavers are taking over the Alaskan tundra, completely transforming its waterways, and accelerating climate change in the Arctic. The changes are so sudden and drastic that they’re clearly visible from…
Scientists Reverse Erectile Dysfunction in Pigs Using Synthetic Tissue : ScienceAlert
Scientists have successfully restored erectile function in pigs with penis injuries using artificial tissue. “We were surprised by the results in the animal experiments, where the penis regained normal erection…
We May Be Able to Find Life on Enceladus Without Even Landing : ScienceAlert
Saturn’s moon Enceladus is one of the Solar System’s prime extraterrestrial locations for life to thrive. It harbors a global salty ocean that internal heating theoretically keeps at temperatures hospitable…
Not Drinking Enough Water Linked to Serious Health Risks, Study Warns : ScienceAlert
We’re regularly told to drink plenty of water to maintain our health. A new study provides a few more good reasons to stay well-hydrated – including fewer chronic health conditions…
One Simple Thing Reduces The Risk of You Having to Go Back to Hospital : ScienceAlert
When it comes to health, we love small and simple interventions that have significant impacts. A new study shows that check-in text messages sent after emergency care from a primary…
A Nobel Physicist Explained How to Cook Pasta And Now Everybody’s Angry : ScienceAlert
Italians are notoriously – and understandably – protective of their cuisine, as regular arguments about the correct toppings for pizza or the appropriate pasta to use with a Bolognese ragu…