Stonehenge Toolkit Reveals How Amazing Gold Artifacts Were Crafted 4,000 Years Ago : ScienceAlert
In re-examining artifacts from a significant 4,000-year-old Bronze Age burial site near Stonehenge in the UK, archaeologists discovered a toolkit for working with gold objects and coatings that hadn’t previously…
Interested in Selling Your Body For Science? Here Are 10 Ways to Do It : ScienceAlert
NASA has recruited volunteers to spend two months in bed. The research, which took place in Germany, was part of a study into how artificial gravity might affect the body.…
The #1 Risk Factor For Alzheimer’s Disease May Not Be What You Think : ScienceAlert
The leading risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease in the United States appears to have shifted over the past decade. Back in 2011, the most prominent, modifiable risk factor for Alzheimer’s…
The World’s Oldest Animations Stretch All The Way Back to Cave Times : ScienceAlert
From France to Indonesia and Australia, ancient life is painted across the walls of darkened caves, seemingly motionless silhouettes in earthen colors that echo an earlier time. But in recent…
Experiments Show Women Can Sniff Out Single And Married Men : ScienceAlert
The eyes are often said to be the window to someone’s soul, but the nose could be a backdoor to their bedroom. Experiments have found heterosexual women can actually smell…
These Exercises Get You The Same Results in Less Time, Scientists Say : ScienceAlert
When it comes to exercise, an approach that’s able to achieve the same results with less effort sounds too good to be true – but that’s what researchers have discovered…
A Single Giant Queen ‘Murder Hornet’ Sparked The Invasion of Europe : ScienceAlert
Invasive species have a notorious ability to spread rapidly through unprepared ecosystems, wreaking havoc along their way. The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), is no exception, expanding its habitat by more…
Frequent Dry Spells Could Have Been Essential For Life to Emerge on Earth : ScienceAlert
How life emerged on Earth from an assortment of non-living molecules is a stubbornly enduring mystery. Experiments can show us how key steps might have happened, but for every leap…
Empathetic People Seem to Have A Special Ability When It Comes to Animals : ScienceAlert
Can you tell just from a whine, grunt, bleat, or a moo whether a hoofed animal is happy or in distress? If you can, it might be a sign that…
Mistletoe Is Actually A Parasite : ScienceAlert
Holiday favorite mistletoe – the kissing plant – hides a secret behind its romantic persona. It’s actually a hemi-parasite that attacks living trees. Phoradendron, a genus of mistletoe often used…
Not Everything We Call an AI Is Actually Artificial Intelligence. Here’s What to Know : ScienceAlert
In August 1955, a group of scientists made a funding request for US$13,500 to host a summer workshop at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. The field they proposed to explore was…
New Technology Could Tap Into a Virtually Limitless Supply of Fresh Water : ScienceAlert
There’s not enough fresh water to go around on planet Earth, and it’s a problem that’s expected to only worsen in the coming years. To meet growing demand, recycling and…
Well-Preserved ‘Bog Body’ Unearthed in Denmark Might Be Remains of an Ancient Ritual : ScienceAlert
An ancient and well-preserved skeleton – potentially a remnant of a ritual sacrifice practiced over 5,000 years ago – was discovered by archeologists in Denmark. Researchers at ROMU, an organization…