Octopuses Can Rewire Their 'Brains' by Editing Their Own RNA on The Fly (www.sciencealert.com)
The Birth of a Black Hole Created The Brightest Space Explosion Ever Seen (www.sciencealert.com)
All hail the new BOAT: brightest of all time!
This Unique Plant Turns Carnivorous When The Mood Strikes (www.sciencealert.com)
Among the roughly 370,000 known species of flora sprouting on Earth's surface, a taste for blood is rare. But only one plant is known to be carnivorous on a part-time basis.
This Common Artificial Sweetener Can Break Down DNA, Scientists Warn (www.sciencealert.com)
The artificial sweetener sucralose (marketed as Splenda) is widely used and found in products like diet soda and chewing gum. According to a new study, it's also capable of damaging the DNA material inside our cells.
World's First X-Ray of a Single Atom Reveals Chemistry on The Smallest Level (www.sciencealert.com)
Dog Brains Have Unexpectedly Grown Larger, Scientists Discover (www.sciencealert.com)
Dog brains are much smaller than wolf brains, but new research suggests modern breeding efforts have somewhat increased their relative size.
One of The Solar System's Best Candidates For Alien Life Has Signs of Liquid Water (www.sciencealert.com)
One of The Solar System's Best Candidates For Alien Life Has Signs of Liquid Water...
A Shocking 99% of Us Are Now Breathing Unhealthy Air, WHO Warns (www.sciencealert.com)
Large-Scale Study Reveals Strange Link Between Antibiotics And Cognitive Decline (www.sciencealert.com)
The study assessed 14,542 women and ~7 years later found a significant association with decreased cognitive test scores. Add this to the growing list of reasons antibiotics should only be implemented as a last resort. More research is required to determine the direct causation but its believed the known connection between the...
Finally, a Fusion Reaction Has Generated More Energy Than Absorbed by The Fuel (www.sciencealert.com)
Radical Plan to Stop 'Doomsday Glacier' Melting to Cost $50 Billion (www.sciencealert.com)
These People Volunteered to Breathe in Graphene For The Good of Our Health (www.sciencealert.com)
After a decade of laboratory tests on mice and human tissues, University of Edinburgh cardiologist Jack Andrews, Miller, and colleagues recruited 14 volunteers to directly inhale different concentrations of graphene oxide nanoparticles....
US Teen Wins Top Prize For Inventing a Soap to Fight Skin Cancer (www.sciencealert.com)
A 14-year-old US scientist has developed a soap that could help the body's immune system 'wash away' skin cancer.
The Ghosts of Dead Stars Form a Mysterious Alignment, But Why? (www.sciencealert.com)
There's something weird about the ghostly remnants of dead stars in the middle of the Milky Way.
We Finally Know Why Ancient Roman Concrete Stood The Test of Time (www.sciencealert.com)
The ancient Romans were master builders and engineers, perhaps most famously represented by the still-functional aqueducts.
An Explosion of Life Happens on Earth Every 36 Million Years. Now We Know Why. (www.sciencealert.com)
Marine life booms with a spate of new species every 36 million years, and tectonic heaving is the indirect reason, new research has found.
The 'Most Precise Measurement Yet' of an Electron's Dipole Moment Has Just Been Taken (www.sciencealert.com)
University of Colorado scientists have set the tightest constraints yet on the potential size of separation in electrical charges within an electron, or its electric dipole moment (EDM).
Time Appears to Have Run 5 Times Slower in The Early Universe (www.sciencealert.com)
Because of a peculiar effect velocity has on the appearance of the passage of time, our observations make it seem like time ran slower when the Universe was just a baby.
What Does Our Galaxy Look Like to Alien Astronomers? (www.sciencealert.com)
Alien astronomers living in another galaxy might see our Milky Way's 100 billion stars as little more than a tiny blur of light in their night sky.
Scientists Identify a Single Genetic Variant That Makes MS More Severe (www.sciencealert.com)
Obesity Can Trigger Lasting Changes in The Brain's Nutrient Response, Study Finds (www.sciencealert.com)
Obesity impairs the human brain's ability to detect fullness and feel satisfied after sugar and fat consumption.
Hit Songs Do Something to Your Brain, And It Could Be The Future of Music (www.sciencealert.com)
Algorithmically generated playlists on music streaming services like Spotify make a best guess at what kind of music you'll enjoy based on what you and others like you listen to and like.
Scientists Just Figured Out How This Deadly Superbug Hides Inside Us (www.sciencealert.com)
Golden staph are ubiquitous bacteria, living harmlessly on the skin or inside the nose of nearly one in three people worldwide.
Kangaroos Didn't Always Hop, Scientists Say (www.sciencealert.com)
The iconic Australian kangaroo hops with its powerful hind legs across the outback or in front of your car at dusk.
Science Fiction Is Influencing How We Conduct War And We Might Not Like The Results (www.sciencealert.com)
From high-tech fighting machines to supercomputers and killer robots, science fiction has a lot to say about war.
