Surprising Find Inside Kidney Stones Suggests We Were Wrong About How They Form : ScienceAlert
For the first time, scientists have discovered evidence of bacteria hiding in ‘noninfectious’ kidney stones. These hardened clumps…
It May Be Safe to Nuke an Earthbound Asteroid After All, Simulation Suggests : ScienceAlert
Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new…
‘Zombie’ Remnants of COVID-19 Hunt In Packs And Kill Our Immune Cells : ScienceAlert
‘Zombie’ coronavirus fragments not only help drive inflammation in long-COVID, but also destroy our immune cells. A recent…
Semaglutide Pill Shows Heart Benefits in One Key Group, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
Taking oral semaglutide may reduce heart-related hospitalizations and deaths among those with a history of heart failure and…
Sun Fires Off 4 Powerful Flares as More ‘Exciting Activity’ Is Forecast : ScienceAlert
The Sun has unleashed a quartet of strong solar flares, which could herald a wild week of space…
Painful Side Effect of Statins Explained After Decades of Mystery : ScienceAlert
Around 10 percent of people who take statins to lower cholesterol experience mysterious muscle pains, causing many to…
Study Reveals a Turning Point When Men’s Heart Attack Risk Accelerates : ScienceAlert
Screening for heart attack risk should be happening earlier for men, according to a new study that found…
Missing Link Between Parkinson’s Protein And Damage to Brain Cells Discovered : ScienceAlert
An investigation by researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in the US has filled in…
250-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Origins of Our Unique Hearing : ScienceAlert
Modern mammals have unique hearing abilities, able to sense a broad range of volumes and frequencies using middle-ear…
Expired Cans of Salmon From Decades Ago Preserved a Huge Surprise : ScienceAlert
Scientists have made some intriguing parasite discoveries in an accidental back-of-the-pantry natural history museum. Canned salmon, well past…