NASA revealed a new prototype of the spacesuit destined to adorn the next astronauts on the Moon. But the look is a little misleading. In an event on March 15, NASA and its new...
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‘Giant Hole’ in The Sun Predicted to Unleash Stunning Light Show Across US : ScienceAlert
Skies across the northernmost US states could be graced with stunning displays of the Northern Lights on Friday, blown into view by a giant ‘hole’ on the Sun. The aurora borealis might appear in...
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Apes Making Themselves Dizzy Could Show How We Evolved The Urge To Lose Control : ScienceAlert
Humans aren’t the only primate messing around with their state of mind for fun. Footage online appears to show gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans deliberately spinning themselves around to get dizzy with it. While...
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Ultra-Processed Food May Exacerbate Cognitive Decline, New Studies Show : ScienceAlert
Scientists have known for years that unhealthy diets – particularly those that are high in fat and sugar – may cause detrimental changes to the brain and lead to cognitive impairment. Many factors that...
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ExxonMobil Predicted The Climate Crisis 5 Decades Ago, Leaks Show : ScienceAlert
ExxonMobil – formerly known as Exxon, and one of the world’s leading oil and gas companies – had the numbers on climate change way back in 1977, according to a recent review of internal...
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Solar Powered Worms Show Us How We Might Live Longer, Healthier Lives : ScienceAlert
Scientists have engineered a species of roundworm (Caenorhabditis elegans) to absorb light to live a significantly longer life. By adding a light-sensitive trigger to power-converting organelles known as mitochondria, researchers from the US and...
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Birds in Ancient Egyptian Paintings Show Artists May Have Twisted The Truth : ScienceAlert
Throughout the ages, artists have turned to nature for inspiration. Scientists often use such depictions of plants and animals to gain insights into ecosystems as they were in the past. This is, of course,...
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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 which suitors are available...
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Stranded Dolphins Show Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease in Their Brains : ScienceAlert
Scientists have discovered markers of Alzheimer’s disease in the brains of three different species of dolphin found deceased, stranded onshore. Evidence of mass cetacean strandings exists from before our own recorded history, yet why...
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Tiny New Genes Appearing in Human DNA Show How We’re Still Evolving : ScienceAlert
We may have parted ways with our primate cousins millions of years ago, but a new study shows just how human beings continue to evolve in ways we never imagined. Researchers from Biomedical Sciences...
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