Genes older than animal life itself were inserted into mice. This is what happened. : ScienceAlert
by With their beady little black eyes and mottled gray fur, the mice born in a recent laboratory experiment in Hong Kong are unlike any other …
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This enormous underwater mountain range was created by a ‘moving’ hotspot: ScienceAlert
The Indian Ocean is home to a mountain range longer than the North American Rockies, yet today all 5,000 kilometers (3,107 miles) of it lie …
Surprise anomaly in the background of gravitational waves indicates a collision with a supermassive black hole
Researchers have announced that they have created the current best map of the gravitational wave background in the universe. They did this using the incredible …
Rarest whale mysteries to be discovered in ‘incredible’ research
Scientists in New Zealand have begun a historical dissection of the world’s rarest whale species. The discovery of a male whale – which washed up …
59 years later, ‘Dune’s latest twist has just set up Paul Atreides’ greatest villain
In Dune: Prophecywe haven’t yet gotten to the point where everyone in House Harkonnen shaves their heads and starts getting into sadism, but the series …
DNA origami could create cancer-busting nanorobots
A nanoscale ‘dinosaur’ built using the new technique, imaged using the Thermo Glacios cryo-electron microscope at the University of Sydney Microscopy and Microanalysis Facility. The …
I am a professional astronomer and have been looking at the sky for over 25 years. These are the best Black Friday telescope deals I’ve seen so far
After more than 25 years of observing the night sky, I’ve come to realize what makes a telescope so great: from the build quality and …
Expired cans of salmon from decades ago reveal a huge surprise: ScienceAlert
Canned salmon are the unlikely heroes of a fortuitous natural history museum, where decades of Alaskan marine ecology have been preserved in brine and tin. …
‘Exceptional’ ancient cemetery with grave of elite warrior uncovered
Archaeologists have uncovered an ‘exceptional’ ancient Celtic cemetery and an early Stone Age farming settlement in the Czech Republic. The Archaeological Center of Olomouc announced …
New ‘hairy giant’ tarantula with feathers discovered
A new tarantula species, Trichopelma grandewas discovered in western Cuba and fascinates researchers with its impressive size and distinctive features. The spider is the largest …