Many Animals Actually Have a Third, Transparent Eyelid. Here's Why Our family dog used to have a rather noticeable extra eyelid that became especially apparent when he dozed off, usually upturned on the rug. sciencealert.com sciencealert.com / feeds sciencealert-com / / #science / / 1 day 1d Share
Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu Detected in Birds in New York City It's not just hunters, poultry farmers, and dairy farmers that need to be wary of the current bird flu outbreak happening in the United States. sciencealert.com sciencealert.com / feeds sciencealert-com / / #science / / 2 days 2d Share
Scientists Warn Brain Diseases Are Getting Worse as Climate Change Intensifies Climate change is making the symptoms of certain brain conditions worse, our new review has found. sciencealert.com sciencealert.com / feeds sciencealert-com / / #science / / 2 days 2d Share
Eerie Personality Changes Sometimes Happen After Organ Transplants The idea that the heart contains the very 'essence' of a person might be more than just a spiritual concept. sciencealert.com sciencealert.com / feeds sciencealert-com / / #science / / 2 days 2d Share
Alzheimer's Could Be Caused by Brain Cells That Age Too Fast Different types of brain cells could age at different speeds, and that may help explain the development of Alzheimer's disease. sciencealert.com sciencealert.com / feeds sciencealert-com / / #science / / 2 days 2d Share
Unexpected Connection Between Menthol And Alzheimer's Discovered in Mice A recent study reports something strange: When mice with Alzheimer's disease inhale menthol, their cognitive abilities improve. sciencealert.com sciencealert.com / feeds sciencealert-com / / #science / / 2 days 2d Share
Great Mystery of How Ancient Egyptians Built The Pyramids Finally Appears Solved Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile river that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of how ancient Egyptians transported the massive stone blocks to build the famous monuments. sciencealert.com sciencealert.com / feeds sciencealert-com / / #science / / 2 days 2d Share
Being Small Appears to Be The Secret to Evolutionary Success Small really does seem to be beautiful in evolutionary terms. sciencealert.com sciencealert.com / feeds sciencealert-com / / #science / / 2 days 2d Share
Wild Discovery Suggests a Warp Drive Is Possible Within Known Physics One of the most significant barriers keeping humanity from the stars is the speed limit of the Universe. sciencealert.com sciencealert.com / feeds sciencealert-com / / #science / / 2 days 2d Share
Switching Off a Sense of Touch Could Put Some in World of Pain Roughly one in five adults in the US experience pain that persists relentlessly for months on end. sciencealert.com sciencealert.com / feeds sciencealert-com / / #science / / 3 days 3d Share