Long before the days of electricity and fridge freezers, meat was preserved by smoke. A new study suggests the practice could ...

The fungus typically associated with black mold S. chartarum can produce several mycotoxins. These include roridin, which ...

A deep-sea expedition to one of Earth's most remote island chains has surfaced stunning pictures of the vibrant ecosystems ...

Fitness enthusiasts have debated the question for decades: is it better to do cardio before or after lifting weights? Until ...

A crackle of sulfur-crested cockatoos in Western Sydney have figured out how to grab a drink from a park water fountain.

Unlike Earth, the Moon doesn't have much of a magnetic field – and yet, a strange pile of rocks on the far side seems ...

Bad news for extreme exercise junkies out there: too much vigorous exercise could temporarily make your immune system less efficient.

Tessa Koumoundouros is Journalist and editorial assistant at ScienceAlert. She is fascinated by all living things, so it’s no ...

The story of these glass beads begins with explosive volcanic activity that would have been spectacular to witness. The beads ...

As a chunk of ice ages, however, it becomes more compressed, pushing out air, allowing more light to penetrate, and becoming ...

Every single human on this planet is as distinct as a snowflake; a combination of traits and genes and microbes that, as far ...

At first glance, dinosaur fossils and modern cancer research may seem worlds apart. But a new study suggests that soft tissue ...