Why do horses wear shoes?
by A thoroughbred horse is shod. (Image credit: jess311 via Getty Images) Horses have been central to human transportation and agriculture for centuries. These symbols of …
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Do you have a nuanced palate? Thank your saliva.
This article was originally published by Knowable magazine. At first glance, saliva seems like a pretty boring substance, just a convenient way to moisten our …
The Last of Us ‘zombie’ mushroom, explained
The scariest shows and movies are often the ones grounded in reality — about psychopathic serial killers, late-night home invasions, and AI robot dolls. Zombie …
Deep sea mining could power a clean energy future – but there’s a cost
As companies race to develop renewable energy and the batteries to store it, finding sufficient quantities of rare earth metals to build the technology is …
Losing Focus May Actually Boost Learning, Study Says: ScienceAlert
Losing focus for a brief moment might actually help boost learning by giving our brains a quick respite from the task at hand. According to …
Venus will steal the show in the night sky throughout 2023
The planet Venus is the undisputed star of the night sky this year. Venus, now in our southwestern sky for about two hours after sunset, …
There’s a science to how often you should change your exercise routine: ScienceAlert
People who ask for exercise advice are usually looking for a simple answer. Do this on top of that. Do this a lot of this …
These binary stars are so close to each other that their year lasts only 20.5 hours: ScienceAlert
A team of astrophysicists has discovered a binary pair of ultracool dwarfs so close together they look like a single star. They are notable because …
NASA suspends efforts to fully deploy the Lucy Solar Array
WASHINGTON — NASA is suspending efforts, at least until late next year, to try to fully deploy a solar array on its Lucy spacecraft, citing …
Latest Milky Way Survey Shows Incredible 3.32 Billion Celestial Objects: ScienceAlert
If you log on to ScienceAlert regularly, you’ll be familiar with some stunning space images, but one recently released image has to be one of …