Secret of Orange Cats Revealed After 60-Year Search(sciencealert.com)

259 points by bookofjoe 16 days ago | 181 comments

ScienceAlert article on researchers identifying the genetic mutation behind orange fur in cats after a decades-long search.

Dogs seem to agree with humans that 'bouba' is round and 'kiki' is spiky(sciencealert.com)

322 points by gmays 9 days ago | 193 comments

ScienceAlert article reporting research suggesting dogs, like humans, associate the word 'bouba' with round shapes and 'kiki' with spiky ones.

New Alzheimer's Treatment Clears Plaques from Brains of Mice Within Hours(sciencealert.com)

90 points by amichail 1 year ago | 52 comments

'Off switch' discovery could help clear our brains of a common parasite(sciencealert.com)

30 points by amichail 10 months ago | 2 comments

Pig lung transplanted into a human(sciencealert.com)

112 points by signa11 1 year ago | 85 comments

Scientists Discovered a 'Fear Switch' in the Brain, and How to Turn It Off(sciencealert.com)

10 points by delichon 2 years ago | 1 comments