Scientists

Scientists may have found dark matter after 100 years of searching

In the early 1930s, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky noticed that many galaxies were moving far faster than their visible mass…

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Scientists find toxic metals hidden in popular plastic toys

Researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP), working together with the Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL), have found significant…

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Scientists warn half the world’s beaches could disappear

Coastlines around the planet are being steadily "crushed" as climate-driven sea level rise combines with expanding development in coastal zones.…

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Scientists find a hidden weak spot that may trigger Alzheimer’s

They're tiny particles -- with potentially huge human consequences. Researchers at Aarhus University have uncovered a flaw in how cells…

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Scientists may have found the planet that made the Moon

Reconstructing Theia's makeup: A new study in Science identifies the most likely chemical composition of Theia, the ancient planetary body…

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Scientists discover metformin may block key exercise benefits

A widely used medication for diabetes prevention may unexpectedly interfere with one of the most reliable ways to lower disease…

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Scientists melt early protein clumps and shut down Alzheimer’s damage

Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have turned to concepts from polymer physics to better understand a central feature of Alzheimer's…

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Life found in a place scientists thought impossible

In a new study, first author Palash Kumawat from the University of Bremen's Geosciences Department and his team investigated how…

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Scientists find brain cells that could stop Alzheimer’s

In Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia, microglia (the brain's immune cells) play a double role. They can…

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Scientists find hidden brain damage from a common pesticide

A new investigation has identified a connection between prenatal exposure to the commonly used insecticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) and measurable differences…

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