The fluid surrounding the brain may hold another clue to Alzheimer’s, with elevated levels of an enzyme called meprin-β raising the possibility of a new disease indicator. One of the defining features of Alzheimer’s disease is the buildup of beta-amyloid, a protein fragment produced when enzymes cut a larger protein called amyloid precursor protein into […]
Scientist Reveals 7 of the Strangest Things Coffee Does to Your Body
Some of coffee’s most unusual effects have little to do with caffeine. Its other bioactive compounds can interact with the gut, medications, and nutrients in ways researchers are still trying to understand. Coffee is best known, and perhaps most valued, for its caffeine and its ability to make us feel more awake and alert. But […]
Dark Matter May Behave Like Waves and a Distant Quasar Could Prove It
A distant quasar’s distorted images could hold clues to what dark matter is made of. Simulations of dark matter behaving like waves now offer a closer match to where those images appear. When the gravity of a massive object bends light from a more distant source, it creates distorted, multiple images of galaxies in a […]
Dark Matter May Behave Like Waves and a Distant Quasar Could Prove It
A distant quasar’s distorted images could hold clues to what dark matter is made of. Simulations of dark matter behaving like waves now offer a closer match to where those images appear. When the gravity of a massive object bends light from a more distant source, it creates distorted, multiple images of galaxies in a […]
Dark Matter May Behave Like Waves and a Distant Quasar Could Prove It
A distant quasar’s distorted images could hold clues to what dark matter is made of. Simulations of dark matter behaving like waves now offer a closer match to where those images appear. When the gravity of a massive object bends light from a more distant source, it creates distorted, multiple images of galaxies in a […]
A Hidden Structure on the Moon’s Far Side Could Rewrite Its Magnetic History
New orbital evidence suggests the young Moon may once have generated its own magnetic field from deep within its interior. A buried volcanic structure on the Moon’s far side may provide some of the strongest evidence yet that the young Moon once generated its own magnetic field. Researchers combined gravity data from NASA’s GRAIL mission […]
Scientists Capture a Fundamental Energy-Transfer Reaction in Remarkable Detail
Researchers captured how a molecule and its surrounding water reorganize together during a rapid energy-transfer reaction that plays a key role in nature. A chemical process central to photosynthesis, metabolism, and other forms of energy conversion has now been captured in unusual detail, revealing how a molecule and the water around it change together as […]
Scientists Capture a Fundamental Energy-Transfer Reaction in Remarkable Detail
Researchers captured how a molecule and its surrounding water reorganize together during a rapid energy-transfer reaction that plays a key role in nature. A chemical process central to photosynthesis, metabolism, and other forms of energy conversion has now been captured in unusual detail, revealing how a molecule and the water around it change together as […]
Scientists Capture a Fundamental Energy-Transfer Reaction in Remarkable Detail
Researchers captured how a molecule and its surrounding water reorganize together during a rapid energy-transfer reaction that plays a key role in nature. A chemical process central to photosynthesis, metabolism, and other forms of energy conversion has now been captured in unusual detail, revealing how a molecule and the water around it change together as […]
Scientists Capture a Fundamental Energy-Transfer Reaction in Remarkable Detail
Researchers captured how a molecule and its surrounding water reorganize together during a rapid energy-transfer reaction that plays a key role in nature. A chemical process central to photosynthesis, metabolism, and other forms of energy conversion has now been captured in unusual detail, revealing how a molecule and the water around it change together as […]