Dark Matter, Alzheimer's, and Drug Trials: Week in Review

ByAllison EckFriday, April 15, 2016 NOVA NextNOVA Next

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If dark matter interacts with regular matter as predicted, it could cause unexpected and momentous consequences. NOVA Next contributor Charles Choi

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Wild tiger populations are increasing for the first time in 100 years. [Scientific American]
Over 80 percent of water is polluted in tested China wells. [The New York Times]
Scientists have just unveiled a new tree of life . [The New York Times]

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