This Week’s NOVA Next Feature
If dark matter interacts with regular matter as predicted, it could cause unexpected and momentous consequences. NOVA Next contributor Charles Choi reports the story.
In other news:
- Graphene-coated solar panels could someday convert raindrops into electricity.
- Children with this rare genetic disease inspired their parents to find a cure.
- Not all STEM jobs involve working in a lab. Here’s how playing with slime as a kid led a NOVA producer to her career in science journalism.
- Could virus-like proteins be causing Alzheimer’s?
- The brain’s unique signature could help paralyzed patients.
What We’re Reading
- 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]
Did you miss "Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped?" this week? Watch it streaming online here.