During cognitive decline, lithium is sequestered into amyloid plaques; treatment with the metal reverses symptoms ...

“Lead to gold is one of those things that the experiment was not designed for,” Takaki tells Newscripts. The LHC was designed to smash lead ions into each other, but the ALICE researchers found that ...

Companies that broker and facilitate scientific fraud are large, resilient, and growing rapidly, according to a new study.

The journal cites experimental error as the reason for the decision, which comes nearly 15 years after the paper’s ...

We may be on the cusp of a new era of biochemical discovery, but turning these advancements into drugs isn’t so easy ...

Nature will begin publishing all peer review comments. Other journals should follow suit ...

On July 13, at a ceremony held in the United Arab Emirates, the 57th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) gave awards to student competitors from around the globe. The event took place from July 5 ...

Microplastic pollution has likely been traveling in the atmosphere for decades. Researchers want better tools to study its effects on climate, ecology, and human health.

Most of the world’s polysilicon is made in China, and the US solar industry is encouraging suppliers to increase production elsewhere. Solar companies argue that a less-concentrated supply chain ...

The fight against fungi With hard-to-treat systemic fungal infections on the rise, scientists search for new ways to bolster our antifungal arsenal ...

The deep-sea mining dilemma The seafloor is rich in minerals vital for a clean energy future, but extracting them could have long-lasting environmental impacts ...