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scientist

[sahy-uhn-tist] / ˈsaɪ ən tɪst /


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An Oregon State University scientist working with a group of undergraduate students has revealed new, real-time details about a chemical process tied to Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

The moonshot has served as a "massive positive moment," said exploration scientist Jacob Bleacher.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

When Edison had his famous “lightbulb moment” in 1879, British scientist Joseph Swan was also on the cusp of inventing an incandescent lightbulb using similar techniques.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Jeffres, the UC Davis scientist, has been studying conditions and monitoring salmon in the McCloud under a separate state grant — one he said has also recently ended.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

There was even a life-sized cardboard figure of T’Challa’s scientist sister, Shuri, from Black Panther.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas