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Scientists have discovered diffuse clouds of "missing" matter surrounding most galaxies, using fast radio bursts (FRBs) as a tool to probe the universe. For decades, researchers have struggled to explain the discrepancy between the estimated amount of ordinary matter in the early universe and the amount of visible matter found in stars and galaxies today. Now, a team led by MIT has developed a method to search for missing matter by analyzing the smearing of FRB signals as they pass through space.

StarApps, a Shopify app developer, has acquired AppMaker, an enterprise mobile app platform, in an all-cash deal. The acquisition is intended to expand StarApps' ecosystem and tackle the challenge of high customer acquisition costs in the e-commerce industry. StarApps, founded in 2016 and bootstrapped, has generated over $6 million in annual recurring revenue and serves more than 30,000 merchants, including 2,500 Shopify Plus stores.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro addressed his final Independence Day speech to Congress on Monday, questioning the legitimacy of Colombia's presidential election and accusing the United States of meddling in the country's affairs. As he steps down from office less than three weeks later, Petro's remarks highlighted the growing political tensions surrounding the transfer of power to President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella.

Sixty years after surveyors discovered evidence of a sprawling coral reef off the coast of Benin, scientists have finally found the reef. The reef, teeming with marine life, was rediscovered by a team of Beninese scientists who recognized an eight-mile-long coral reef barrier along the coastline after reviewing a 1960s report. The reef, classified as a mesophotic coral ecosystem, is home to six types of soft coral, two black corals, and eight species of fish.

Scientists hope that the discovery of the reef, which is undisturbed and can provide insights into past climate systems, will lead to increased research and conservation efforts in the Gulf of Guinea.

Title: Brain Aging Patterns in Various Neurological Disorders

Background:

The study examined brain aging patterns across nine neurological disorders, comparing neuroimaging-predicted brain age to chronological age. Researchers aimed to identify neuroimaging features associated with brain age deviations and explore related gene expression profiles.

Methods and Findings: