Mapping the development of infection-fighting immune cells

Cytotoxic T cell (purple) deciding whether to become a memory cell (blue) or effector cell (pink) subtype. The cBAF complex (green) and Arid1a subunit open the doors for both cell…

Bonn climate talks at risk of collapse over 7-day agenda debate

With governments unable to agree on agenda, all the negotiations so far in Bonn could go to waste Seven days into climate talks in the German city of Bonn, governments…

Annual numbers of excess deaths in the US relative to other developed countries are growing at an alarming rate

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea People in the U.S. are dying at higher rates than in other similar high-income countries, and…

Climate Change, Power Chips Spark Submersible Server Trend

A desire for sustainable data center options and a heat wave caused by increasingly powerful computer chips are driving the adoption of systems that cool computers by immersing them in…

Camouflaging wheat with a wheat smell could be a new approach to pest control

Now you smell it, now you don’t. Or do you? Used correctly, a little misdirection could help keep mice away from freshly planted wheat seeds. Camouflaging wheat seeds can reduce…

Japan’s Toyota announces initiative for all-solid state battery as part of electric vehicles plan

A logo of Toyota Motor Corp. is seen at its dealership in Lakewood, Colo., on March 21, 2021. Toyota says it plans to make an all solid-state battery as part…

Adhering to global health recommendations reduces cancer risk

Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who adhere to global Cancer Prevention Recommendations are putting themselves at lower risk of developing the disease, new research confirms. Experts at Newcastle University have…

Planet Orbiting 2 Stars Discovered Using New Technique

An international team of astronomers is the first to apply an old technique to discover a new type of planet that orbits two stars – what is known as a…

Extremely Warped Supernova Discovered – Technology Org

Astronomers have been observing the gravitational bending of light since 1919, just a few years after Einstein developed the theory, but the transient nature of supernovae makes events such as…

New Instrument Sets Sights on Turtle Nebula

A new instrument for studying a web of filaments that connects galaxies across the universe has captured its first image, a milestone known in astronomy as “first light.” A googly-eyed…