Neuroscie
T Cells Found Living in Healthy Brains
Summary: Contrary to long-standing beliefs, T cells—key immune cells—have been discovered in the healthy brains of both mice and humans. These cells, previously thought to only enter the brain during…
Kindness Sparks Cooperation by Boosting Social Connectedness
Summary: New research reveals that everyday niceness, like warm tones, smiles, and active listening, can significantly improve teamwork and increase willingness to cooperate. These small acts foster a sense of social…
How Personality Shapes Emotional Intimacy
Summary: While neuroticism is strongly associated with lower relationship satisfaction, the behavioral mechanisms driving this link have remained unclear. In a week-long daily diary study involving 246 participants, researchers identified…
Why Some Individuals Adapt to Fear Faster Than Others
Summary: A new study has uncovered the brain circuits responsible for individual differences in how animals adapt to repeated visual threats. Using advanced neural recording and manipulation tools, researchers identified…
Life
Nature
Newfound bat skeletons are the oldest on record
Two fossilized bat skeletons unearthed in western Wyoming represent a new species and are the oldest set of bat bones yet discovered, researchers say. The incredibly complete fossils of Icaronycteris…
Astronomy
Northern lights could be visible again in some US states after weekend solar storms
An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky over the Tallinn bay of the Baltic sea in Tallinn, Estonia, April 2, 2025. Credit:…
Trump says withdrawing Musk ally as nominee to head NASA
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was withdrawing his nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, a close ally of Elon Musk, to lead space agency…
Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain What goes up must come down, and earlier this week yet another of SpaceX’s Starships, the biggest and most powerful type of rocket ever built, came…
Satellite megaconstellations threaten radio astronomy observations, expert warns
Satellite mega constellations could place “radio quiet” in jeopardy. Credit: NOIRLab/NSF For years, the commercial space sector has been abuzz about the prospect of satellite “super constellations” in Earth orbit.…
