Revealed: How the ‘Iron Man’ of immune cells helps T cells fight infection

The immune system's killer T cells are crucial in fighting viral infections. A fraction of them…

Oral antifungal drug used to treat yeast infections linked to higher rates of miscarriage

A commonly used medication, fluconazole, used to treat vaginal yeast infections, is linked to higher rates…

Adolescent female blood donors at risk for iron deficiency and associated anemia

Female adolescent blood donors are more likely to have low iron stores and iron deficiency anemia…

Spherical display brings virtual collaboration closer to reality

Virtual reality can often make a user feel isolated from the world, with only computer-generated characters…

Climate-friendly labriculture depends on an energy revolution

In a first-of-its-kind study, the climate-change impact of several production methods for lab-grown and farmed beef…

Quarrying of Stonehenge ‘bluestones’ dated to 3000 BC

Excavations at two quarries in Wales, known to be the source of the Stonehenge 'bluestones', provide…

Terahertz wireless makes big strides in paving the way to technological singularity

Scientists have announced the successful development of a terahertz (THz) transceiver that can transmit or receive…

Great white shark genome decoded

In a major scientific step to understand the biology of this iconic apex predator and sharks…

Climate change makes summer weather stormier yet more stagnant

Climate change is shifting the energy in the atmosphere that fuels summertime weather, which may lead…

World’s biggest terrestrial carbon sinks are found in young forests

More than half of the carbon sink in the world's forests is in areas where the…