New insight as to how cells maintain their identity

In the body’s cells, some proteins are of vital importance as to which genes are active…

Best performance of organic material for lithium battery anode using materials informatics

At JST Strategic Basic Research Programs, the research group led by associate professor Yuya Oaki and…

What's behind the youth movement to tackle climate change? Fear but also hope

Ella Shriner doesn’t remember learning about climate change. It was always just there—a somber backdrop to…

Untapped resource, or greenhouse gas threat, found below rifting axis off Okinawa coast

Analyzing reflections of seismic pressure waves by the subseafloor geology off southwestern Japan, researchers at Kyushu…

Fractal patterns in growing bacterial colonies

As many people will remember from school science classes, bacteria growing on solid surfaces form colonies…

Partisan divide creates different Americas, separate lives

When people try to explain why the United States is so politically polarized now, they frequently…

A shot of hope in the face of climate despair

Hope, like a slinky, springs eternal. While rage, fear and disgust are all appropriate responses to…

Weathering Antarctic storms: Weather balloon data boost forecasting skill

Observational data from radiosondes deployed in Antarctica improve the forecasting accuracy for severe Antarctic cyclones, according…

Clarification of a new synthesis mechanism of semiconductor atomic sheets

In Japan Science and Technology Agency’s Strategic Basic Research Programs, Associate Professor Toshiaki Kato and Professor…

Oil futures volatility and the economy

The drone strike on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure has highlighted the fragile and interconnected relationship between…