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T-cell

Health

What are T-cells and why have they become a political football?

T-cells are a key part of our immune system, but some say they have been overlooked during the coronavirus pandemic

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water-rich asteroid

Space

Earth may have formed with enough water to fill the oceans three times

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two stars

Space

Solar system may have had a second sun that helped grab Planet Nine

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Occator crater

Space

Dwarf planet Ceres may be home to an underground ocean

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Map of the corona

Space

Maps of the sun’s corona could help us predict dangerous solar storms

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Anti-CRISPR concept

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Anti-CRISPR

Red blood cells (erythrocytes) and white blood cells (leukocytes)

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Blood

Perovskite solar cells

Technology

Changing how we make solar panels could reduce their carbon emissions

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anglerfish

Environment

Deep-sea anglerfish fuse bodies to mate thanks to an odd immune system

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solar flare

Space

We can now predict dangerous solar flares a day before they happen

Large solar flares can put astronauts’ health at risk and damage satellites, but we haven’t had an early warning system for them – until now

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Space

Elements from the universe’s earliest stars gave birth to our sun

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Technology

Laser-sculpted aluminium purifies water with the power of sunlight

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Dexamethasone

Technology

Two-sided solar panels that track the sun produce a third more energy

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