Life Briefing: Forest Service overhaul sows confusion and concern Strategic angle: In the Trump administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, there are painful echoes of BLM’s past moves. editorial-staff Apr 4
Life Briefing: 58 tortillas, five hot sauces and one toilet: life aboard spacecraft Orion Strategic angle: They're sipping smoothies, snapping phone pics, dealing with crashed email and fixing broken toilets: astronauts, they're just like us. editorial-staff Apr 4
Life Briefing: NASA's water-hunting tool will help scout moon's South Pole Strategic angle: NASA is joining international partners to hunt for ice on the moon in support of future human exploration. editorial-staff Apr 4
Life Briefing: These overlooked brain cells may control fear and PTSD Strategic angle: Astrocytes play a crucial role in fear memory, influencing how we form, recall, and weaken fear responses. editorial-staff Apr 4
Life Briefing: Buttercream wool and jelly bean eyes: The art of the Easter lamb cake Strategic angle: Exploring the rich history and cultural significance of the traditional Easter lamb cake across Central Europe. editorial-staff Apr 4
Life Briefing: New North Sea drilling would barely reduce UK gas imports at all, data shows Strategic angle: Exclusive research reveals minimal impact of new drilling fields on UK's gas import reliance. editorial-staff Apr 4
Life Briefing: From early birds to emerging butterflies: UK shows signs of earliest spring on record Strategic angle: Citizen science data reveals early flowering, nesting and insect activity as global heating accelerates seasonal change. editorial-staff Apr 4
Life Briefing: A new chocolate mega destination is coming to Switzerland – and 2030 can’t come soon enough Strategic angle: With a price tag of €436.1 million, the mega project will include hotels, restaurants and opportunities to both try and learn about the confectionery in one of Europe’s famed chocolate producers. editorial-staff Apr 4
Life Briefing: Sydney councils fear new datacentres could cause blackouts, block housing and affect locals’ health Strategic angle: Concerns rise as datacentres compete with residential developments near public transport. editorial-staff Apr 4
Life Briefing: Artemis 2 in good shape cruising towards the moon Strategic angle: A day after lighting its engine to head to the moon, the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft is performing well with only minor issues. editorial-staff Apr 4
Life Briefing: Dinosaur egg trove discovered in Hérault Strategic angle: The Musée des dinosaures de Mèze has announced the discovery of about 100 dinosaur eggs dating back approximately 72 million years. editorial-staff Apr 4
Life Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration editorial-staff Apr 3
Life Briefing: Tiny African fish caught climbing to the top of a 50-foot waterfall Strategic angle: For over half a century, tales of fish climbing waterfalls in Central Africa have circulated, but now they have been officially confirmed. editorial-staff Apr 3
Life Briefing: Exposing secret night operations between hawkmoths and Japan's black-nectar flowers Strategic angle: Researchers uncover the crucial role of nocturnal hawkmoths in pollinating a unique Japanese plant. editorial-staff Apr 3
Life Briefing: Can unpaved roads and watersheds co-exist? Researchers wade into the question Strategic angle: A study investigates the impact of unpaved roads on local watersheds and drinking water sources. editorial-staff Apr 3
Life Briefing: A tiny detector for microwave photons could advance quantum tech Strategic angle: Detecting microwave photons may revolutionize quantum technology. editorial-staff Apr 3
Life Briefing: NIH Faces $5 Billion Cut in Trump's 2027 Budget Proposal Strategic angle: Congress is expected to resist the proposed reduction in funding for the National Institutes of Health. editorial-staff Apr 3
Life Briefing: High-throughput platform helps engineer fast-acting covalent protein drugs Strategic angle: A team at Westlake University has developed a new platform to create rapid-acting protein therapeutics. editorial-staff Apr 3
Life Briefing: Meet NASA’s New Artemis II Science Officers Strategic angle: NASA’s first Artemis II science officers are pioneering a new era of mission operations by integrating advanced lunar science directly into Mission Control. editorial-staff Apr 3
Life Briefing: Italy’s Argotec plans to scale Florida satellite facility to meet rising US demand Strategic angle: Italy’s Argotec has officially opened its first U.S. satellite production facility near Kennedy Space Center to meet growing demand from American space programs. editorial-staff Apr 3