Life Briefing: Quiz – How Well Do You Understand Your Health Insurance – Frameless Strategic angle: Test your knowledge on health insurance with this 10-question quiz to make informed decisions about your coverage. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: NASA Grappling with Planetary Science Funding Shortfall Strategic angle: NASA's planetary science program faces a funding shortfall, prompting strategic decisions on mission continuations. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Snail-derived compound could be a safer anticoagulant compared to heparin Strategic angle: A new study suggests a snail-derived compound may reduce the risk of excessive bleeding associated with traditional anticoagulants. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: J&J Wins Approval for First-of-its-Kind Psoriasis Pill Strategic angle: Johnson & Johnson's new daily psoriasis pill offers benefits comparable to injectable treatments, potentially disrupting a multibillion-dollar market. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Reasons for illegal fishing 'more nuanced' than previously thought, international research shows Strategic angle: New research reveals the complex causes behind the resurgence of illegal fishing in northern Australian waters. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Microwave Quantum Network Shows Resilience Against Heat-Related Disturbances Strategic angle: A new study reveals how quantum communication systems can maintain functionality despite thermal disruptions. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Prodrug lipid nanoparticle could unlock universal immunotherapy for solid cancers Strategic angle: Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new type of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) that could one day serve as a universal immunotherapy for cancers that form solid tumors. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Protein sequencing advance offers new insights into life's foundations Strategic angle: Proteins, one of the smallest building blocks of life on Earth, hold promise for answering some of biology's biggest questions. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Drug smoking can lead to severe burns, complicating harm reduction efforts Strategic angle: A new study reveals that opioid smokers are four times more likely to suffer severe burns compared to those who inject drugs. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Opinion: Exposed and invisible in an ER hallway bed Strategic angle: Hallway beds cut into the bones that sustain emergency medicine, shaving away layers of moral tenets and high standards. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Opinion: I was a surgeon. The hardest part of leaving medicine was believing that I could Strategic angle: Leaving her career as a surgeon, Frances Mei Hardin writes, “was the beginning of a life I actually wanted.” Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Scientists race to decode data from Europe’s vanishing glaciers Strategic angle: Glacier ice contains valuable information about the climates of the past. Researchers are scrambling to study it before it's too late. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: The Supreme Court takes up a Guam munitions case with high stakes for CHamoru lands Strategic angle: The ruling won't just dictate the fate of a CHamoru beach. It could set a major precedent for Indigenous rights and federal power across U.S. territories. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Government to lift paywall from large parts of the Land Registry Strategic angle: Finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targets. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: A 'consortium' of bacteria cooperates to eat phthalate plasticizers that single microbes can't stomach Strategic angle: Plastic trash has reached the world's most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Wave of Dust Rolls Through Texas Strategic angle: An advancing cold front kicked up a sharp line of sand and other small particles that swept over the high plains. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Targeted alpha therapy: One compound holds promise for unified cancer care Strategic angle: ORNL is a leader in developing advanced radiotherapies and providing essential radioisotopes. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Dallas-Fort Worth has untapped innovation potential, study says Strategic angle: A new study reveals that the Dallas-Fort Worth area possesses the necessary elements to become a national innovation leader but is not fully leveraging its capabilities. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: New material can collect clean and safe drinking water from the air Strategic angle: Norwegian researchers explore atmospheric water generators to address global water resource challenges. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Bull sharks form social relationships with specific 'friends,' research reveals A new study shows that bull sharks prefer specific social partners rather than mixing randomly. Editorial Staff Mar 18