Life Briefing: Convergence in the canopy: Why the Gracixalus weii treefrog sounds like a songbird Strategic angle: Exploring the unique vocalizations of the Gracixalus weii treefrog and its evolutionary significance. Editorial Staff Mar 11
Life Briefing: Scientists turn scrap car aluminum into high-performance metal for new vehicles Strategic angle: Researchers develop RidgeAlloy, a new aluminum alloy that transforms contaminated car-body scrap into durable vehicle components. Editorial Staff Mar 11
Life Briefing: How jagged moon dust could support future astronauts Strategic angle: Lunar dust can be a pain—but it's also literally the ground we will have to traverse if we are ever to have a permanent human settlement on the moon. Editorial Staff Mar 11
Life Briefing: Could ultrasound help save hedgehogs? Strategic angle: Researchers at the University of Oxford propose using ultrasound-repellers to reduce hedgehog deaths from vehicles. Editorial Staff Mar 11
Life Briefing: CCC: Net-zero will protect UK from fossil-fuel price shocks Strategic angle: The cost of cutting UK emissions to net-zero is less than the cost of continuing reliance on fossil fuels. Editorial Staff Mar 11
Life Briefing: Ultrafast computing: Light-driven logic tops 10 terahertz in WS₂ Strategic angle: The future for our computers will literally be at the speed of light, as new research reveals ultrafast logical operations using extremely short light pulses. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Foraged mushrooms and sea beet featured in British meals in the 16th century. Why not today? Strategic angle: Exploring the historical significance of foraged foods in Britain and the modern hesitations surrounding them. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Hybrid synthetic strategy unlocks previously unattainable molecular architectures Strategic angle: A breakthrough in molecular-scale design could revolutionize advanced technologies. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Starlab Space Fully Books Commercial Payload Space on Planned Space Station Strategic angle: The Starlab commercial space station has secured all available payload space as it prepares for the next phase of a NASA program. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: New African species confirms evolutionary origin of magic mushrooms Strategic angle: A long-standing debate about the evolutionary origin of the world's most widely cultivated 'magic mushroom'—Psilocybe cubensis—may now have been settled by scientists from southern Africa and the United States. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Thermal drones boost detection of entangled seals Strategic angle: New research from Monash University and Phillip Island Nature Parks utilizes thermal and infrared drone technology to enhance the detection of marine debris entanglements in Australian fur seals. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Scientists document Europe's first Jurassic lizard trackways in Asturias Strategic angle: Research reveals two significant trackways from the Late Jurassic period, shedding light on ancient lizard behavior. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Language difficulties can hinder young children's social autonomy Strategic angle: Children with developmental language disorder face challenges beyond just language use, impacting their social interactions. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Viasat wins $14 million contract to provide in-flight satcom for Navy executive aircraft Strategic angle: The two-year deal covers satellite communications for Navy C-37 executive jets used to transport senior leaders. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Chemical shifts help track molecules breaking apart in real time Strategic angle: An international team of scientists has tracked ultrafast changes in the small molecule fluoromethane as it breaks apart. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Tapping into the inner workings of long-distance animal calls Strategic angle: From whale songs to lion roars, animals have evolved to stretch their voices across distances with coded messages. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: How Does Cost Affect Access to Health Care? Strategic angle: This analysis explores trends in how the cost of healthcare affects access to care in the U.S. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Mining the dark transcriptome: Synthesizing the first potential drug molecules from long noncoding RNA Strategic angle: A team from University of Toronto Engineering pioneers a new approach to drug discovery by synthesizing long noncoding RNA outside the cell. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Breeding for bigger cattle may come with hidden fertility trade-offs Strategic angle: A University of Queensland analysis reveals genetic links between cattle growth and fertility. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: 3D Imaging Reveals Messy-Looking Supraparticles Can Be Nearly Perfect Crystals Inside Strategic angle: Researchers at Utrecht University have quantitatively mapped the three-dimensional structure of photonic supraparticles for the first time. Editorial Staff Mar 10