Life Briefing: Anduril to acquire space-tracking firm ExoAnalytic Solutions Strategic angle: Deal adds ground-based telescope network and space surveillance data to defense tech company’s expanding space business. editorial-staff Mar 11
Life Briefing: About Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools Project Strategic angle: NASA’s Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools (SVTT) project develops technologies for various aircraft speed regimes. editorial-staff Mar 11
Life Briefing: Vegans develop complex skills to navigate an omnivorous society, new research shows Strategic angle: Going vegan is a life-changing decision that requires navigating a society dominated by omnivorous choices. editorial-staff Mar 11
Life Briefing: Study reveals how Ethiopia's hyenas combat climate change, save money for waste management and prevent disease Strategic angle: Research shows spotted hyenas play a crucial role in reducing carbon emissions and managing waste in urban areas. editorial-staff Mar 11
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: 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: 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