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Briefing: Frustrated Lewis pair chemistry enables dual atom insertion to build bioactive molecules

Strategic angle: Researchers from the National University of Singapore have developed a boron-catalyzed method to transform oxetanes into larger, medicinally relevant 1,3-oxazinanes.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Diamonds are not a geoengineer's best friend: Carbon impurities provide a reality check

Strategic angle: Exploring the implications of carbon impurities in diamonds on solar geoengineering strategies.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Climate change may complicate avalanche risk across the Pacific Northwest

Strategic angle: This winter was one of the warmest on record, leading to unusual weather patterns that increase avalanche risk.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Wildflower folk remedy shows modern potential for tackling antibiotic resistance

Strategic angle: Scientists have proven that a wildflower steeped in folklore for its medicinal powers has genuine healing qualities—and the potential to help combat antibiotic resistance.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: The 'silent takeover': Invasive bees are reshaping Chile's unique pollination networks

Strategic angle: A new study reveals how invasive pollinators are fundamentally altering native plant-pollinator interactions in Chile.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Study explores 'antifragility' in nature, where some species benefit from extreme swings

Strategic angle: Research highlights how certain species thrive amid climate-induced extremes.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Discovery of genetic switch could help turn rice into a perennial crop

Strategic angle: A breakthrough in genetic research may transform rice cultivation by enabling perennial growth, potentially enhancing food security.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: The 'private solution trap': Why richer countries may favor adaptation over public solutions, and who pays

Strategic angle: A new study reveals a potential 'private solution trap' in international cooperation on climate issues.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: A safer, nonflammable battery electrolyte exists, but self-assembly flaw is holding it back

Strategic angle: Many important technologies rely on rechargeable batteries, but a self-assembly flaw is hindering advancements in safer, nonflammable electrolytes.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Mining a methane-degrading bioreactor for protein rubies

Strategic angle: Scientists discover a new iron-storing protein in methane-degrading microbes, highlighting the need for characterizing hard-to-isolate proteins.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Moby Dick 'ship sinking' sperm whales caught headbutting on camera

Strategic angle: New research reveals sperm whales engaging in headbutting behavior, confirming historical accounts.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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What 'Project Hail Mary' gets right—and wrong—about astrophysics

"Project Hail Mary," the Ryan Gosling-led adaptation of the best-selling sci-fi novel from Andy Weir, is being praised for putting the science in science fiction.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Scientists Rarely Use Humor at Conferences, Study Finds

Strategic angle: A new report reveals that humor is often absent in scientific presentations, despite its potential to engage audiences.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Electric current stabilizes spins at unstable points for new types of computing

Strategic angle: A research team has discovered a new way to control tiny magnetic properties inside materials using electric current, potentially paving the way for innovative computing technologies.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: How soil microbes may control the future of our planet

Strategic angle: The soil beneath our feet is a huge carbon bank storing up to approximately three times more carbon than the entire atmosphere.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: 'Space archaeology' reveals first dynamic history of a giant spiral galaxy

Strategic angle: Astronomers use galactic archaeology to trace the history of a distant galaxy.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Scientists discover Alzheimer’s hidden “death switch” in the brain

Strategic angle: A toxic pairing of proteins may drive Alzheimer’s disease, but researchers have found a way to turn it off in mice.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: A Fault Line in Full Bloom

Strategic angle: Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow as wildflowers bloom.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Swissto12 to build small optical relay GEO satellite for Space Compass

Strategic angle: Swissto12 signs contract to develop the first optical relay spacecraft using its HummingSat platform.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Neutrality can speed up and stabilize collective decisions, new study shows

Strategic angle: A new study from the University of Bath reveals that neutrality in discussions can enhance decision-making efficiency.

Editorial Staff Mar 23