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Briefing: New forensic tool provides intelligence to link serial killer victims by analyzing facial similarities

Strategic angle: Researchers at Murdoch University have developed a forensic intelligence tool to help police link victims of serial offenders through facial analysis.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Your post-gym protein shake may get a taste upgrade: Manufacturing can improve whey protein drink palatability

Strategic angle: New research suggests that the taste and texture of protein shakes can be enhanced by modifying whey protein production methods.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Scientists discover sleep switch that builds muscle, burns fat, and boosts brainpower

Strategic angle: Deep sleep activates a brain-driven system that enhances growth hormone, impacting muscle strength, metabolism, and mental performance.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: How the solar wind really works

Strategic angle: The sun, our nearest star, never stops breathing. Every second of every day, it exhales a vast stream of charged particles that sweeps outward through the solar system.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: How scientists prepare expeditions in remote environments

Strategic angle: Scientific expeditions require meticulous planning and preparation to ensure success in challenging conditions.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Spaceflight Captures Audiences When It Centers on People

Strategic angle: Human space travel is hazardous, making personal stories resonate more with viewers.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: What learning English means to migrants

Strategic angle: Learning English is crucial for adult migrants in the UK, yet many struggle with the language.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Human touch leaves chicks feeling happy, study finds

Strategic angle: New research shows that gentle human interactions can positively affect baby chicks.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Panicking scientists, canceled experiments: Federal funding cuts turn research dean to crisis management specialist

Strategic angle: Fielding frantic faculty emails and panicked texts was not how I had hoped my 2025 would begin.

Editorial Staff Mar 31

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Briefing: Second Starlink satellite suffers anomaly, generating debris

Strategic angle: For the second time in just over three months, a SpaceX Starlink satellite has generated debris from an apparent on-orbit malfunction.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Water flow in prairie watersheds is increasingly unpredictable—but AI could help

Strategic angle: Recent climate swings in the Prairies complicate water flow predictions, but AI offers potential solutions.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Positive views of the #Tradwife movement linked to higher levels of sexism among men

Strategic angle: A study reveals that men with negative perceptions of women are more likely to support the #Tradwife movement.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Quantum twisting microscope reveals electron-electron interactions in graphene at room temperature

Strategic angle: An international team of researchers has successfully observed electron interactions in graphene using a quantum microscope.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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NISAR Views Mount St. Helens

NASA's NISAR satellite captures stunning imagery of Mount St. Helens.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Animals are powerful landscape engineers shaping the Earth's surface, global study finds

Strategic angle: Wild animals play a crucial role in reshaping ecosystems through their natural behaviors.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: ‘We didn’t want to be preachy’: David Attenborough’s unexpected new show – which might enrage cat lovers

Strategic angle: The great naturalist, who is about to turn 100, is still surprised by wildlife in his new series about British gardens.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Pharma giant Takeda to lay off nearly 250 workers in latest job cutting

Strategic angle: Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the largest biopharma employer in Mass., will lay off 250 workers in Cambridge beginning in July.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Unexpected potential bacterial symbiosis found in fungus that causes angular leaf spot

Strategic angle: Scientists uncover a microbial relationship that may explain disease severity in common beans.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Next-generation optical sensor can read photon spin across UV-to-infrared wavelengths

Strategic angle: A research team led by Professor Jiwoong Yang has developed technology capable of precisely detecting light properties.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: How plants could betray themselves across the galaxy

Strategic angle: A thought experiment explores whether distant observers could detect life on Earth through its reflected light.

Editorial Staff Mar 30