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China’s Rare Earth Leverage Is Aerospace’s Latest Constraint

Strategic angle: China's control over rare earth elements poses significant challenges for the aerospace industry.

Editorial Staff Apr 7

Politics

Trump issues expletive-laden threat to Iran over Hormuz Strait blockage

The US president says he will destroy Iranian power plants and bridges if the vital waterway is not reopened.

Editorial Staff Apr 7

Money

BWXT Plans to Apply for Uranium Enrichment License to Build New Facility in Erwin

BWXT is set to apply for a license to enrich uranium, aiming to establish a new facility in Erwin.

Editorial Staff Apr 7

Life

Planting trees to remove carbon can harm the environment or protect it: Study highlights trade‑offs

Strategic angle: A new study reveals the complex impacts of tree planting on carbon emissions and environmental health.

Editorial Staff Apr 7

Life

Molecular 'leash' measures force-sensing protein activation at about 15 piconewtons

Strategic angle: Researchers at NUS develop a molecular tool to study Piezo1 protein activation under mechanical force.

Editorial Staff Apr 7

Politics

Trump allies play down Iran ‘genocide’ threats as critics warn of war crimes

Strategic angle: US president’s latest escalation came ahead of deadline for Tehran to strike deal with Washington

Editorial Staff Apr 7

Politics

Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record as humans travel farther from Earth than ever before

A historic milestone in human space exploration as Artemis II surpasses the distance achieved by Apollo 13.

Editorial Staff Apr 7

Life

African frogs haven't forgotten the ice ages. Scientists can tell by where they live.

Strategic angle: Why are frogs diverse in some parts of Africa's rainforests and less so in others? The patterns of cooling and glaciation during the last ice age hold the key.

Editorial Staff Apr 7

Life

New study reveals why housing booms and busts are built into the system

Strategic angle: A new study shows that the ups and downs in house prices are far more dramatic than most people think—and that government policies play a big role in making them happen.

Editorial Staff Apr 7

Life

Researchers clarify how cells remove damaged endoplasmic reticulum

Strategic angle: New insights into the process of ER-phagy reveal how cells maintain protein synthesis and calcium storage by eliminating damaged endoplasmic reticulum.

Editorial Staff Apr 7