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Briefing: Agricultural soils exposed to controversial weedkiller may be unexpected breeding ground for hospital 'superbugs'

Strategic angle: Research reveals a link between antimicrobial resistance and agricultural practices.

Briefing: Tropical Cyclone Narelle Crosses Australia

Strategic angle: The powerful storm lashed the northern edge of the continent with damaging winds and drenching rain as it made landfall multiple times.

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See NASA’s GUARDIAN Catch a Tsunami

A new data visualization illustrates how an experimental NASA technology can provide extra lead time to communities in the path of a tsunami.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Yes, AI could boost productivity, but work is about more than maximizing output

Strategic angle: Worries about the British economy have long been dominated by one persistent concern—weak productivity.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Why a canceled meeting feels so liberating

Strategic angle: A canceled meeting can feel like a gift of limitless time, according to a Rutgers University study.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Women over 50 lost 35% more weight with this surprising combo

Strategic angle: A Mayo Clinic study reveals that postmenopausal women using hormone therapy alongside tirzepatide experienced significant weight loss.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: In Hollywood, teams don't stick together long enough to learn from failure, data reveal

Strategic angle: Hollywood's quick turnover hinders learning from past failures, undermining potential comebacks.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Research suggests negative emotions at work can help, depending on leaders' empathy

Strategic angle: During a widespread crisis, negative emotions don't simply go away once the workday begins.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Adding 1,000 immigrants tied to 142 more health workers, fewer elderly deaths

Strategic angle: New research finds that an influx of immigrants can significantly reduce elderly mortality rates in metropolitan areas.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Drought spurs rise in antibiotic-resistant soil microbes

Strategic angle: A new Caltech study reveals a link between drought conditions and the increase of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms in soils, potentially impacting public health.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Male bats sing in the rotor-swept zone of wind turbines, potentially raising collision risk

Strategic angle: Research reveals that male bats produce courtship songs near wind turbines, increasing the risk of collisions.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Biosensor detects early fungal outbreaks, advances plant biotechnology

Strategic angle: A new biosensor developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory detects the emerging presence of fungus on plants at the molecular level.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Shift in key cosmic inflation measurement could be a statistical artifact

Strategic angle: Researchers question the validity of recent cosmic inflation measurements, suggesting they may be influenced by statistical anomalies.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: A sudden surge in luminosity: Stacked dyes hint at brighter organic semiconductors

Strategic angle: Research reveals how stacked dyes can enhance the brightness of organic semiconductors, potentially transforming their applications.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Chaos as a matter of direction: Researchers build layered material where order and disorder coexist

Strategic angle: Some materials behave unexpectedly, cracking and reacting in ways that challenge our understanding.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: From slices to whole bodies: How 3D cell atlases could reshape pathology research

Strategic angle: Exploring the potential of 3D cell atlases to transform our understanding of tissue structure and function.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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English history's biggest march is a myth—King Harold sailed to the Battle of Hastings

New research reveals that King Harold's legendary 200-mile march to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 never happened, as the journey was made largely by sea.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Study reshapes understanding of interaction between organelles in animal cells

Strategic angle: New research reveals insights into cellular digestion processes.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: High-pressure freezing boosts cell survival with less cryoprotectant, study shows

Strategic angle: A high-pressure method of instantaneously freezing cells has proven to be effective in the first empirical validation of its kind.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: First Quantum Oscillations Observed in Gallium Nitride Holes

Strategic angle: Cornell researchers have made a groundbreaking observation of quantum properties in gallium nitride, a key semiconductor material.

Editorial Staff Mar 23