Life Briefing: The customer might always be right, but apologies actually backfire in customer service Strategic angle: A new study reveals that saying 'I'm sorry' may not be the best approach in customer service. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: How flexible protein regions retain their function via motifs and chemical context Strategic angle: A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure—and the crucial importance not only of short sequence motifs, but also of chemical characteristics. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: China is developing low-cost lunar cargo options for its expanding moon program Strategic angle: A state-owned space contractor has unveiled a concept for an economical lunar cargo transport system as China prepares for construction of a lunar base. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: Can plants count? Study suggests they can track the number of events they experience Strategic angle: A recent study challenges the assumption that only organisms with brains can learn and remember, indicating that plants may have the ability to count. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: Geospatial model maps potential lumpy skin disease entry points into Australia Strategic angle: Two locations have been identified as the most likely entry points into Australia for a disease that poses a huge risk to the beef and dairy industries. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: Bacterial strain breaks decades-old bottleneck in chemotherapy drug manufacturing Strategic angle: An international team of researchers has achieved a breakthrough in the production of doxorubicin, a vital chemotherapy agent. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: Comprehensive digital materials ecosystem can perform 'sanity check' to guide design Strategic angle: Researchers leverage AI tools to streamline material testing in design processes. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: NASA Selects Finalists in Student Aircraft Maintenance Competition Strategic angle: Eight student teams chosen to tackle critical aviation maintenance challenges. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: Ultrasound-based approach to delivering potent drugs into cancer cells shows promise in benchtop experiments Strategic angle: Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a technique that uses microbubbles and ultrasound to help relatively large cancer drugs enter tumor cells and cause them to self-destruct. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: Scientists confirm existence of molecule long believed to occur in oxidation Strategic angle: First-ever direct observation of a short-lived molecule reshapes understanding in atmospheric chemistry and biomedical science. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: This isn't just another rocky world orbiting a red dwarf—this one's special Strategic angle: Astronomers have found an exoplanet that could serve as a benchmark in future studies. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: How an unlikely all-female clonal fish species copied and pasted itself free from extinction Strategic angle: The tiny Amazon molly has survived for over 100,000 years against evolutionary odds. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: NASA Armstrong to Host Partnership Days April 15-16 Strategic angle: Innovative companies and organizations invited to collaborate at NASA's event. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: Inside the light: How invisible electric fields drive device luminescence Strategic angle: Fleeting electron-hole pairs are giving scientists a new window into optimizing light-emitting devices (LEDs). Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: USBR Crack the Case Challenge Strategic angle: NASA's Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation promotes crowdsourcing for federal challenges. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: The fish were biting in ancient Alabama: Tooth found embedded in Cretaceous apex predator's neck Strategic angle: A unique new fossil demonstrates rare evidence of direct conflict between apex predators in the Cretaceous oceans of North America. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: Agenda diaria de la misión a la Luna de Artemis II de la NASA Strategic angle: Unos ocho minutos después del despegue de Artemis II, la nave espacial Orion y su tripulación están listos para su misión lunar. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: Fish stocks are on the line: Climate change impacts global fishing yields Strategic angle: Climate change is rapidly challenging the notion that there are plenty more fish in the sea, with global fish stocks under threat. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: Proposing simple measures to prevent industry dumping plastic pellets into the sea Strategic angle: The presence of small plastic pellets on the beaches of Donostia and Orio highlights a concerning source of pollution from industrial microplastics. Editorial Staff Mar 13
Life Briefing: Geneticists challenge common model of how cells retain their identity Strategic angle: A new study from Umeå University suggests that the widely accepted model of cellular identity may be flawed. Editorial Staff Mar 13