Briefing: Ultrasound Repellers Could Keep Hedgehogs Off Roads, Scientists Hope
Strategic angle: Study shows animals hear very high frequencies, making it possible to design a deterrent to cut deaths.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
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Briefing: Vegans develop complex skills to navigate an omnivorous society, new research shows
Strategic angle: Going vegan is a life-changing decision that requires navigating a society dominated by omnivorous choices.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Scientists turn scrap car aluminum into high-performance metal for new vehicles
Strategic angle: Researchers develop RidgeAlloy, a new aluminum alloy that transforms contaminated car-body scrap into durable vehicle components.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Ultrafast computing: Light-driven logic tops 10 terahertz in WS₂
Strategic angle: The future for our computers will literally be at the speed of light, as new research reveals ultrafast logical operations using extremely short light pulses.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Thermal drones boost detection of entangled seals
Strategic angle: New research from Monash University and Phillip Island Nature Parks utilizes thermal and infrared drone technology to enhance the detection of marine debris entanglements in Australian fur seals.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Scientists document Europe's first Jurassic lizard trackways in Asturias
Strategic angle: Research reveals two significant trackways from the Late Jurassic period, shedding light on ancient lizard behavior.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Chemical shifts help track molecules breaking apart in real time
Strategic angle: An international team of scientists has tracked ultrafast changes in the small molecule fluoromethane as it breaks apart.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Scientists control 'free-flowing' electric currents with light
Strategic angle: A breakthrough in directing electric currents using light opens new possibilities in quantum materials.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: One gene makes the difference: Breeding winter-hardy faba beans
Strategic angle: An international research team has identified a crucial genetic factor that determines the winter hardiness of faba beans.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Antibiotic resistance can vary depending on where the bacteria live
Strategic angle: New research reveals that antibiotic resistance measurements are influenced by environmental conditions.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Study shows spiral sound can shift sideways
Strategic angle: A new University of Mississippi study reveals that certain sound waves can move sideways, potentially enhancing acoustic technology.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Heat does not reduce prosociality, study suggests
Strategic angle: A new study challenges the notion that high temperatures lead to decreased prosocial behavior.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Strange cosmic burst from colliding galaxies shines light on heavy elements
Strategic angle: A recently detected flash of energy appears to have emanated from the wreckage of colliding galaxies, according to an international team of astronomers led by Penn State scientists.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: ‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds
Strategic angle: Rising temperatures are making it difficult for even young, healthy individuals to perform normal physical tasks safely.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Subglacial weathering may have slowed planet's escape from snowball Earth
Strategic angle: A new study challenges assumptions about Earth's extreme ice ages, revealing the role of subglacial weathering.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Dark Personality Levels Influence Career Choices
Strategic angle: Research shows that personality traits significantly impact job interests and career paths.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Subway systems are uncomfortably hot—and worsening, study finds
Strategic angle: A new study reveals that thermal discomfort in metro systems is increasing, impacting millions of commuters.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: GLP-1s have transformed weight loss and diabetes. Is addiction next?
Strategic angle: A large study found that people taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for diabetes were less likely to be diagnosed with substance use disorder.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Parents’ stress may play a key role in child obesity, study finds
Strategic angle: Managing parents’ stress significantly reduces the risks of obesity in young children, according to a new study.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Scaling Strategy, Not Compute: A Stand-Alone, Open-Source StarCraft II Benchmark for Accessible Reinforcement Learning Research
Strategic angle: A new benchmark aims to bridge the gap in reinforcement learning research using StarCraft II.
Editorial Staff Mar 10