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Briefing: NASA Data Hackathon Inspires Community Action

Strategic angle: On Jan. 31, students, library staff, researchers, and community members gathered at the University of Florida’s Marston Science Library for the Environmental Monitoring through Education, Research, and Geospatial Engagement (EMERGE) event.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: Engineered E. coli can monitor arsenic, offering a cheap biosensor

Strategic angle: Cornell scientists have developed a sensitive biosensor using engineered E. coli to detect environmental arsenic, a significant pollutant in rice paddies.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: Record-smashing heat continues: 'Basically the entire U.S. is going to be hot'

Strategic angle: A massive heat dome is causing unprecedented temperatures across the U.S., breaking records in multiple states.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: CryoPRISM: A new tool for observing cellular machinery in a more natural environment

Strategic angle: A breakthrough in cellular observation technology enhances our understanding of biological processes.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: Superconducting chip generates tunable terahertz waves for compact imaging

Strategic angle: A tiny crystal chip harnesses terahertz radiation for enhanced imaging through various materials, promising advancements in healthcare and security.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: LLMs stereotype non-Western moral values in predictable ways, research finds

Strategic angle: Research led by Aliah Zewail reveals biases in large language models regarding non-Western moral values.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

NASA’s Hubble Revisits Crab Nebula to Track 25 Years of Expansion

A quarter-century after its first observations, Hubble provides a detailed look at the Crab Nebula's evolution.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: This bill could make CVS choose between its stores and its pharmacy benefit manager

Strategic angle: A proposal in the Tennessee legislature could force CVS Health to sever a core piece of its business model or exit the state entirely.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: Jamming Bacterial Communications for Long-Lasting Treatment

Strategic angle: A novel approach to combat antibiotic resistance by disrupting bacterial communication rather than killing the microbes.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: Science Through Shadows: How Astronomical Alignments Reveal the Universe

Strategic angle: When one celestial object passes in front of another, it can cast a shadow that travels across space – and sometimes across Earth.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: NIH Grant Terminations Disproportionately Impact Women Scientists

Strategic angle: A new study reveals that women, especially early-career researchers, face greater challenges due to NIH grant terminations.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: Frustrated Lewis pair chemistry enables dual atom insertion to build bioactive molecules

Strategic angle: Researchers from the National University of Singapore have developed a boron-catalyzed method to transform oxetanes into larger, medicinally relevant 1,3-oxazinanes.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: Diamonds are not a geoengineer's best friend: Carbon impurities provide a reality check

Strategic angle: Exploring the implications of carbon impurities in diamonds on solar geoengineering strategies.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: Climate change may complicate avalanche risk across the Pacific Northwest

Strategic angle: This winter was one of the warmest on record, leading to unusual weather patterns that increase avalanche risk.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: Wildflower folk remedy shows modern potential for tackling antibiotic resistance

Strategic angle: Scientists have proven that a wildflower steeped in folklore for its medicinal powers has genuine healing qualities—and the potential to help combat antibiotic resistance.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: The 'silent takeover': Invasive bees are reshaping Chile's unique pollination networks

Strategic angle: A new study reveals how invasive pollinators are fundamentally altering native plant-pollinator interactions in Chile.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: Study explores 'antifragility' in nature, where some species benefit from extreme swings

Strategic angle: Research highlights how certain species thrive amid climate-induced extremes.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: Discovery of genetic switch could help turn rice into a perennial crop

Strategic angle: A breakthrough in genetic research may transform rice cultivation by enabling perennial growth, potentially enhancing food security.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: The 'private solution trap': Why richer countries may favor adaptation over public solutions, and who pays

Strategic angle: A new study reveals a potential 'private solution trap' in international cooperation on climate issues.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

Briefing: STAT+: The intersection of ‘Apprentice’ and the No Surprises Act

Strategic angle: A STAT investigation explores how a new company is profiting from the arbitration process in the No Surprises Act.

Editorial Staff Mar 23