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Briefing: Church leaders criticise Christian owner of GB News over channel’s climate attacks

Strategic angle: Exclusive: Paul Marshall also challenged over his own ‘misleading’ statements and £1.8bn of fossil fuel investments in his hedge fund.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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KFF Tracking Poll Reveals Growing Trust in AI for Health Information

A recent poll indicates that adults are increasingly relying on AI for health advice, paralleling the use of social media, driven by healthcare costs and access.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war

Strategic angle: Firm’s sales up 54% this month and Good Energy reports doubling of interest in solar after latest oil price shock.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year

Strategic angle: Campaigners criticise frequent use of storm overflows during drought conditions.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Medieval DNA reveals trans-Saharan connections, rapid genetic mixing and leprosy in Islamic Ibiza

Strategic angle: New DNA evidence shows that Medieval Ibiza was part of a dynamic world linking Europe, North Africa, and the Sahel zone.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Moon race: How China is challenging the US

Strategic angle: China aims to walk on the moon by 2030 and establish a lunar base, intensifying its competition with the US in space exploration.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Opinion: Endometriosis is not just a gynecological disease

Strategic angle: Endometriosis is not just a gynecological disease.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Opinion: The perimenopause movement sells women the lie that they are ruled by their hormones

Strategic angle: The recent explosion of perimenopause attention tells women that they are controlled by their hormones.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Modern agriculture is collapsing under climate change. Indigenous farming has answers.

Strategic angle: A new global review reveals a critical “gap between advocacy and evidence” when it comes to scaling traditional agriculture to fight climate change.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Guest post: How declining cloudiness is accelerating global warming

Strategic angle: For the past two decades, low-level cloud cover has been declining, increasing the amount of solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Vivid dreams may be the secret to deeper, more restful sleep

Strategic angle: Researchers found that immersive dreaming can enhance the quality of sleep, making it feel deeper and more refreshing.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Scientists found a bug that generates its own heat in freezing cold

Strategic angle: Snow flies have an unexpected way of surviving freezing temperatures by producing antifreeze proteins and generating their own heat.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Scientists open a million-year-old time capsule beneath New Zealand

Strategic angle: Deep inside a cave, scientists uncovered fossils from 16 species, including a newfound kākāpō ancestor that may have been able to fly.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Decoding the complete genome of the fungus responsible for Cercospora leaf spot in olive trees

Strategic angle: Collaboration between UCO's Agronomy and Genetics departments was key to sequencing the genome of this pathogen, responsible for significant economic losses.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest

Strategic angle: Temperatures in several states climbed over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in March 2026, marking record highs.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Ferrari Recalls 80 12Cilindris Due to Illegal Window Tint

Strategic angle: Ferrari has issued a recall for 80 of its 12Cilindri models after mistakenly equipping them with window tint that exceeds federal limits.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: How plants stop growing to survive stress: Retired scientist's persistence reveals insight to boost farm yields

Strategic angle: UC Riverside researchers have identified a mechanism that allows plants to rapidly slow growth in response to extreme environmental stress.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: New study outlines privacy solution for retail central bank digital currencies

Strategic angle: Research highlights potential designs for CBDCs that prioritize user privacy.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: New research suggests deadly bat fungus is more widespread in western Canada than previously known

Strategic angle: Scientists at McMaster University have uncovered new evidence that the fungus causing white-nose syndrome may be more prevalent than previously thought.

Editorial Staff Mar 26

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Briefing: Organocatalytic Strategy Provides a Metal-Free Route to Antiviral Candidates

Strategic angle: A research team led by Prof. Sun Jianwei has achieved an advancement in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry.

Editorial Staff Mar 26