Life Briefing: Wood Surface Treatment Fights Harmful Bacteria Strategic angle: A University of Helsinki study reveals the effectiveness of treated wood surfaces against bacterial adhesion and survival. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: The power of twins: Decoding the unseen biological information flow Strategic angle: Exploring the intricate biological processes that twins reveal through advanced computational systems. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Gen Z holds companies to account for greenwashing Strategic angle: Companies increasingly want to talk about sustainability, but not everyone believes equally in their commitments. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: The 'croak' conundrum: Parasites complicate love signals in frogs Strategic angle: Parasites interfere with the acoustic signals frogs use to attract mates, complicating their reproductive success. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Another Earth raises $4 million to boost AI training with synthetic satellite data Strategic angle: A Vienna-based startup has secured funding to enhance its software platform for generating synthetic satellite data aimed at improving AI model training. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Reduced-impact management can promote forest recovery and carbon storage Strategic angle: Adopting less invasive timber harvesting techniques aids tropical forest recovery and enhances carbon storage. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Musicality is rooted in human biology, not just culture, says professor Strategic angle: New research suggests that our capacity for music is fundamentally biological. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: How biological invasions are silently remodeling ecosystems Strategic angle: Many of the most damaging invasions do not simply subtract species; they fundamentally remodel the environment, altering habitats, rewiring interactions, and shifting processes in ways that species lists alone cannot reveal. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Webb Spots Details in Nearby Spiral Galaxy Strategic angle: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning images of NGC 5134, revealing stars through its dusty arms. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Self-regenerating catalyst restores its own performance, advancing CO₂ conversion technology Strategic angle: Innovative catalyst technology promises to enhance carbon dioxide conversion efficiency, crucial for carbon neutrality. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Astronomers discuss fortifying our planetary defenses Strategic angle: Experts emphasize the need to prepare for smaller asteroids that could impact modern society. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: The rain in Spain was worst in nearly 50 years Strategic angle: Spain endured its wettest January and February in almost half a century, with a string of deadly storms lashing the country. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Wetlands in Brazil's Cerrado are carbon-storage powerhouses Strategic angle: A new study reveals the significant role of Brazil's Cerrado wetlands in carbon storage, rivaling the Amazon rainforest. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Mantis Space emerges from stealth with $10 million for solar-power constellation Strategic angle: New Mexico startup Mantis Space reveals plans for a solar power satellite constellation, backed by $10 million in seed funding. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Fortified salad packs a healthy punch to meet a growing vitamin B12 need Strategic angle: A pioneering research-industry partnership has utilized indoor farming technology to grow vitamin B12 fortified pea shoots, addressing a significant public health need. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Failed experiment leads to surprise drug development breakthrough Strategic angle: Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new way to alter complex drug molecules using light rather than toxic chemicals. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Caught but not eaten: Smaller insects more likely to escape catfish mouths Strategic angle: A Kobe University study reveals that small aquatic beetles can survive catfish attacks by resisting ingestion and being spat out alive. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Meet Crocodylus lucivenator, a 12- to 15-foot predator that hunted iconic Lucy's species Strategic angle: More than 3 million years ago, when our ancient ancestors embodied by the iconic Lucy were roaming the African landscape, they would have feared a big, bad crocodile with a prominent lump on its head. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Firefly Alpha returns to flight Strategic angle: Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket successfully returned to flight March 11, launching a technology demonstration mission more than 10 months after the rocket’s previous launch failed. Editorial Staff Mar 12
Life Briefing: Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe Strategic angle: Clouds of dust lofted from the Sahara Desert brought hazy skies and muddy rain to Western Europe. Editorial Staff Mar 12