Briefing: Scientists Rarely Use Humor at Conferences, Study Finds
Strategic angle: A new report reveals that humor is often absent in scientific presentations, despite its potential to engage audiences.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Science
Research, space, biology, physics, and innovation.
Briefing: Electric current stabilizes spins at unstable points for new types of computing
Strategic angle: A research team has discovered a new way to control tiny magnetic properties inside materials using electric current, potentially paving the way for innovative computing technologies.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Scientists discover Alzheimer’s hidden “death switch” in the brain
Strategic angle: A toxic pairing of proteins may drive Alzheimer’s disease, but researchers have found a way to turn it off in mice.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Russia resumes use of space launch site damaged in accident
Part of the launch site in Kazakhstan collapsed during the lift-off of Soyuz MS-28 in November last year, temporarily preventing Russia from being able to send cosmonauts into space.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: A Fault Line in Full Bloom
Strategic angle: Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow as wildflowers bloom.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Swissto12 to build small optical relay GEO satellite for Space Compass
Strategic angle: Swissto12 signs contract to develop the first optical relay spacecraft using its HummingSat platform.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Neutrality can speed up and stabilize collective decisions, new study shows
Strategic angle: A new study from the University of Bath reveals that neutrality in discussions can enhance decision-making efficiency.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: World’s first quantum battery could enable ultra fast charging
Strategic angle: Scientists in Australia have demonstrated a prototype quantum battery that could revolutionize energy storage.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Measuring Irreversibility in Gene Transcription
Strategic angle: Understanding the irreversible processes in living cells that drive gene transcription.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: RADLD | Radial Research Corp. Analyst Estimates
Strategic angle: Latest analyst estimates for Radial Research Corp. from MarketWatch.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Study Maps Particulate Thiols Across Western North Pacific
Strategic angle: Research reveals the primary source of particulate thiols in the ocean is marine phytoplankton.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: A lysosome switch could reshape research on cancer and neurodegenerative disease
Strategic angle: An international research team has uncovered a previously unknown regulatory mechanism in human cells that could impact cancer and neurodegenerative disease research.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Transformational Tools and Technologies Resources
Strategic angle: Explore Vision Studies, Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) Studies, and White Papers from NASA.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Breakthrough in brain research: German researcher discovers brain navigational system
Strategic angle: Neuroscientist Prof. Christian Doeller awarded Leibniz Prize for groundbreaking research.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: How birds send heat into space measured for the first time—a hidden reflectance of feathers
Strategic angle: Understanding avian temperature regulation is crucial for conservation amidst climate change.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Pike Eat More as Water Warms, Threatening Native Species
Strategic angle: Rising temperatures in Southcentral Alaska rivers lead to increased predation by invasive northern pike, endangering native fish populations.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Novel approach allows studying the DNA of otters without disturbing them
Strategic angle: A new method enables researchers to analyze the DNA of endangered otters while minimizing disruption to their natural habitat.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Why mosquitoes always find you and how they decide to attack
Strategic angle: Scientists have cracked the code on how mosquitoes locate their targets, revealing their reliance on visual cues and carbon dioxide.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Webb Telescope spots “impossible” atmosphere on ancient super Earth
Strategic angle: Astronomers have uncovered surprising evidence of a thick atmosphere surrounding TOI-561 b, a scorching, fast-orbiting rocky planet once thought too extreme to hold onto any gas.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: From satellites to space data centers: Why low earth orbit is attracting billions in investment
Strategic angle: Big Tech companies including Nvidia and Elon Musk's SpaceX are making large bets on a new layer of critical infrastructure that's emerging above our heads.
Editorial Staff Mar 22