Briefing: Private Company Wants To Bag House-Sized Asteroid For Resources
Strategic angle: Science fiction might be becoming science reality: Putting a big net up in space, then using it to catch asteroids, and mine them for valuable materials.
See NASA’s GUARDIAN Catch a Tsunami
A new data visualization illustrates how an experimental NASA technology can provide extra lead time to communities in the path of a tsunami.
Briefing: Why a canceled meeting feels so liberating
Strategic angle: A canceled meeting can feel like a gift of limitless time, according to a Rutgers University study.
Briefing: Research suggests negative emotions at work can help, depending on leaders' empathy
Strategic angle: During a widespread crisis, negative emotions don't simply go away once the workday begins.
Briefing: Male bats sing in the rotor-swept zone of wind turbines, potentially raising collision risk
Strategic angle: Research reveals that male bats produce courtship songs near wind turbines, increasing the risk of collisions.
Briefing: A sudden surge in luminosity: Stacked dyes hint at brighter organic semiconductors
Strategic angle: Research reveals how stacked dyes can enhance the brightness of organic semiconductors, potentially transforming their applications.
Briefing: From slices to whole bodies: How 3D cell atlases could reshape pathology research
Strategic angle: Exploring the potential of 3D cell atlases to transform our understanding of tissue structure and function.
Briefing: Study reshapes understanding of interaction between organelles in animal cells
Strategic angle: New research reveals insights into cellular digestion processes.
Briefing: High-pressure freezing boosts cell survival with less cryoprotectant, study shows
Strategic angle: A high-pressure method of instantaneously freezing cells has proven to be effective in the first empirical validation of its kind.
Briefing: First Quantum Oscillations Observed in Gallium Nitride Holes
Strategic angle: Cornell researchers have made a groundbreaking observation of quantum properties in gallium nitride, a key semiconductor material.
Briefing: Space Force adds cyber units to guard rocket launches
Strategic angle: ‘Cyber defense’ squadrons at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg reflect growing concern over malicious hacks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.