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Briefing: Fins, fingers and toes: A new take on repeating body parts and how they come to be

Strategic angle: Exploring the evolution of paired fins in fishes and the biological significance of repeating body parts.

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Briefing: New model shows how behavioral flexibility affects animal evolution

Strategic angle: A new study reveals how changes in behavior help various animals adapt to dramatic environmental shifts.

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Briefing: Time lapse video shows trees give visual clues as they rehydrate each spring

Strategic angle: A UBC Okanagan researcher reveals how trees visually indicate their rehydration process in spring.

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Briefing: Study suggests platforms invite third-party analytics to raise seller prices

Strategic angle: E-commerce platforms may be leveraging third-party analytics to increase prices for sellers, according to a new study.

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Briefing: Inclusive schools see fewer young people drop out and become 'NEET'

Strategic angle: New research indicates that more inclusive secondary schools lead to lower dropout rates and fewer students becoming 'not in education, employment or training'.

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Briefing: Ghost bat dialects emerge across colonies, study suggests

Strategic angle: New research reveals that Australia's largest carnivorous bat exhibits regional dialects similar to human accents.

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Briefing: Only one-quarter of Colombia's protected areas effectively protect freshwater fishes, researchers find

Strategic angle: A recent study reveals that only 25% of priority areas for freshwater fish protection in Colombia overlap with existing protected areas.

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Briefing: One of cholera's great enemies is found in the human gut

Strategic angle: Cholera-causing bacteria are locked in an evolutionary arms race with a viral nemesis, according to a new genomic study.

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Briefing: Are relationship surveys measuring the wrong thing?

Strategic angle: How one 'Q-factor' shapes most answers in romantic relationship assessments.

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Briefing: Scientists open 40-year-old salmon and find a surprising sign of ocean recovery

Strategic angle: Old canned salmon turned out to be a time capsule of ocean health.

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Briefing: KIST-IAE Joint Research Team Breaks Performance Barriers in Lithium-Air Batteries

Strategic angle: Newly developed two-dimensional catalyst enhances battery efficiency.

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Briefing: Women are being shut out of workplaces because of a hidden time gap, new research shows

Strategic angle: A new study reveals that women face a significant disadvantage in the workplace due to time constraints compared to men.

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Briefing: Targeting the tiniest divide: Research reveals potential vulnerability in bacterial reproduction

Strategic angle: A Université de Montréal study uncovers a new mechanism in bacterial reproduction that could be targeted by future antibiotics.

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Briefing: Income rank predicts well-being worldwide, but social capital can buffer its effects

Strategic angle: New research reveals that an individual's income rank is a stronger predictor of well-being than their earnings or income gap.

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Briefing: Winning feels good. Does it change how we feel about democracy?

Strategic angle: New research from the University of Georgia explores the emotional impact of winning on democratic satisfaction.

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Briefing: College students struggle to identify problematic gray zones in academic practice, study finds

Strategic angle: A study reveals that students have difficulty recognizing situations that may compromise their academic integrity.

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Briefing: What builds cohesion in diverse societies? Brain scans point to shared national identity cues

Strategic angle: A study reveals how the brain responds to shared national identity in diverse social interactions.

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Briefing: Baby KJ Scientists Hit Speed Bump in Quest to Scale Custom Gene Editor

Strategic angle: The scientists who treated Baby KJ say the FDA's strict standards will make it much harder to create bespoke gene editing for others.

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Briefing: Astronomers determine the fate of a double white dwarf binary

Strategic angle: Chinese astronomers utilize advanced stellar evolution code to study ATLAS J1, an ultra-compact double white dwarf binary system.

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Briefing: German firms trapped between US and China, study finds

Strategic angle: Germany's largest companies are deeply entangled with rival businesses in China and the US, according to new research.