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Briefing: India’s Bellatrix raises $20 million following overseas expansion drive

Strategic angle: India-based Bellatrix Aerospace announced a significant funding round to enhance its satellite propulsion systems production.

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Briefing: Global maps show alien plant invasion hotspots shifting poleward

Strategic angle: An international research team has created high-resolution global maps of invasion risk for alien plant species, revealing significant shifts due to climate change.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Barcelona Metropolitan Area has lost more than 70% of agricultural land in recent decades, finds study

Strategic angle: A new study reveals the critical decline of peri-urban agriculture in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Scientists testing new scanning technology discover mysterious structure beneath an ancient Egyptian city

Strategic angle: Archaeologists may have uncovered a tomb or temple from 2,600 years ago using innovative scanning methods.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Breaking recalcitrant lignin bonds with electricity for conversion into value-added chemicals: An e-biorefinery

Strategic angle: A research team led by Professor Jaehoon Kim has developed a highly efficient catalytic process for lignin conversion.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Cyclone Narelle is now larger and 'more severe' as it crosses the Western Australian coast

Strategic angle: Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle continues to amaze us with its long journey across northern Australia.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Piezoelectric materials enable a new approach to searching for axions

Strategic angle: A novel method utilizing piezoelectric materials could enhance the search for elusive dark matter particles known as axions.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Japan's giant caldera volcano is refilling 7,300 years later

Strategic angle: The magma reservoir of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is refilling, providing insights into giant caldera volcanoes.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: From simulation to strategy: Climate modeling motivates action at the top

Strategic angle: New research by MIT Sloan School of Management finds that global leaders who engage with climate policy simulators show improved understanding of climate solutions.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold

Strategic angle: A breakthrough 'superfood' for honeybees has been developed, leading to significant colony growth.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Study Reveals Birds Adjust Breeding Seasons Due to Climate Change

Strategic angle: Research indicates that some bird species are altering their breeding cycles in response to changing climate conditions.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Satellite Spots a Spawn

Strategic angle: The activity of herring around Vancouver Island in British Columbia brightened coastal waters enough to be detectable from space.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: From engineered fungal molecules to drug leads, chem-bio hybrid synthesis enables antiparasitic drug discovery

Strategic angle: Amebiasis, caused by Entamoeba histolytica, affects millions globally, highlighting the need for innovative drug discovery methods.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Scientists may be overestimating amounts of microplastics in the environment, and the culprit is lab gloves

Strategic angle: New findings suggest that lab gloves may be contributing to inflated microplastic measurements in studies.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Study finds 60% of Australia's top-use pesticides are banned in the EU

Strategic angle: Analysis reveals that most pesticides used in Australian agriculture are prohibited in other regions, highlighting regulatory disparities.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Fieldoscopy Reveals Femtosecond Optical Switching in 15 nm Indium Tin Oxide Nanocrystals

Strategic angle: New insights into the interaction of light with metallic nanostructures could revolutionize optical technologies.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Birds of prey act as sentinels to warn of forever chemicals

Strategic angle: A new study reveals how raptors indicate the presence of harmful PFAS in the environment.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Scientists create clear nail polish that lets you use touchscreens with long nails

Strategic angle: Researchers develop a revolutionary clear nail polish that enables touchscreen use with long nails, enhancing user experience.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: How labor movements may help rebalance power in the technology sector

Strategic angle: A Rutgers study reveals increased worker involvement in organizing against AI and data-driven technologies.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: How Neanderthals used a lakeshore in Germany to hunt, butcher and survive

Strategic angle: Discoveries from Lehringen reveal ancient survival strategies of Neanderthals.

Editorial Staff Mar 27