Briefing: Researchers Warn of Risks Posed by 'Contaminants of Emerging Concern' in Agriculture
Strategic angle: A new study highlights health risks from crops absorbing harmful contaminants and calls for further research.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Research
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Briefing: Study suggests people are losing 338 spoken words every year and have been for at least 15 years
Strategic angle: Research indicates a decline in face-to-face conversation amidst technological advancements.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
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.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
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.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
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.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
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.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
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'.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
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.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
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.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
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.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
Briefing: Are relationship surveys measuring the wrong thing?
Strategic angle: How one 'Q-factor' shapes most answers in romantic relationship assessments.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
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.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
Briefing: KIST-IAE Joint Research Team Breaks Performance Barriers in Lithium-Air Batteries
Strategic angle: Newly developed two-dimensional catalyst enhances battery efficiency.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
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.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
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.
Editorial Staff Mar 31
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.
Editorial Staff Mar 31
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.
Editorial Staff Mar 31
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.
Editorial Staff Mar 31
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.
Editorial Staff Mar 31
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.
Editorial Staff Mar 31