Life Briefing: Dark Personality Levels Influence Career Choices Strategic angle: Research shows that personality traits significantly impact job interests and career paths. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Health AI startup to benefit from $1 billion funding round for Yann LeCun’s AMI Strategic angle: AI scribe company Nabla aims to be much more by using tech from Yann LeCun's new startup AMI, which just raised $1 billion. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: U.S. Senator Probes FDA Amid BioNTech Founders' Departure Strategic angle: The co-founders of BioNTech, known for their Covid-19 vaccine, are set to leave the company to launch a new mRNA-focused venture. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Amid dueling autism meetings, HHS cancels Strategic angle: Epilepsy med response, a long-awaited fix to the kidney transplant system, and more health news Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Oral Contraceptive Pills: Access and Availability Strategic angle: An overview of oral contraception, insurance coverage, and strategies to enhance access for women. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Subway systems are uncomfortably hot—and worsening, study finds Strategic angle: A new study reveals that thermal discomfort in metro systems is increasing, impacting millions of commuters. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Large drugmakers are developing fewer antibiotics, analysis finds Strategic angle: The number of potential antimicrobial treatments being developed by the world’s largest drugmakers nosedived by 35% over the past five years, according to a new analysis. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Removing race from kidney function algorithm helped more Black patients access transplants Strategic angle: A significant change in the eGFR algorithm led to increased kidney transplant opportunities for Black patients. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn Strategic angle: Experts caution that the ongoing conflict and bombings will lead to significant long-term environmental damage. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Over-the-Counter Oral Contraceptive Pills Approved Strategic angle: FDA approves Opill, marking a significant change in access to oral contraceptives in the U.S. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Shades of a Lunar Eclipse Strategic angle: A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Bundaberg residents told to evacuate immediately amid major flooding in parts of Queensland Strategic angle: The BoM has forecast flooding of the Burnett River at Bundaberg could rise to 7.5 metres by midnight. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: How to make farms tree-friendly and boost food production Strategic angle: New research suggests that agroforestry could enhance UK farmland productivity. Editorial Staff Mar 10
Life Briefing: Hidden metabolism found operating inside the cell nucleus Strategic angle: Researchers discover metabolic enzymes linked to human DNA, revealing unique patterns across tissues and cancers. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: U.S. Indigenous peoples experience higher rates of fatal police violence in and around reservations Strategic angle: A comprehensive study reveals alarming statistics on police violence affecting Indigenous communities. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Study warns Colombia could lose one-fifth of cocoa land by 2050 Strategic angle: By 2050, nearly 20% of areas suitable for cocoa cultivation in Colombia may become unsuitable due to climate change. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Evaluating landing sites for China's manned moon mission Strategic angle: Research identifies potential landing sites in the Rimae Bode region of the moon for China's first crewed mission. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Light-guided evolution creates proteins that can switch, sense, and compute Strategic angle: Researchers have developed a method called optovolution to evolve proteins with dynamic behaviors using light. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: Raccoons solve puzzles for the fun of it, new study finds Strategic angle: A new study suggests raccoons may be genuinely curious, not just opportunistic. Editorial Staff Mar 9
Life Briefing: How do we know what asteroids are made out of? Strategic angle: Asteroids are time capsules from the early solar system, providing clues about its formation. Editorial Staff Mar 9