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Briefing: The hidden cost of sperm storage: Ejaculates found to deteriorate across the animal kingdom

Strategic angle: A new study reveals the impact of sperm storage on fertility across various species, challenging existing guidelines.

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Briefing: From frontier to feedback loop: Expert explains why space must become circular

Strategic angle: Materials scientist Dr. Yige Sun discusses the necessity of circularity in space as it evolves into critical infrastructure for the global digital economy.

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Briefing: Storage options for waste key as North Dakota lawmakers study nuclear energy

Strategic angle: North Dakota lawmakers are exploring storage options for nuclear waste as they consider the future of nuclear energy in the state.

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Briefing: NASA wants to put a $20 billion base on the Moon

Strategic angle: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman outlines ambitious plans for a lunar base.

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Briefing: Highly and casually active citizen scientists contribute equally valuable data

Strategic angle: Exploring the impact of citizen science on data collection and environmental awareness.

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Briefing: Single-cell imaging and machine learning reveal hidden coordination in algae's response to light stress

Strategic angle: Researchers develop a non-destructive method to study unicellular organisms' responses to light stress, highlighting cell-to-cell differences.

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Briefing: Volunteers need training and support to deal with disclosures of child abuse in community sport

Strategic angle: A new study highlights the necessity for better training for volunteers in community sports to handle abuse disclosures effectively.

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Briefing: Genomic test could help stop destructive Asian spongy moth in its tracks

Strategic angle: Invasive species cost Canada billions of dollars each year. A new genomic test developed by UBC researchers can trace the Asian spongy moth back to its source.

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Briefing: Why Americans think they won't benefit from Social Security

Strategic angle: New research reveals misconceptions about Social Security's future and its impact on retirees.

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Briefing: Catalina Island study highlights open-coast seagrass restoration success

Strategic angle: New research led by scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography shines a spotlight on seagrass habitats.

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Briefing: Boron arsenide semiconductor sets record in quantum vibrations

Strategic angle: A new study reveals that boron arsenide semiconductors can produce unprecedented quantum vibrations.

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Briefing: Earth's 40,000-Year Tilt Cycle Influences Antarctic Ice and Subtropical Productivity

Strategic angle: New research reveals the connection between Antarctica's ice sheets and marine productivity in subtropical oceans.

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Briefing: GNSS Stations Reveal Fourfold Turbulence During Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf Melt

Strategic angle: A new study highlights significant turbulence in the Ross Ice Shelf, as observed by GNSS technology.

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Briefing: NASA halts work on Gateway to develop a lunar base

Strategic angle: NASA is shifting its focus from the lunar Gateway project to the development of a lunar base.

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Briefing: Space Force officer shares intelligence on threats to space systems

Strategic angle: Electronic warfare poses a significant risk to U.S. space operations, warns Space Force leadership.

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Briefing: NASA to 'pause' orbital lunar space station project

Strategic angle: NASA's chief announced a shift in focus from the Gateway lunar space station to building a lunar base.

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Briefing: CERN hails delicate test on transporting antimatter as a scientific success

Strategic angle: Scientists in Geneva took some antiprotons out for a spin—a very delicate one—in a truck, in a never-tried-before test drive that has been deemed a success.

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Briefing: NASA Research Proposes Technology to Seek Earth-Like Exoplanets

Strategic angle: NASA is advancing technologies to locate and explore Earth-like planets beyond our solar system.

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Briefing: South Africa's nuclear energy firm to tender for new multi-purpose research reactor

Strategic angle: The initiative aims to enhance research capabilities in the nuclear sector.

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Briefing: Stolen chloroplasts maintained by host-made proteins offer clues to plant cell origins

Strategic angle: Every plant cell is the product of a biological merger billions of years ago, revealing insights into the evolution of life.