Life Briefing: A new survey examines mental health outcomes of gender euphoria Strategic angle: Lead exposure and heart disease, promoting psychedelics on YouTube, and other health news from Morning Rounds Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: Psychedelic Biotechs Under Scrutiny for YouTube Promotions Strategic angle: Biogen and Eli Lilly make takeover moves, while Doctors Without Borders criticizes Gilead amidst growing concerns in the biotech sector. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: Whoop, maker of health and fitness tracking wristbands, valued at $10 billion after latest fundraising Strategic angle: Whoop raised $575 million from investors including the Mayo Clinic and the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: Public Opinion on Prescription Drugs and Their Prices Strategic angle: An in-depth look at the public's attitudes toward prescription drugs and their prices based on recent KFF poll findings. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: Trump’s Iran war and energy policies outline ‘dangerous volatility’ of fossil fuel push Strategic angle: Critics say president is locking into 20th century energy systems even as his ‘bet’ on oil and gas ‘isn’t going so well’. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life 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. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: Antaris™ Raises $28 Million Series A to Accelerate AI-Driven Space Missions Strategic angle: Los Altos, California — Antaris™, creator of the AI-powered Antaris Intelligence™ platform, secures funding to enhance satellite mission capabilities. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: Biogen to acquire immunology biotech Apellis for $5.6 billion Strategic angle: Biogen is buying Apellis Pharmaceuticals for $5.6 billion upfront as it looks to expand its immunology business. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: Biotech VCs Move Upstream in China's Scientific Pipelines Strategic angle: U.S. venture capital firms are proactively investing in Chinese biotech, shifting their strategy as competition intensifies. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: Opinion: How the next CDC director can win back America’s trust Strategic angle: “The CDC stands at an inflection point,” write Charles J. Lockwood, Robert C. Gallo, and Sten H. Vermund. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: The West’s unprecedented winter could fuel a summer of disaster Strategic angle: Record-low snowpack and an early heatwave could mean a higher risk of drought and fire in coming months. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: Artemis 2 countdown underway Strategic angle: The two-day countdown for the Artemis 2 mission around the moon started March 30 with NASA officials reporting no major issues for the launch. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: Food safety, soils and manure: How a systemic approach can prevent health risks Strategic angle: Exploring the benefits of recycling animal manure to combat soil acidification and enhance agricultural yields. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: More drilling in North Sea ‘not the answer’ for UK energy security, say former military leaders Strategic angle: Government urged to prioritize renewable energy sources over fossil fuels. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: ‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters Strategic angle: Campaigners argue that overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’ as precious ocean life faces threats. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands Strategic angle: Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: Rubbish and recycling in England: what’s changing and why it matters Strategic angle: Nationwide reforms aim to standardise collections and expand food waste recycling to tackle stagnating rates. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: Legged robot could accelerate resource prospecting on the moon and the search for life on Mars Strategic angle: Innovative technology aims to enhance planetary exploration efficiency. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Briefing: Spice up your life! Five restaurants in the Paris region where you can eat spicy food Strategic angle: Mexican chipotle, Korean kimchi, Tunisian harissa: Whether mild or fiery, these condiments add zest to dishes from around the world. Editorial Staff Mar 31
Life Quadratic gravity theory reshapes quantum view of Big Bang Waterloo scientists have developed a new way to understand how the universe began, potentially altering our understanding of the Big Bang. Editorial Staff Mar 31