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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: Special forces study points to emotional intelligence training as a way to boost performance under stress

Strategic angle: Research from the University of Queensland highlights the benefits of Emotional Intelligence training in high-stress environments.

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Briefing: Drug company penalties for paying kickbacks to doctors failed to dent bottom lines, analysis finds

Strategic angle: An analysis reveals that drugmakers penalized for kickbacks paid only a small fraction of their U.S. revenue from the drugs involved.

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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: Fish gill-inspired panels reveal path to efficient thermal mixing

Strategic angle: Researchers at Cornell develop a bio-inspired approach to mixing heat and molecules in fluids, with implications for biomedical devices and soft robotics.

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Briefing: US public health groups urge firing of EPA boss Zeldin, saying he ‘brazenly betrayed’ agency

Strategic angle: Advocates claim Lee Zeldin’s EPA has compromised health protections and reduced resources.

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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: Magnetic microbots steer quantum sensors inside living cells

Strategic angle: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science have developed innovative microbots to enhance the movement of quantum sensors within cells.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: FDA slams Soon-Shiong and ImmunityBio for making ‘false and misleading’ claims about a drug

Strategic angle: Patrick Soon-Shiong, a controversial figure in the biotech industry, was accused by the FDA of making false and misleading claims about a cancer treatment.

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Briefing: Green energy boss backs more North Sea oil and gas production

Strategic angle: GB Energy chief Jürgen Maier argues that increased production could provide economic benefits and aid the transition from fossil fuels.

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Briefing: AI avatars promise UK growth if laws can put people first

Strategic angle: AI avatars are helping UK businesses save time and money, but without clear rules, workers are at risk and growth opportunities are being missed.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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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: STAT+: How will Trump handle the CDC and ACIP?

Strategic angle: Trump's decisions serve as a test of how much sway RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement still has in the White House.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Claims Denials and Appeals in ACA Marketplace Plans in 2024

Strategic angle: An analysis of claims denials and appeals reveals significant challenges for consumers in the ACA Marketplace.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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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.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: AI could spot the next financial crisis—but there's a catch

Strategic angle: What if AI could predict the next financial meltdown? Sounds like a promising idea, yet as new research finds, the devil is in the details.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: A complicated future for a methane-cleansing molecule

Strategic angle: Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is second only to carbon dioxide in driving up global temperatures.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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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.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Can you spot a deepfake X-ray? Neither can your radiologist

Strategic angle: Deepfake images can mislead viewers, upend elections, and instigate violence. They can also, researchers say, disrupt medical care.

Editorial Staff Mar 24