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Briefing: America’s Used EV Market Is Heating Up For One Simple Reason

Strategic angle: As fears about EVs being experimental continue to fade and more models enter the used market, buyers are increasingly turning to electrified second-hand deals.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Life

Briefing: Saturday Citations: Neurology of boring sounds; one huge croc; Travels With Sol

Strategic angle: This week, researchers successfully reconstructed videos from the brain activity of mice and explored the singing behavior of female birds.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Life

Briefing: Enhanced fluorescence technique illuminates rapid, coordinated protein folding

Strategic angle: A team of US researchers has gained new insights into how large protein molecules consistently fold themselves into useful shapes.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Tech

Briefing: Asus’ new open earbuds are a wonderful companion for handheld gaming

Strategic angle: They look like your average open earbuds, but with optional RGB LED effects.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Life

Briefing: Mining Rush for Critical Minerals Threatens Amazon Land Reform Settlements

Strategic angle: A survey reveals a surge in mining requests for critical minerals in Brazil's Carajás region, endangering land reform settlements.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Money

Briefing: These parents retired in their 30s and 40s while raising young kids. Here’s how they pulled off the impossible.

Strategic angle: Discover the strategies that enabled these parents to achieve early retirement while managing family life.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Tech

Briefing: The Browser Becomes Your WordPress

Strategic angle: A new era for web development as browsers evolve into powerful WordPress tools.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Politics

Briefing: As the risk of measles grows, why are parents so divided on vaccines?

Strategic angle: In South Carolina, some parents embrace vaccines, others opt out. A mix of politics, distrust, and misinformation is pushing neighbors apart.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Politics

Briefing: NATO Defence Systems Shoot Down Iranian Ballistic Missile Over Turkey

Strategic angle: Turkey's defence ministry confirms the interception of an Iranian missile by NATO systems in the eastern Mediterranean.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Politics

Briefing: Cuba begins releasing prisoners and confirms US talks as island's energy crisis intensifies

Strategic angle: Cuba's government acknowledges US discussions amid a severe energy crisis, signaling potential shifts in policy.

Editorial Staff Mar 14