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Briefing: Artemis II Crew Faces First SNAFU In Space: A Broken Toilet

Strategic angle: The system itself is so loud that astronauts have to wear hearing protection when they use it.

Briefing: Here's Every Car That Debuted At The New York International Auto Show

Strategic angle: I won't go so far as to say car shows are back, but this one could definitely be a bit of an indication that the tides are turning.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Money

Briefing: Trump's Iran war speech paints a grim picture for oil markets with more than 600 million barrels at risk

Strategic angle: Oil prices are surging as the market prepares for a longer U.S. war with Iran after President Donald Trump's national address.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Politics

Briefing: In one month of war, oil production has plunged

Strategic angle: Gulf oil-producing countries have drastically cut output amid ongoing conflict.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Life

Briefing: How the octopus uses its 'taste by touch' sensory system to feel out potential mates

Strategic angle: A new study by Harvard biologists reveals the unique sensory system octopuses use to find mates.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Life

Briefing: How mitochondria organize our 'second genome'

Strategic angle: EPFL scientists have discovered that a simple shape change in mitochondria helps cells evenly distribute their mitochondrial DNA, solving a long-standing puzzle.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Life

Briefing: Graphene 'nano-aquariums' capture atomic-resolution videos of gold atoms in solvents

Strategic angle: Scientists at the National Graphene Institute have developed a groundbreaking technique to visualize gold atoms in motion.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Politics

Print Blocking is Anti-Consumer - Permission to Print Part 1

Strategic angle: This is the first post in a series on 3D print blocking, for the next entry check out Print Blocking Won't Work - Permission to Print Part 2 When legislators give companies an excuse to write untouchable code, it’s a dis

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Life

Briefing: FDA’s Evolving View of What Makes a ‘Breakthrough’ Device

Strategic angle: An analysis of AI-powered devices that received the FDA's 'breakthrough' label.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Sports

Briefing: Big 12's Yormark, TT booster bicker over schedule

Strategic angle: Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark and Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell traded barbs this week over a scheduled Friday night game between the Red Raiders and Houston next season.

Editorial Staff Apr 2