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Briefing: These Cars Are Way Quicker Than Their Price Tags Suggest

Strategic angle: Thrilling speed doesn't always have to cost an arm and a leg. Here are several modern vehicles that are much faster than their price tags suggest.

Editorial Staff Mar 11

Life

Briefing: How climate-friendly is insect protein really?

Strategic angle: Exploring the sustainability and nutritional benefits of black soldier fly larvae as a protein source.

Editorial Staff Mar 11

Travel

Briefing: Global Oil Shock Triggers The Largest Ever Strategic Reserve Release As Gas Prices Surge

Strategic angle: 400 million barrels of oil will be released, but don't expect immediate relief at the pump.

Editorial Staff Mar 11

Life

Briefing: Compact vacuum ultraviolet laser may improve nanotechnology and power nuclear clocks

Strategic angle: Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a highly efficient vacuum ultraviolet laser that could revolutionize nanotechnology and nuclear clocks.

Editorial Staff Mar 11

Life

Briefing: Galaxy-group motion suggests slower expansion in our cosmic neighborhood

Strategic angle: New studies reveal a novel method for measuring cosmic expansion through nearby galaxy group motion.

Editorial Staff Mar 11

Travel

Briefing: Porsche Is 'Currently Evaluating' A New Hypercar

Strategic angle: Porsche has really been dabbling with hypercars since the 918 Spyder left production over a decade ago.

Editorial Staff Mar 11

Life

Briefing: Astronomers collect rare evidence of two planets colliding

Strategic angle: An unexpected discovery reveals the chaotic aftermath of a planetary collision.

Editorial Staff Mar 11

Life

Briefing: The war in Iran could plunge the world into hunger

Strategic angle: Farmers from Iowa to India depend on fossil fuel-based fertilizers. Much of their supply is stuck in the Persian Gulf.

Editorial Staff Mar 11

Money

Briefing: Trump will decide whether U.S. participates in IEA release of oil reserves, Interior Secretary says

Strategic angle: The IEA is a group of 32 advanced economies primarily in Europe, North America, and northeast Asia. The U.S. is a member of the organization.

Editorial Staff Mar 11

Life

Briefing: Friendly fungi hijack plant regulator to promote symbiosis

Strategic angle: Research reveals how beneficial fungi manipulate plant defenses to foster mutualistic relationships.

Editorial Staff Mar 11