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Briefing: Great hammerheads maintain peak hunting across wide temperature swings, biologging data suggest

Strategic angle: These ocean predators are masters of the 'thermal hustle,' maintaining peak hunting performance across a surprisingly wide range.

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Briefing: From Harley-Davidsons To Moto Guzzis: New Motorcycles That Are Still Air-Cooled

Strategic angle: Many modern motorcycles use liquid-cooled engines, but these impressive bikes are keeping old-school tradition alive with air-cooled motors.

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Briefing: Trump tactics leave federal prosecutors’ offices rudderless

Strategic angle: Federal prosecutors struggle with the implications of Trump's strategies.

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Briefing: Racetrack-shaped lasers developed for bright, stable frequency combs

Strategic angle: A new, miniature laser source could revolutionize precision measurement and communication technologies.

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Briefing: Introducing a new citizen science nature app that's geared towards the scientific community

Strategic angle: PlantNet offers a wealth of data for identifying plants and understanding biodiversity.

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Briefing: NASA Probe Data Suggests a More Complex Sun's Magnetic Engine

Strategic angle: A new study reveals differing reactions of protons and heavy ions to solar magnetic reconnection events, indicating a complex magnetic engine behind the solar wind.

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Briefing: Finally, The 2027 VW Atlas Gets A Cabin You Won’t Have To Apologize For

Strategic angle: Volkswagen's biggest American SUV gets a full makeover for 2027, with a hybrid still promised somewhere down the road.

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Briefing: Crushing Soda Cans and the Mathematics of Corrugation Formation

Strategic angle: Exploring the science behind why objects squash in specific ways under pressure.

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Briefing: Android Auto Gets YouTube Without The Part That Makes YouTube, YouTube

Strategic angle: The new YouTube player for Android Auto supports audio listening but has no in-car browsing and requires Premium access.

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Briefing: Reservoirs are changing: What Landsat data reveal about water loss and gain

Strategic angle: Communities worldwide rely on reservoirs for drinking water, hydroelectric power, irrigation, and more.

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Briefing: Haiti gang attacks kill at least 70 people over the weekend, says UN

Strategic angle: Carlos Ruiz Massieu, head of the UN office in Haiti, announced the 'brutal' and 'coordinated' attacks on Tuesday.

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Briefing: Ordinary Lab Gloves May Have Skewed Microplastic Data

Strategic angle: Research suggests that common lab gloves could be contaminating microplastic studies.

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Briefing: Rivian's E-Bike Spinoff Will Make Autonomous Delivery Bots For Bike Lanes

Strategic angle: The micromobility company that spun out of Rivian last year has partnered with DoorDash to create self-driving vehicles.

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Briefing: Physicist recreates neutron star reaction, reveals how explosive stars forge elements

Strategic angle: A Mississippi State physicist has produced a direct laboratory measurement of a key nuclear reaction believed to occur during explosive bursts on neutron stars.

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Briefing: How Spark Plugs Can Improve (Or Devastate) Your Fuel Economy

Strategic angle: Spark plugs are pretty crucial to internal combustion engines, but can swapping old plugs for new ones really improve your car's fuel economy?

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Briefing: Amazon settles Teamsters case alleging it retaliated against striking workers

Strategic angle: The Teamsters alleged Amazon illegally docked employees' unpaid time off after they walked off the job, calling the practice 'unlawfully coercive.'

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Briefing: Runners Misled at a Qualifier Race Will Still Get Invites to the World Championship

Strategic angle: The U.S. will nearly double its contingent for the women's half marathon championship to address an unprecedented issue caused by an official vehicle taking leading runners off course.

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Briefing: Steel Vs. Aluminum Rocker Arms: Does It Make A Difference?

Strategic angle: Rocker arms are an essential part of overhead valve engines. But how essential is it to keep track of whether they're made out of steel or aluminum?

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Briefing: Show HN: Cerno – CAPTCHA that targets LLM reasoning, not human biology

Strategic angle: A new CAPTCHA system designed to challenge language models instead of humans.

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Briefing: STAT+: The HSA industry makes its MAHA pitch

Strategic angle: A new lobbying group tied to the health savings account industry is pushing hard to make HSAs far more widely available.