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Briefing: Why mosquitoes always find you and how they decide to attack

Strategic angle: Scientists have cracked the code on how mosquitoes locate their targets, revealing their reliance on visual cues and carbon dioxide.

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Briefing: Webb Telescope spots “impossible” atmosphere on ancient super Earth

Strategic angle: Astronomers have uncovered surprising evidence of a thick atmosphere surrounding TOI-561 b, a scorching, fast-orbiting rocky planet once thought too extreme to hold onto any gas.

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Briefing: From satellites to space data centers: Why low earth orbit is attracting billions in investment

Strategic angle: Big Tech companies including Nvidia and Elon Musk's SpaceX are making large bets on a new layer of critical infrastructure that's emerging above our heads.

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Briefing: Ancient DNA reveals a farming shift that pushed a society to the brink

Strategic angle: A new study uncovers the origins of farming in Argentina's Uspallata Valley, highlighting a significant shift in local agricultural practices.

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Briefing: A Massive Freshwater Reservoir Discovered Beneath the Great Salt Lake

Strategic angle: Airborne electromagnetic surveys reveal a hidden freshwater system extending up to 4 kilometers deep.

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Briefing: Gender conformity starts young, and boys and girls fall in line in different ways

Strategic angle: Research reveals the early pressures of gender conformity and its social consequences.

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Briefing: Light-based technique creates artificial structures that mimic the scaffolding of cells

Strategic angle: A novel laser-based system developed by RIKEN researchers can create mesh-like structures that resemble cell cytoskeletons, aiding in protein interaction research.

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Briefing: New research explores the paradox of firms' unique technologies

Strategic angle: A company's ability to be technologically unique is an asset, but it can also be a costly, isolating characteristic.

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Briefing: Are humans naturally violent? New research challenges long-held assumptions

Strategic angle: New research from the University of Lincoln, UK, suggests that everyday aggression does not inevitably lead to lethal conflict.

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Briefing: Newly discovered photos show astronaut Neil Armstrong after the Gemini 8 emergency

Strategic angle: Sixty years after Neil Armstrong barely survived an emergency in orbit around Earth on Gemini 8, never-before-seen photos of his heroic return have been donated to the Ohio museum that bears his name.

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Briefing: Women Assistant Principals Average 13.2 Teaching Years Before First Principal Bid

Strategic angle: A study highlights the gender disparity in school leadership roles, revealing that women assistant principals have significantly more teaching experience before applying for principal positions.

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Briefing: How DICER cuts microRNAs with single-nucleotide precision

Strategic angle: A research team from HKUST uncovers the precise mechanism of the DICER enzyme in RNA silencing.

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Briefing: Musk's Twitter takeover highlights danger of owner-dominated social media platforms

Strategic angle: A new study warns that Elon Musk's transformation of Twitter into X signifies the emergence of a potentially authoritarian control over social media.

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Briefing: Dishwashing with side effects: Kitchen sponges release microplastics

Strategic angle: A study reveals that kitchen sponges may be a significant source of microplastics in households.

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Briefing: Two buried Iron Age hoards reveal first evidence for four-wheeled wagons in Britain

Strategic angle: A significant archaeological discovery in North Yorkshire sheds light on ancient transportation.

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Briefing: Down to the last drop: Physics answers a kitchen question

Strategic angle: US scientists have probed how long it takes for the last drop of milk or oil to drip out of the bottle.

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Briefing: Motivated employees get more out-of-role work, even when it costs bonuses

Strategic angle: A study reveals that motivated employees are willing to take on additional tasks without expecting financial rewards.

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Briefing: French employees' cigarette breaks cost companies €5 billion a year, study estimates

Strategic angle: A new study reveals the significant financial impact of cigarette breaks on French companies.

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Briefing: Scientists just found a hidden 48-dimensional world in quantum light

Strategic angle: A routine quantum optics technique just revealed an extraordinary secret: entangled light can carry incredibly complex topological structures.

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Briefing: Wine drinkers show lower heart risk than other alcohol consumers, study finds

Strategic angle: A study of 340,000 adults suggests not all alcohol carries the same risk.