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Briefing: 3D-printed rattlesnake reveals how the rattle is a warning signal

Strategic angle: Researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso provide insights into the evolutionary significance of the rattlesnake's rattle.

editorial-staff Mar 11

Life

Briefing: Childcare burden may explain US gender gap in poverty rates

Strategic angle: A study suggests that the gender differences in poverty rates are linked to the childcare responsibilities shouldered by women.

editorial-staff Mar 11

Life

Briefing: What primate faces reveal about empathy: Humans mirror emotions across species

Strategic angle: Humans perceive emotional expressions displayed by non-human primates and spontaneously mimic these expressions, according to a study published in PLOS One.

editorial-staff Mar 11

Life

Briefing: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Fatal Police Shootings Vary by State

Strategic angle: A new analysis reveals significant variations in racial and ethnic disparities in fatal police shootings across different U.S. states.

editorial-staff Mar 11

Life

Briefing: News media representations contribute to stigma around childlessness, study finds

Strategic angle: The news media shapes reproductive narratives, framing childlessness as a threat to national interests and cultural norms.

editorial-staff Mar 11

Life

Briefing: Still standing but mostly dead: Recovery of dying coral reef in Moorea stalls

Strategic angle: A marine heat wave in 2019 devastated coral populations in Moorea, and recovery efforts are currently stalled.

editorial-staff Mar 11

Life

Briefing: Biodegradable nanoparticles can seek and destroy diseased immune cells

Strategic angle: Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists have developed nanoparticles that educate the immune system to target disease-causing cells.

editorial-staff Mar 11

Travel

Briefing: Infiniti's Biggest SUV Might Get A Performance Trim With 600 HP

Strategic angle: It could go on sale as soon as next spring making 600 horsepower.

editorial-staff Mar 11

Travel

Briefing: MG’s First Seven Seat SUV Is Priced To Make VW Quake

Strategic angle: The new MGS9 brings plug in power and a decent electric range for 20 percent less than VW’s own seven-seat Tayron SUV.

editorial-staff Mar 11

Money

Briefing: Chubb set as main U.S. insurer for Persian Gulf shipping amid Iran war

Strategic angle: The insurance giant will work with the U.S. International Development Finance Corp. to help backstop shipping.

editorial-staff Mar 11