Travel Briefing: Diesel Crosses $5 For First Time In Years, While One Station Sells Gas For $7.69 Strategic angle: Fuel costs are climbing fast, with diesel and gasoline both jumping sharply across the United States. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Scientists turn rubber waste into new materials and capture CO₂ Strategic angle: Researchers at the University of St Andrews have unveiled two breakthrough techniques for chemically recycling nitrile-rubber products. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Politics 'Our sons will not die for Ukraine,' Orbán tells supporters ahead of crucial April elections Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán rallied supporters in Budapest, framing April's election as a choice between peace and war. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Money Briefing: How China is getting everyone on OpenClaw, from gearheads to grandmas Strategic angle: China's ClawdBot use is soaring as tech giants hold meet-ups to help everyone add the artificial intelligence digital assistant to their devices. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Money Briefing: Arizona’s Oak Flat Now Belongs to a Foreign Mining Company, But the Fight’s Not Over Strategic angle: The battle for Oak Flat continues as it transitions to foreign ownership. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Cell-inspired sensor can monitor blood for 10 hours without sensitivity loss Strategic angle: A breakthrough sensor developed by La Trobe University tracks molecular changes in blood, enabling real-time personalized medicine. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Scientists Discover New Bee Species Dependent on Texas Shrub Strategic angle: Entomologists unveil a new mining bee species closely tied to cenizo, Texas's official state shrub. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Money Briefing: Here are the five key takeaways from this week's Fed meeting Strategic angle: While no one expected the Fed to cut — much less hike — at this meeting, the market always looks for clues about what's next. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Durable dual-atom catalyst enables high-temperature CO₂ to CO conversion Strategic angle: A breakthrough in carbon dioxide conversion technology could pave the way for more efficient synthetic fuel production. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Energy-efficient Fe-Ni catalyst could cut costs for alkaline water electrolysis Strategic angle: Affordable, green energy production has long been promoted as a means to accelerate the decarbonization of sectors such as heavy industry, long-duration energy storage, and transportation. Editorial Staff Mar 18