Briefing: Everything you need to know for Sunday's women's Elite Eight matchups
Strategic angle: We've got you covered for all of Sunday's action, from pregame keys to postgame analysis for UConn, Duke, Notre Dame and UCLA.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Analysis
Latest Analysis stories from Opinion.
Briefing: Toxic Pfas residue identified on 37% of California produce, new analysis finds
Strategic angle: Peaches, strawberries and grapes were almost always found to be contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ in the analysis.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Briefing: Drug company penalties for paying kickbacks to doctors failed to dent bottom lines, analysis finds
Strategic angle: An analysis reveals that drugmakers penalized for kickbacks paid only a small fraction of their U.S. revenue from the drugs involved.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: 2026 ESPN Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide
Strategic angle: All the rankings, projections, cheat sheets, strategy and analysis you need for the 2026 fantasy baseball season.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Hillbilly Hostility: A Political Analysis
Strategic angle: Exploring the rise of regional tensions in American politics.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: Iranian strikes on bases used by US caused $800m in damage, new analysis shows
Strategic angle: Much of the damage was caused in initial retaliatory strikes by Iran in the week after the US and Israel launched its operation.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Why the gender wealth gap is still so stubborn, and what it means for women's well-being
Strategic angle: Inequality in wealth between men and women persists, impacting women's overall well-being.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: The Iran war is threatening supply of a little-thought-of resource — helium. What it means for markets
Strategic angle: Supply allocations are being set by who needs the gas the most. Semiconductors are at the 'top of the pecking order,' said helium consultant Phil Kornbluth.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: The autonomy of universities in the U.S. falls far behind peer group, analysis finds
Strategic angle: Academic freedom continues to decline worldwide, with significant implications for U.S. universities.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Generating Expressive and Customizable Evals for Timeseries Data Analysis Agents with AgentFuel
Strategic angle: A new approach to enhance conversational data analysis agents for various domains.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Trump’s New Nuclear Nightmare in Iran
Strategic angle: A deep dive into the implications of Trump's policies on Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Indonesian Nuclear Energy: Quo Vadis? – Analysis
Strategic angle: An in-depth analysis of the future of nuclear energy in Indonesia.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds
Strategic angle: Australia Institute data reveals a 10% increase in state and federal subsidies for fossil fuels, outpacing funding for the NDIS.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: The First Amendment’s application to public university students: an explainer
Strategic angle: Free speech on university campuses is a perennially hot topic, especially in light of recent protests.
Editorial Staff Mar 11
Briefing: Your child has pathological demand avoidance? Here's what it means—and nine tips for what to do
Strategic angle: Understanding and managing pathological demand avoidance in children.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Briefing: Large drugmakers are developing fewer antibiotics, analysis finds
Strategic angle: The number of potential antimicrobial treatments being developed by the world’s largest drugmakers nosedived by 35% over the past five years, according to a new analysis.
Editorial Staff Mar 10
Strategic view: Analysis: Half of nations meet UN deadline for nature-loss reporting
Strategic implications in focus: Half of nations have met a UN deadline to report on how they are tackling biodiversity loss.
Editorial Staff Mar 2
The Strategic Importance of Audio Frequency Analysis in Sound Engineering
Audio frequency analysis is a critical area of study that influences sound design and engineering practices, with implications for industry standards.
Editorial Staff Feb 18