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The Sci-Fi Dream of a ‘Molecular Computer’ Is Getting More Real

Mini Machines

The Sci-Fi Dream of a ‘Molecular Computer’ Is Getting More Real

Max G. Levy

How Peaceful Crowds Turn Into a Deadly Crush

Public Health

How Peaceful Crowds Turn Into a Deadly Crush

Amanda Hoover

A Caustic Shift Is Coming for the Arctic Ocean

Sour Times

A Caustic Shift Is Coming for the Arctic Ocean

Gregory Barber

How to Detect a Man-Made Biothreat

Biosecurity

How to Detect a Man-Made Biothreat

Emily Mullin

This Platform Makes Sure Companies Stick to Their Climate Pledges

Climate Enforcer

This Platform Makes Sure Companies Stick to Their Climate Pledges

Sabrina Weiss

Sorry, Prey. Black Widows Have Surprisingly Good Memory

Spidey Sense

Sorry, Prey. Black Widows Have Surprisingly Good Memory

Max G. Levy

The Push to Scale Plant-Based Plastics

Green Gold

The Push to Scale Plant-Based Plastics

Gian M. Volpicelli

The Spooky Science of How Undead Spores Reanimate

They’re Baaaaack

The Spooky Science of How Undead Spores Reanimate

Maggie Chen

Mathieu Flamini Has a Plan to Decarbonize the Chemical Industry

Green Goal

Mathieu Flamini Has a Plan to Decarbonize the Chemical Industry

Amit Katwala

This Brain Molecule Decides Which Memories Are Happy—or Terrible

Neuroscience

This Brain Molecule Decides Which Memories Are Happy—or Terrible

Yasemin Saplakoglu

This Ancient Grain-Sowing Method Could Be Farming’s Future

Bread Winner

This Ancient Grain-Sowing Method Could Be Farming’s Future

Gemma Tarlach

Could Namor’s Ankle Wings From Black Panther 2 Really Work?

Dot Physics

Could Namor’s Ankle Wings From Black Panther 2 Really Work?

Rhett Allain

Ukraine’s Biggest Nuclear Plant Needs a Safety Zone

Public Health

Ukraine’s Biggest Nuclear Plant Needs a Safety Zone

Ramin Skibba

The World Is Drowning in Plastic. Here’s How It All Started

Book Excerpt

The World Is Drowning in Plastic. Here’s How It All Started

Matt Simon

Thawing Permafrost Exposes Old Pathogens—and New Hosts

Infectious Diseases

Thawing Permafrost Exposes Old Pathogens—and New Hosts

Grace Browne

Where Did Omicron Come From? Maybe Its First Host Was Mice

Public Health

Where Did Omicron Come From? Maybe Its First Host Was Mice

Maryn McKenna

‘Brightest of All Time’ Gamma-Ray Burst Sparks a Supernova Hunt

Star Search

‘Brightest of All Time’ Gamma-Ray Burst Sparks a Supernova Hunt

Katrina Miller

After the Flood, the Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Hot Water

After the Flood, the Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Meghan Herbst

The World Needs More Gigantic Sci-Fi Sea Dams

Turning the Tide

The World Needs More Gigantic Sci-Fi Sea Dams

Sabrina Weiss

Sustainable Farming Has an Unlikely Ally: Satellites

Cash Crop

Sustainable Farming Has an Unlikely Ally: Satellites

Ben James