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The Earth Is Nearing an Environmental Tipping Point

WIRED World

The Earth Is Nearing an Environmental Tipping Point

Johan Rockström

People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each Year

Tiny Bubbles

People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each Year

Ritsuko Kawai

Behold the Manifold, the Concept that Changed How Mathematicians View Space

Shaping Up

Behold the Manifold, the Concept that Changed How Mathematicians View Space

Paulina Rowińska

The Environmental and Human Rights Costs of China’s Clean Energy Investments Abroad

Energy Costs

The Environmental and Human Rights Costs of China’s Clean Energy Investments Abroad

Nicholas Kusnetz

Could You Use a Rowboat to Walk on the Seafloor Like Jack Sparrow?

Dot Physics

Could You Use a Rowboat to Walk on the Seafloor Like Jack Sparrow?

Rhett Allain

‘Wolf DNA’ Lurks in Many Modern Dog Breeds

Big Bad Woof

‘Wolf DNA’ Lurks in Many Modern Dog Breeds

Ritsuko Kawai

AlphaFold Changed Science. After 5 Years, It’s Still Evolving

Protein Power

AlphaFold Changed Science. After 5 Years, It’s Still Evolving

Sandro Iannaccone

Data Holds the Key in Slowing Age-Related Illnesses

WIRED World

Data Holds the Key in Slowing Age-Related Illnesses

Eric Topol

FDA Approves Pill Version of Wegovy

not so bitter

FDA Approves Pill Version of Wegovy

Emily Mullin

The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse

Ice Breakers

The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse

Ritsuko Kawai

Brain Gear Is the Hot New Wearable

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

Brain Gear Is the Hot New Wearable

Emily Mullin

Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize

Algorithms

Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize

Steve Nadis

Trump’s Agriculture Bailout Is Alienating His MAHA Base

Sowing Discord

Trump’s Agriculture Bailout Is Alienating His MAHA Base

Ayurella Horn-Muller

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

Brain Waves

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

Emily Mullin

Americans Are Increasingly Convinced That Aliens Have Visited Earth

Wisdom of the Crowd

Americans Are Increasingly Convinced That Aliens Have Visited Earth

Becky Ferreira

Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Is Having a Renaissance

Big Batteries

Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Is Having a Renaissance

Chris Baraniuk

How to Watch the Ursids Meteor Shower—the Last of the Year

Shooting Stars

How to Watch the Ursids Meteor Shower—the Last of the Year

Gretchen Rundorff

Former Neuralink Exec Launches Organ Preservation Effort

Life Support

Former Neuralink Exec Launches Organ Preservation Effort

Emily Mullin

New Head of Trump’s Cancer Panel Speculated About Links Between Vaccines and Cancer

Public Health

New Head of Trump’s Cancer Panel Speculated About Links Between Vaccines and Cancer

David Gilbert

Radiation-Detection Systems Are Quietly Running in the Background All Around You

Background Checks

Radiation-Detection Systems Are Quietly Running in the Background All Around You

Chris Baraniuk