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The Brain Has a ‘Low-Power Mode’ That Blunts Our Senses

Neuroscience

The Brain Has a ‘Low-Power Mode’ That Blunts Our Senses

Allison Whitten

A Long-Lost Rare Crayfish Resurfaces in an Alabama Cave

Night Creatures

A Long-Lost Rare Crayfish Resurfaces in an Alabama Cave

Sarah Durn

Is There Good News for Monarch Butterflies? Scientists Disagree

In a Flap

Is There Good News for Monarch Butterflies? Scientists Disagree

Ashley Stimpson

Could Your Old Poop Cure You of Future Diseases?

Bitter Pill

Could Your Old Poop Cure You of Future Diseases?

Sabrina Weiss

Escooter Rentals Aren’t as Green as You Think

Green Machine

Escooter Rentals Aren’t as Green as You Think

William Ralston

Abortion Pills May Force States and the FDA Into a Standoff

Public Health

Abortion Pills May Force States and the FDA Into a Standoff

Maryn McKenna

Permanent Birth Control Is in Demand in the US—but Hard to Get

Reproductive Rights

Permanent Birth Control Is in Demand in the US—but Hard to Get

Grace Browne

The Infamous 1972 Report That Warned of Civilization's Collapse

WIRED Q&A

The Infamous 1972 Report That Warned of Civilization's Collapse

Matt Simon

How Landsat Chronicled 50 Years on a Changing, Fiery Planet

The Downlink

How Landsat Chronicled 50 Years on a Changing, Fiery Planet

Sarah Scoles

Climate Change Breaks Plant Immune Systems. Can They Be Rebooted?

Field Studies

Climate Change Breaks Plant Immune Systems. Can They Be Rebooted?

Gregory Barber

Genetic Screening Now Lets Parents Pick the Healthiest Embryos

Risk Calculation

Genetic Screening Now Lets Parents Pick the Healthiest Embryos

Rachael Pells

Why Can’t a Magnet-Propelled Truck Actually Work?

Dot Physics

Why Can’t a Magnet-Propelled Truck Actually Work?

Rhett Allain

Scientists Are Trying to Grow Crops in the Dark

Lights Out

Scientists Are Trying to Grow Crops in the Dark

Matt Reynolds

Secrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light

Cool World

Secrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light

Jonathan O’Callaghan

130-Year-Old Menus Show How Climate Change Affects What We Eat

Fish Tale

130-Year-Old Menus Show How Climate Change Affects What We Eat

Ian Rose

The Race to Build Wind Farms That Float on the Open Sea

Blow by Blow

The Race to Build Wind Farms That Float on the Open Sea

Chris Baraniuk

The Secrets of Covid ‘Brain Fog’ Are Starting to Lift

Heads Up

The Secrets of Covid ‘Brain Fog’ Are Starting to Lift

Maggie Chen

The Supreme Court Is Jeopardizing Federal Climate Action

Climate Change

The Supreme Court Is Jeopardizing Federal Climate Action

Gregory Barber

The World Can’t Wean Itself Off Chinese Lithium

Electric Dream

The World Can’t Wean Itself Off Chinese Lithium

Amit Katwala

Why the Search for Life on Mars Is Happening in Canada’s Arctic

Life Hack

Why the Search for Life on Mars Is Happening in Canada’s Arctic

Ramin Skibba