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This is what life on Venus might look like – and how we’ll find it

Space

This is what life on Venus might look like – and how we’ll find it

Jonathan O’Callaghan

What’s in Wildfire Smoke, and How Dangerous Is It?

As the World Burns

What’s in Wildfire Smoke, and How Dangerous Is It?

Matt Simon

Rocket Lab Could Beat NASA Back to Venus in the Search for ET

The New Mars

Rocket Lab Could Beat NASA Back to Venus in the Search for ET

Daniel Oberhaus

It’s not just testing that is failing, contact tracing is broken too

Health

It’s not just testing that is failing, contact tracing is broken too

Matt Reynolds

The NIH Launches a Global Hunt for Animal-to-Human Diseases

Public Health

The NIH Launches a Global Hunt for Animal-to-Human Diseases

Maryn McKenna

Want to Save the Whales? Eavesdrop on Their Calls

Clever Buoy

Want to Save the Whales? Eavesdrop on Their Calls

Matt Simon

Hey Students! Here's How to Deal With School in a Pandemic

Dot Physics

Hey Students! Here's How to Deal With School in a Pandemic

Rhett Allain

A Utah Company Claims It Invented Contact Tracing Tech

Original Idea?

A Utah Company Claims It Invented Contact Tracing Tech

Gregory Barber

Netflix's Challenger Is a Gripping Look at NASA in Crisis

O-Ring

Netflix's Challenger Is a Gripping Look at NASA in Crisis

Daniel Oberhaus

America’s Top Science Journal Has Had It With Trump

WIRED Q&A

America’s Top Science Journal Has Had It With Trump

Adam Rogers

How CRISPR is helping scientists create a better coronavirus test

Health

How CRISPR is helping scientists create a better coronavirus test

Nicole Kobie

Stay Alert never made sense and now we’ve got the data to prove it

Policy

Stay Alert never made sense and now we’ve got the data to prove it

Gian M. Volpicelli

How to Leave Space and (Safely) Crash Back Down to Earth

RE-ENTRY

How to Leave Space and (Safely) Crash Back Down to Earth

Terry Virts

If You've Just Had Covid, Exercise Might Not Be Good for You

Public Health

If You've Just Had Covid, Exercise Might Not Be Good for You

Megan Molteni

Everything you need to know about signs of life discovered on Venus

Space

Everything you need to know about signs of life discovered on Venus

Matt Reynolds

Could Breathalyzers Make Covid Testing Quicker and Easier?

Public Health

Could Breathalyzers Make Covid Testing Quicker and Easier?

Keith Gillogly

The rules suggest homes are Covid hotspots but the data isn’t so clear

Health

The rules suggest homes are Covid hotspots but the data isn’t so clear

Will Bedingfield

‘A chaotic mess’: The UK’s Covid-19 testing programme is falling apart

Health

‘A chaotic mess’: The UK’s Covid-19 testing programme is falling apart

Chris Baraniuk

Antarctic Glaciers Are Growing Unstable Above and Below Water

Sleeping Giants

Antarctic Glaciers Are Growing Unstable Above and Below Water

Eric Niiler

What Happens If You Smash a Boat Into a Whale?

Dot Physics

What Happens If You Smash a Boat Into a Whale?

Rhett Allain