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How to Outrun a Dinosaur

Backchannel

How to Outrun a Dinosaur

Cody Cassidy

A Crispr Calf Is Born. It’s Definitely a Boy

Gene Editing

A Crispr Calf Is Born. It’s Definitely a Boy

Megan Molteni

Climate change is fuelling the spread of deadly tropical diseases

Environment

Climate change is fuelling the spread of deadly tropical diseases

Lauren Evans

During Lockdowns, the Earth (Sort of) Stood Still

movers and shakers

During Lockdowns, the Earth (Sort of) Stood Still

Matt Simon

A Billion More Tons of Plastic Could Blanket Earth by 2040

Plastic Planet

A Billion More Tons of Plastic Could Blanket Earth by 2040

Matt Simon

How Taiwan’s Unlikely Digital Minister Hacked the Pandemic

Backchannel

How Taiwan’s Unlikely Digital Minister Hacked the Pandemic

Andrew Leonard

Neuroscience Could Be the Key to Getting People to Wear Masks

Brain Waves

Neuroscience Could Be the Key to Getting People to Wear Masks

Sidney Fussell

A Wisconsin City Experiments With a Faster, DIY Covid-19 Test

Spit Take

A Wisconsin City Experiments With a Faster, DIY Covid-19 Test

Gregory Barber

We asked coronavirus experts when they’ll hug, pub and fly again

Health

We asked coronavirus experts when they’ll hug, pub and fly again

Matt Reynolds

How to See Comet Neowise Before It’s Gone

Shooting Stars

How to See Comet Neowise Before It’s Gone

Daniel Oberhaus

How Quickly Can Atoms Slip, Ghostlike, Through Barriers?

Now You See It

How Quickly Can Atoms Slip, Ghostlike, Through Barriers?

Sophia Chen

China’s First Mars Rover Launch Could Make History

Seeing Red

China’s First Mars Rover Launch Could Make History

Daniel Oberhaus

Everything You Need to Know About the Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine

Coronavirus

Everything You Need to Know About the Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine

Matt Reynolds

How NASA Built a Self-Driving Car for Its Next Mars Mission

Red Rover

How NASA Built a Self-Driving Car for Its Next Mars Mission

Daniel Oberhaus

To Navigate Risk In a Pandemic, You Need a Color-Coded Chart

Public Health

To Navigate Risk In a Pandemic, You Need a Color-Coded Chart

Maryn McKenna

The Terrible Consequences of Australia’s Uber-Bushfires

As the World Burns

The Terrible Consequences of Australia’s Uber-Bushfires

Matt Simon

What Does It Mean to Say a New Drug ‘Works’?

Public Health

What Does It Mean to Say a New Drug ‘Works’?

Adam Rogers

How Gödel’s Proof Works

Theory of Everything

How Gödel’s Proof Works

Natalie Wolchover

These scary deep-sea fish absorb almost all the light that hits them

Animals

These scary deep-sea fish absorb almost all the light that hits them

Matt Simon

The World Is Noisy. These Groups Want to Restore the Quiet

Enjoy the Silence

The World Is Noisy. These Groups Want to Restore the Quiet

Jenny Morber