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FIFA Doesn’t Have a Plan to Deal With Climate Change

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FIFA Doesn’t Have a Plan to Deal With Climate Change

Tik Root

What Cities From Chicago to Washington, DC, Look Like Under a Blanket of Wildfire Smoke

Haze for Days

What Cities From Chicago to Washington, DC, Look Like Under a Blanket of Wildfire Smoke

Brian Kahn

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

Reaping, Sowing, Etc.

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

Emily Mullin

Wildfire Smoke Is Worse Than You Think. Here’s How to Keep Safe

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Wildfire Smoke Is Worse Than You Think. Here’s How to Keep Safe

Matthew Korfhage

Everyone Thinks They Have the Diarrhea Parasite

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Everyone Thinks They Have the Diarrhea Parasite

Emily Mullin, Kate Taylor, and Leah Feiger

Astronomers Have Found a Sugar Molecule in Deep Space for the First Time Ever

Sweet Treat

Astronomers Have Found a Sugar Molecule in Deep Space for the First Time Ever

Jorge Garay

How to Protect Your Health as Skies Fill With Smoke From Canada’s Wildfires

Up in Smoke

How to Protect Your Health as Skies Fill With Smoke From Canada’s Wildfires

Molly Taft

Lionel Messi’s Final World Cup—and the Death of Early Retirement

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Lionel Messi’s Final World Cup—and the Death of Early Retirement

Malak Saleh

An Inventor of Apple’s FaceID Wants to Analyze Your Brain’s Health With AI

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An Inventor of Apple’s FaceID Wants to Analyze Your Brain’s Health With AI

Isabella Ward

The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Is About to Get Much Bigger

Poop Problems

The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Is About to Get Much Bigger

Emily Mullin and Kate Taylor

New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium

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New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium

Molly Taft

Sotheby’s Big T. Rex Auction Raises Concerns Hype and Wealth Are Upending Science

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Sotheby’s Big T. Rex Auction Raises Concerns Hype and Wealth Are Upending Science

Kate Wong

The US Approves Launch of Mirror Satellite That Can Reflect Sunlight and Illuminate the Earth at Night

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The US Approves Launch of Mirror Satellite That Can Reflect Sunlight and Illuminate the Earth at Night

Javier Carbajal

Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides

Rise and Grind

Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides

Isabella Ward

China’s Tianwen-2 Space Probe Has Rendezvoused With Earth’s Quasi-Moon

Long Way From Home

China’s Tianwen-2 Space Probe Has Rendezvoused With Earth’s Quasi-Moon

Ritsuko Kawai

El Niño Is Already Wreaking Havoc on Pacific Fisheries

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El Niño Is Already Wreaking Havoc on Pacific Fisheries

Joseph Winters

Microsoft Reports a Massive 25 Percent Jump in Emissions

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Microsoft Reports a Massive 25 Percent Jump in Emissions

Molly Taft

What Watching a Soccer Final Does to Your Body, According to Science

World Cup 2026

What Watching a Soccer Final Does to Your Body, According to Science

Jorge Garay

Sunshine and Saharan Dust Make Miami’s World Cup Quarter-Final a Dangerous Game

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Sunshine and Saharan Dust Make Miami’s World Cup Quarter-Final a Dangerous Game

Isabella Ward

Why Do Some Soccer Players Cut the Heels Off Their Cleats?

World Cup 2026

Why Do Some Soccer Players Cut the Heels Off Their Cleats?

Jorge Garay