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Why Kevin Durant's Achilles Tendon Was His Achilles' Heel

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Why Kevin Durant's Achilles Tendon Was His Achilles' Heel

Adam Rogers

Estimate the Energy of an Utterly Massive Wind Turbine

renewables

Estimate the Energy of an Utterly Massive Wind Turbine

Rhett Allain

The Most Delicious Foods Will Fall Victim to Climate Change

plate tectonics

The Most Delicious Foods Will Fall Victim to Climate Change

Nicholas Thompson

Here's why people can't stop calling Jeremy Hunt the C-word

Psychology

Here's why people can't stop calling Jeremy Hunt the C-word

Will Bedingfield

Ancient Potheads, a Russian Troll Controversy, and More News

Tech in Two

Ancient Potheads, a Russian Troll Controversy, and More News

Alex Baker-Whitcomb

A New Fuel for Satellites Is So Safe It Won’t Blow Up Humans

space

A New Fuel for Satellites Is So Safe It Won’t Blow Up Humans

Daniel Oberhaus

These Ancient Peoples Smoked the Chronic at Funerals

High Times

These Ancient Peoples Smoked the Chronic at Funerals

Matt Simon

These Sumptuous Images Give Deep Space Data an Old-World Look

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These Sumptuous Images Give Deep Space Data an Old-World Look

Sara Harrison

The Cold War Project That Pulled Climate Science From the Ice

Longread

The Cold War Project That Pulled Climate Science From the Ice

Jon Gertner

5G health risks are the internet's new favourite conspiracy theory

Health

5G health risks are the internet's new favourite conspiracy theory

Sabrina Weiss

Here’s What a $52 Million Ticket to the ISS Will Get You

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Here’s What a $52 Million Ticket to the ISS Will Get You

Daniel Oberhaus

A Murder Trial Will Allow DNA Evidence From a Genealogy Site

forensics

A Murder Trial Will Allow DNA Evidence From a Genealogy Site

Megan Molteni

More Scientists Now Think Geoengineering May Be Essential

climate change

More Scientists Now Think Geoengineering May Be Essential

Fred Pearce

New Space Telescopes Could Look Like Giant Beach Balls

astronomy

New Space Telescopes Could Look Like Giant Beach Balls

Daniel Oberhaus

The NHS has a cunning plan to get more men donating blood

Health

The NHS has a cunning plan to get more men donating blood

Hannah Partos

Tuesday briefing: Plant extinctions are four times higher than official figures

WIRED Awake

Tuesday briefing: Plant extinctions are four times higher than official figures

WIRED Insider

Inside the Royal Marines' sub-zero Arctic war preparations

Military

Inside the Royal Marines' sub-zero Arctic war preparations

Victoria Turk

First Murder Case to Use Family Tree Forensics Goes to Trial

genealogy

First Murder Case to Use Family Tree Forensics Goes to Trial

Megan Molteni

Post-Apocalyptic Survival Skills: How to Measure Acceleration

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Post-Apocalyptic Survival Skills: How to Measure Acceleration

Rhett Allain

The Heady, Thorny Journey to Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms

Psychedelic Science

The Heady, Thorny Journey to Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms

Matt Simon