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The Extreme Weather Conditions That Drove the Carolina Wildfires

Disaster

The Extreme Weather Conditions That Drove the Carolina Wildfires

Lauren Lowman and Nick Corak

The Biggest US Banks Have All Backed Out of a Commitment to Reach Net Zero

Turning on a Dime

The Biggest US Banks Have All Backed Out of a Commitment to Reach Net Zero

Joseph Winters

SpaceX’s Latest Starship Explosion Marks Two Consecutive Failures

Strike Two

SpaceX’s Latest Starship Explosion Marks Two Consecutive Failures

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Files to Trademark ‘Telepathy’

Brain Power

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Files to Trademark ‘Telepathy’

Emily Mullin

Nokia Put a 4G Cellular Network on the Moon but Couldn’t Make a Phone Call

Talking to the Moon

Nokia Put a 4G Cellular Network on the Moon but Couldn’t Make a Phone Call

Julian Chokkattu

Is It Electric or Magnetic? Depends on Where You Stand

Dot Physics

Is It Electric or Magnetic? Depends on Where You Stand

Rhett Allain

Want to Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier? Then Cultivate Your Social Connections

WIRED Health

Want to Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier? Then Cultivate Your Social Connections

João Medeiros

If Ukraine Loses Starlink, Here Are the Best Alternatives

Falling Star

If Ukraine Loses Starlink, Here Are the Best Alternatives

Chris Baraniuk

US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself

Hazy Priorities

US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself

Zeyi Yang

An Overdiagnosis Epidemic Is Harming Patients’ Mental Health

WIRED Health

An Overdiagnosis Epidemic Is Harming Patients’ Mental Health

João Medeiros

Airplanes of the Future Could Be Fitted With Feather-Like Flaps

Nature Knows Best

Airplanes of the Future Could Be Fitted With Feather-Like Flaps

Saugat Bolakhe

Scientists Just Created a ‘Woolly Mouse’ With Mammoth-Like Fur

Mini Mammoth

Scientists Just Created a ‘Woolly Mouse’ With Mammoth-Like Fur

Matt Reynolds

A Lethal Mystery Illness Spread in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response

Viral Load

A Lethal Mystery Illness Spread in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response

Kate Knibbs

A Private Space Mission Just Successfully Landed on the Moon for the First Time

Special Delivery

A Private Space Mission Just Successfully Landed on the Moon for the First Time

Javier Carbajal

Dark Energy

These Plants Photosynthesize Deep in the Arctic Even When There’s No Light

Asher Elbein

Texas Official Warns Against ‘Measles Parties’ Amid Growing Outbreak

Disease

Texas Official Warns Against ‘Measles Parties’ Amid Growing Outbreak

Beth Mole, Ars Technica

Appalachians Are Trapped in a Disastrous Cycle of Flooding and Rebuilding

Disaster Recovery

Appalachians Are Trapped in a Disastrous Cycle of Flooding and Rebuilding

Kristina P. Brant

The US Solar Power Industry Is Trying to Rebrand as MAGA-Friendly

Power Play

The US Solar Power Industry Is Trying to Rebrand as MAGA-Friendly

Kate Yoder

The US May Start Vaccinating Chickens Against Bird Flu

Egg Shortage

The US May Start Vaccinating Chickens Against Bird Flu

Emily Mullin

USAID Was Promised Emergency Waivers for Ebola and AIDS. They’re Not Working

Outbreak Mistake

USAID Was Promised Emergency Waivers for Ebola and AIDS. They’re Not Working

Kate Knibbs