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What’s the Winter Solstice, Anyway?

Hello Darkness

What’s the Winter Solstice, Anyway?

Reece Rogers

NASA Postpones Return of Stranded Starliner Astronauts to March

extended trip

NASA Postpones Return of Stranded Starliner Astronauts to March

Fernanda González

CDC Confirms First US Case of Severe Bird Flu

Public Health

CDC Confirms First US Case of Severe Bird Flu

Emily Mullin

The Study That Called Out Black Plastic Utensils Had a Major Math Error

oops

The Study That Called Out Black Plastic Utensils Had a Major Math Error

Beth Mole, Ars Technica

Generative AI and Climate Change Are on a Collision Course

WIRED World

Generative AI and Climate Change Are on a Collision Course

Sasha Luccioni

A Third Person Has Received a Transplant of a Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney

Xenotransplantation

A Third Person Has Received a Transplant of a Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney

Emily Mullin

Antibodies Could Soon Help Slow the Aging Process

WIRED World

Antibodies Could Soon Help Slow the Aging Process

Andrew Steele

How Christmas Trees Could Become a Source of Low-Carbon Protein

Double Harvest

How Christmas Trees Could Become a Source of Low-Carbon Protein

Alexa Phillips

The Simple Math Behind Public Key Cryptography

Safety in Numbers

The Simple Math Behind Public Key Cryptography

John Pavlus

Good at Reading? Your Brain May Be Structured Differently

Neuroscience

Good at Reading? Your Brain May Be Structured Differently

Mikael Roll

Mega-Farms Are Driving the Threat of Bird Flu

Consolidated Risk

Mega-Farms Are Driving the Threat of Bird Flu

Georgina Gustin

Creating a Global Package to Solve the Problem of Plastics

WIRED World

Creating a Global Package to Solve the Problem of Plastics

Susan Solomon

RFK Plans to Take on Big Pharma. It’s Easier Said Than Done

Trump 2.0

RFK Plans to Take on Big Pharma. It’s Easier Said Than Done

Emily Mullin

Humans Will Continue to Live in an Age of Incredible Food Waste

WIRED World

Humans Will Continue to Live in an Age of Incredible Food Waste

Vaclav Smil

Designer Babies Are Teenagers Now—and Some of Them Need Therapy Because of It

Your Next Job

Designer Babies Are Teenagers Now—and Some of Them Need Therapy Because of It

Emi Nietfeld

US Meat, Milk Prices Should Spike if Donald Trump Carries Out Mass Deportation Schemes

Promises Made

US Meat, Milk Prices Should Spike if Donald Trump Carries Out Mass Deportation Schemes

Matt Reynolds

An Augmented Reality Program Can Help Patients Overcome Parkinson’s Symptoms

Simple Tricks

An Augmented Reality Program Can Help Patients Overcome Parkinson’s Symptoms

Grace Browne

Climate Change Is Destroying Monarch Butterflies’ Winter Habitat

Conversation

Climate Change Is Destroying Monarch Butterflies’ Winter Habitat

Andrea J. Arratibel

Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required

Electric Feel

Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required

Emily Mullin

Meet the Plant Hacker Creating Flowers Never Seen (or Smelled) Before

Green Thumb

Meet the Plant Hacker Creating Flowers Never Seen (or Smelled) Before

Matt Reynolds