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Fake Caviar Invented in the 1930s Could Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution

Egg-cellent

Fake Caviar Invented in the 1930s Could Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution

Stephen Armstrong

The Leading Lab-Grown Meat Company Just Paused a Major Expansion

U-turn

The Leading Lab-Grown Meat Company Just Paused a Major Expansion

Matt Reynolds

The Feds Just Bet Even Bigger on American-Made Heat Pumps

Pump It Up

The Feds Just Bet Even Bigger on American-Made Heat Pumps

Matt Simon

A Virus Found in Wastewater Beat Back a Woman’s ‘Zombie’ Bacteria

Superbugs

A Virus Found in Wastewater Beat Back a Woman’s ‘Zombie’ Bacteria

Emily Mullin

Smoking Alters Your Immune System for Years After You Quit

Smoking Gun

Smoking Alters Your Immune System for Years After You Quit

Celia Ford

Farming Prioritizes Cows and Cars—Not People

Grain Drain

Farming Prioritizes Cows and Cars—Not People

Matt Reynolds

Wild Animals Should Be Paid for the Benefits They Provide Humanity

Bull Market

Wild Animals Should Be Paid for the Benefits They Provide Humanity

Stephen Armstrong

Climate Finance Is Targeting the Wrong Industries

Misdirection

Climate Finance Is Targeting the Wrong Industries

Stephen Armstrong

The City of Tomorrow Will Run on Your Toilet Water

Waste Not

The City of Tomorrow Will Run on Your Toilet Water

Matt Simon

Who Tests If Heat-Proof Clothing Actually Works? These Poor Sweating Mannequins

Human Scale

Who Tests If Heat-Proof Clothing Actually Works? These Poor Sweating Mannequins

Amit Katwala

23andMe Is Under Fire. Its Founder Remains ‘Optimistic’

Genomics

23andMe Is Under Fire. Its Founder Remains ‘Optimistic’

Emily Mullin

A Celebrated Cryptography-Breaking Algorithm Just Got an Upgrade

Level Up

A Celebrated Cryptography-Breaking Algorithm Just Got an Upgrade

Madison Goldberg

Did Climate Change Help This Skier Achieve the Impossible?

Zero to Hero

Did Climate Change Help This Skier Achieve the Impossible?

Charlie Metcalfe

Countries Are Building Giant ‘Sand Motors’ to Protect Their Coasts From Erosion

Adaptation

Countries Are Building Giant ‘Sand Motors’ to Protect Their Coasts From Erosion

Jake Bittle

NASA’s New PACE Observatory Searches for Clues to Humanity’s Future

Eye in the Sky

NASA’s New PACE Observatory Searches for Clues to Humanity’s Future

Matt Simon

NASA Engineers Are Racing to Fix Voyager 1

phone home

NASA Engineers Are Racing to Fix Voyager 1

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica

This Small Wearable Device Reduces Parkinson’s Symptoms

Good Vibrations

This Small Wearable Device Reduces Parkinson’s Symptoms

Amit Katwala

These States Are Basically Begging You to Get a Heat Pump

Pump It Up

These States Are Basically Begging You to Get a Heat Pump

Matt Simon

A Study at the Center of the Abortion Pill Battle Was Just Retracted

mifepristone

A Study at the Center of the Abortion Pill Battle Was Just Retracted

Emily Mullin

How to Guarantee the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles

Road Test

How to Guarantee the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles

Steve Nadis