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Enough With the Arrogant Attitudes Towards Extreme Heat

Weather Warning

Enough With the Arrogant Attitudes Towards Extreme Heat

Umair Irfan and Aja Romano

How to Save Your Home From a Wildfire

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How to Save Your Home From a Wildfire

Bryce Young and Christopher Moran

Hospitals Around the World Are Struggling in the Aftermath of the Great IT Meltdown

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Hospitals Around the World Are Struggling in the Aftermath of the Great IT Meltdown

David Cox

To Find Alien Life, We Might Have to Kill It

Space Invaders

To Find Alien Life, We Might Have to Kill It

Becky Ferreira

Newly Discovered Moon Caves Could One Day House Astronauts

Gimme Shelter

Newly Discovered Moon Caves Could One Day House Astronauts

Marta Musso

The New UK Government Wants Clean Energy, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and Public Transport Reform

Environment

The New UK Government Wants Clean Energy, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and Public Transport Reform

Matt Reynolds

The Race for Space-Based Solar Power

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The Race for Space-Based Solar Power

Kat Friedrich, Ars Technica

Paris Mayor Defies Poop Threats to Swim in Seine, and Prove a Point

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Paris Mayor Defies Poop Threats to Swim in Seine, and Prove a Point

Morgan Meaker

Pancreatic Cancer Turns Off a Key Gene in Order to Grow

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Pancreatic Cancer Turns Off a Key Gene in Order to Grow

Marta Musso

Lab-Grown Meat for Pets Was Just Approved in the UK

Good Dog (Food)

Lab-Grown Meat for Pets Was Just Approved in the UK

Matt Reynolds

Cutting-Edge Technology Could Massively Reduce the Amount of Energy Used for Air Conditioning

Cool Ideas

Cutting-Edge Technology Could Massively Reduce the Amount of Energy Used for Air Conditioning

Chris Baraniuk

It Will Soon Be Easier for Americans to Recycle Batteries

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It Will Soon Be Easier for Americans to Recycle Batteries

Emily Mullin

Everything You See Is a Computational Process, If You Know How to Look

Mathematics

Everything You See Is a Computational Process, If You Know How to Look

Lance Fortnow

Hurricanes Are Trapping Small Island Nations in Ever-Worsening Spirals of Debt

Debt Cyclone

Hurricanes Are Trapping Small Island Nations in Ever-Worsening Spirals of Debt

Courtney Lindsay, Emily Wilkinson, and Matt Bishop

America’s Aging Dams Are a Catastrophe Waiting to Happen

Give a Dam

America’s Aging Dams Are a Catastrophe Waiting to Happen

Kristoffer Tigue

Easy Access

It’s Shockingly Easy to Buy Off-Brand Ozempic Online, Even if You Don’t Need It

Kate Knibbs

AI's Energy Demands Are Out of Control. Welcome to the Internet's Hyper-Consumption Era

Gimme More

AI's Energy Demands Are Out of Control. Welcome to the Internet's Hyper-Consumption Era

Reece Rogers

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Is Ready to Implant a Second Volunteer

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink Is Ready to Implant a Second Volunteer

Emily Mullin

This Ancient Technology Is Helping Millions Stay Cool

Lo-Fi

This Ancient Technology Is Helping Millions Stay Cool

Nadeem Sarwar and Shreya Fotedar

How to Build a Hurricane-Proof House

Weather the Storm

How to Build a Hurricane-Proof House

Chris Baraniuk