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Extreme Wildfires Have Doubled in Frequency and Intensity in the Past 20 Years

Heating Up

Extreme Wildfires Have Doubled in Frequency and Intensity in the Past 20 Years

Víctor Fernández García and Cristina Santín

How the Brain Decides What to Remember

Power Naps

How the Brain Decides What to Remember

Yasemin Saplakoglu

The Supreme Court Is Gutting Protections for Clean Water and Safe Air

Rollback

The Supreme Court Is Gutting Protections for Clean Water and Safe Air

Molly Taft

How to Run on the Moon

Dot Physics

How to Run on the Moon

Rhett Allain

How a Group of Butterflies Managed to Fly 4,200 Kilometers Without Stopping

Long Haul

How a Group of Butterflies Managed to Fly 4,200 Kilometers Without Stopping

Marta Musso

Health Care Should Be Designed for the Extremes of Life

WIRED Health

Health Care Should Be Designed for the Extremes of Life

João Medeiros

US Government Awards Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine

Public Health

US Government Awards Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine

Beth Mole, Ars Technica

A Chinese Space Startup Launched Its New Rocket by Accident

false start

A Chinese Space Startup Launched Its New Rocket by Accident

Eric Berger, Ars Technica

The UK’s NHS Going Digital Would Be Equivalent to Hiring Thousands of New Doctors

WIRED Health

The UK’s NHS Going Digital Would Be Equivalent to Hiring Thousands of New Doctors

João Medeiros

Hurricane Beryl Isn’t a Freak Storm—It’s the Exact Nightmare Meteorologists Predicted

hot water

Hurricane Beryl Isn’t a Freak Storm—It’s the Exact Nightmare Meteorologists Predicted

Dennis Mersereau

The Hunt for the Most Efficient Heat Pump in the World

Multiplier Effect

The Hunt for the Most Efficient Heat Pump in the World

Chris Baraniuk

Sexist Myths Are a Danger to Health

WIRED Health

Sexist Myths Are a Danger to Health

João Medeiros

Leading Lab-Grown Meat Company Cuts Dozens of Jobs

Hard Times

Leading Lab-Grown Meat Company Cuts Dozens of Jobs

Matt Reynolds

I Will Save You From the Heat

Your Next Job

I Will Save You From the Heat

Camille Bromley

Not Everyone Loses Weight on Ozempic

No-zempic

Not Everyone Loses Weight on Ozempic

Emily Mullin

Cryptographers Are Discovering New Rules for Quantum Encryption

Oracular Pronouncements

Cryptographers Are Discovering New Rules for Quantum Encryption

Ben Brubaker

The US Wants to Integrate the Commercial Space Industry With Its Military to Prevent Cyber Attacks

Only Satellites

The US Wants to Integrate the Commercial Space Industry With Its Military to Prevent Cyber Attacks

Sharon Lemac-Vincere

Extreme Hail Storms Are Wrecking Solar Farms—but Defending Them May Be Easier Than It Seems

Hail Mary

Extreme Hail Storms Are Wrecking Solar Farms—but Defending Them May Be Easier Than It Seems

Dan Gearino

If Betelgeuse Explodes, Just How Bright Will It Get?

If Betelgeuse Explodes, Just How Bright Will It Get?

Rhett Allain

NASA Desperately Needs New Spacesuits. Private Firms Are Struggling to Make Them

Bad Fit

NASA Desperately Needs New Spacesuits. Private Firms Are Struggling to Make Them

Eric Berger, Ars Technica