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The Auroras Should Be Spectacular This Summer, Thanks to Solar Maximum

Flashing Lights

The Auroras Should Be Spectacular This Summer, Thanks to Solar Maximum

Dennis Mersereau

Does String Theory Actually Describe the World? AI May Be Able to Tell

Physics

Does String Theory Actually Describe the World? AI May Be Able to Tell

Charlie Wood

US Offshore Wind Farms Are Being Strangled With Red Tape

Green Energy

US Offshore Wind Farms Are Being Strangled With Red Tape

Christopher Niezrecki

The Sea Is Swallowing This Mexican Town

environment

The Sea Is Swallowing This Mexican Town

Andrea J. Arratibel

Only the Hardiest Trees Can Survive Today’s Urban Inferno

City Living

Only the Hardiest Trees Can Survive Today’s Urban Inferno

Laura Hautala

Mexico Is So Hot, Monkeys Are Falling to Their Death From Trees

Climate Change

Mexico Is So Hot, Monkeys Are Falling to Their Death From Trees

Geraldine Castro

A Warp Drive Breakthrough Inches a Tiny Bit Closer to Star Trek

engage

A Warp Drive Breakthrough Inches a Tiny Bit Closer to Star Trek

Paul Sutter, Ars Technica

Don’t Believe the Biggest Myth About Heat Pumps

Hot Air

Don’t Believe the Biggest Myth About Heat Pumps

Matt Simon

Neuralink’s First User Is ‘Constantly Multitasking’ With His Brain Implant

Cyborg Training

Neuralink’s First User Is ‘Constantly Multitasking’ With His Brain Implant

Emily Mullin

The World Is Ignoring the Other Deadly Kind of Carbon

Black Death

The World Is Ignoring the Other Deadly Kind of Carbon

Matt Simon

The Complex Social Lives of Viruses

It’s Complicated

The Complex Social Lives of Viruses

Carl Zimmer

How Big Dairy Took Over Your TikTok Feed—With Help From Uncle Sam

Got Milk?

How Big Dairy Took Over Your TikTok Feed—With Help From Uncle Sam

H. Claire Brown

There’s New Hope for an HIV Vaccine

Public Health

There’s New Hope for an HIV Vaccine

Emily Mullin

Lab-Grown Meat Is on Shelves Now. But There’s a Catch

Chicken Little

Lab-Grown Meat Is on Shelves Now. But There’s a Catch

Matt Reynolds

Wegovy Can Keep Weight Off for at Least 4 Years, Research Shows

Obesity

Wegovy Can Keep Weight Off for at Least 4 Years, Research Shows

Beth Mole, Ars Technica

Saunas Are the Next Frontier in Fighting Depression

Hot Heads

Saunas Are the Next Frontier in Fighting Depression

Max G. Levy

These Electric School Buses Are on Their Way to Save the Grid

Go Both Ways

These Electric School Buses Are on Their Way to Save the Grid

Matt Simon

Despite Bird Flu Risk, Raw-Milk Drinkers Are Undaunted

cow on earth

Despite Bird Flu Risk, Raw-Milk Drinkers Are Undaunted

Beth Mole, Ars Technica

The First Person to Receive a Pig Kidney Transplant Has Died

Xenotransplantation

The First Person to Receive a Pig Kidney Transplant Has Died

Emily Mullin

These Artificial Blood Platelets Could One Day Save Lives

Blood Bank

These Artificial Blood Platelets Could One Day Save Lives

Emily Mullin