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Scientists Will Test a Cancer-Hunting mRNA Treatment

On Target

Scientists Will Test a Cancer-Hunting mRNA Treatment

Emily Mullin

Why the Polar Vortex Is Bad for Balloon Artists

Dot Physics

Why the Polar Vortex Is Bad for Balloon Artists

Rhett Allain

Cryptographers Are Getting Closer to Enabling Fully Private Internet Searches

Incognito Mode

Cryptographers Are Getting Closer to Enabling Fully Private Internet Searches

Madison Goldberg

The Last-Ditch Effort to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Blocked Pipe

The Last-Ditch Effort to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Katie Myers

A Gene-Edited Pig Liver Was Attached to a Person—and Worked for 3 Days

organ trail

A Gene-Edited Pig Liver Was Attached to a Person—and Worked for 3 Days

Emily Mullin

The Murky Campaign to Discredit Lab-Grown Meat

Mincing the Truth

The Murky Campaign to Discredit Lab-Grown Meat

Matt Reynolds

Trawling Boats Are Hauling Up Ancient Carbon From the Ocean Depths

trawl space

Trawling Boats Are Hauling Up Ancient Carbon From the Ocean Depths

Matt Simon

Scabies Is Making a Comeback

Public Health

Scabies Is Making a Comeback

David Cox

Inside the DIY Movement to Fight Coastal Erosion

Planet Pioneers

Inside the DIY Movement to Fight Coastal Erosion

Tom Ward

A Scandal Tearing Apart the World of Record-Breaking Dogs

Dog Days

A Scandal Tearing Apart the World of Record-Breaking Dogs

Matt Reynolds

Unpicking the Mystery of the Body’s ‘Second Brain’

Gut Decisions

Unpicking the Mystery of the Body’s ‘Second Brain’

Yasemin Saplakoglu

A Mountain of Used Clothes Appeared in Chile’s Desert. Then It Went Up in Flames

Burn After Wearing

A Mountain of Used Clothes Appeared in Chile’s Desert. Then It Went Up in Flames

Julia Shipley and Muriel Alarcón

The Surprising Things That Helped Make 2023 the Hottest Year Ever

Inferno

The Surprising Things That Helped Make 2023 the Hottest Year Ever

Matt Simon

These Mining Companies Are Ready to Raid the Seabed

Under the Sea

These Mining Companies Are Ready to Raid the Seabed

Morgan Meaker

The Boeing 737 Max Crisis Reignites Arguments Over Infant Safety on Planes

Buckle Up

The Boeing 737 Max Crisis Reignites Arguments Over Infant Safety on Planes

Nicole Kobie

Norway’s Deep-Sea Mining Decision Is a Warning

Cold Reception

Norway’s Deep-Sea Mining Decision Is a Warning

Eliza Gkritsi

The Real Problem With the Boeing 737 Max

Emergency Landing

The Real Problem With the Boeing 737 Max

Chris Stokel-Walker

There’s a Huge Covid Surge Right Now and Nobody Is Talking About It

Public Health

There’s a Huge Covid Surge Right Now and Nobody Is Talking About It

Celia Ford

Why Humans Are Putting a Bunch of ‘Coal’ and ‘Oil’ Back in the Ground

Carbon Sink

Why Humans Are Putting a Bunch of ‘Coal’ and ‘Oil’ Back in the Ground

Matt Simon

Air Pollution Is Ruining Your Skin

Chemical Peel

Air Pollution Is Ruining Your Skin

Amit Katwala