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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

During Pregnancy, the Placenta Hacks the Immune System to Protect the Fetus

Fake Out

During Pregnancy, the Placenta Hacks the Immune System to Protect the Fetus

Annie Melchor

Environment

California Is Solving Its Water Problems by Flooding Its Best Farmland

Jake Bittle

How Your Body Adapts to Extreme Cold

Cool By Me

How Your Body Adapts to Extreme Cold

Max G. Levy

Critical Infrastructure Is Sinking Along the US East Coast

Sinking Feeling

Critical Infrastructure Is Sinking Along the US East Coast

Matt Simon

They Had PTSD. A Psychedelic Called Ibogaine Helped Them Get Better

Mental Health

They Had PTSD. A Psychedelic Called Ibogaine Helped Them Get Better

Emily Mullin

A Gel Injected Into the Scrotum Could Be the Next Male Contraceptive

Sperm Stopper

A Gel Injected Into the Scrotum Could Be the Next Male Contraceptive

Emily Mullin

My Parents’ Dementia Felt Like the End of Joy. Then Came the Robots

Warm Tech

My Parents’ Dementia Felt Like the End of Joy. Then Came the Robots

Kat McGowan

This Ultrasound Bra Could Detect Cancer Sooner

Body Scan

This Ultrasound Bra Could Detect Cancer Sooner

Grace Browne

Former NBA Star Rick Fox Is Making a Play for Carbon-Neutral Concrete

Carbon-Free Throw

Former NBA Star Rick Fox Is Making a Play for Carbon-Neutral Concrete

Peter Guest

The Plan to Put Pig Genes in Soy Beans for Tastier Fake Meat

Pork and Beans

The Plan to Put Pig Genes in Soy Beans for Tastier Fake Meat

Matt Reynolds

These Rogue Worlds Upend the Theory of How Planets Form

Unidentified Objects

These Rogue Worlds Upend the Theory of How Planets Form

Charlie Wood

20 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2023

Year In Review

20 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2023

Sabrina Weiss

What Are ‘Missed Period Pills,’ and How Do They Work?

Take Control

What Are ‘Missed Period Pills,’ and How Do They Work?

Lux Alptraum

Your Eco-Friendly Lifestyle Is a Big Lie

Year in Review

Your Eco-Friendly Lifestyle Is a Big Lie

Matt Reynolds

The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change

Year in Review

The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change

Maryn McKenna

Spying on Beavers From Space Could Help Save California

Year In Review

Spying on Beavers From Space Could Help Save California

Ben Goldfarb