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Why These Surfers Want to Restore a Rainforest

Shore Thing

Why These Surfers Want to Restore a Rainforest

Lenny Antonelli

‘Now I Am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.’ The Story of Oppenheimer’s Infamous Quote

The Bomb

‘Now I Am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.’ The Story of Oppenheimer’s Infamous Quote

James Temperton

This Startup Wants to Give Farmers a Closer Look at Crops—From Space

Fields of View

This Startup Wants to Give Farmers a Closer Look at Crops—From Space

Ramin Skibba

An Abandoned Arctic Military Base Just Spilled a Scientific Secret

Extremely Cold War

An Abandoned Arctic Military Base Just Spilled a Scientific Secret

Matt Simon

Almost All Research on the Mind Is in English. That’s a Problem

Cognitive Bias

Almost All Research on the Mind Is in English. That’s a Problem

Sofia Quaglia

Ticks and the Diseases They Carry Are Spreading. Can This Drug Stamp Them Out?

Public Health

Ticks and the Diseases They Carry Are Spreading. Can This Drug Stamp Them Out?

Maryn McKenna

Pure Oxygen Helps People Learn Faster. Can It Help Stroke Patients Recover?

Fresh Air

Pure Oxygen Helps People Learn Faster. Can It Help Stroke Patients Recover?

Celia Ford

Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Is Going to Be Pumped Into the Ocean—and That’s Fine

Slow Release

Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Is Going to Be Pumped Into the Ocean—and That’s Fine

Chris Baraniuk

The US Finally Approved an Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill. Here’s What to Know

Public Health

The US Finally Approved an Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill. Here’s What to Know

Emily Mullin

An Ancient Battle Is Playing Out in the DNA of Every Embryo

Grudge Match

An Ancient Battle Is Playing Out in the DNA of Every Embryo

Celia Ford

A Novel Type of Neural Network Comes to the Aid of Big Physics

Pixel Perfect

A Novel Type of Neural Network Comes to the Aid of Big Physics

Steve Nadis

The Snow Crab Vanishes

Gone: Fishing

The Snow Crab Vanishes

Julia O’Malley

Why Songs Get Stuck in Your Head—and How to Stop Them

Music Theory

Why Songs Get Stuck in Your Head—and How to Stop Them

Amy Paturel

Why Is Europe’s Latest Heat Wave Called Cerberus? It’s Complicated

Weather Event

Why Is Europe’s Latest Heat Wave Called Cerberus? It’s Complicated

Chris Baraniuk

OK Surfers, How Much Would It Cost to Power Your Own Wave?

Dot Physics

OK Surfers, How Much Would It Cost to Power Your Own Wave?

Rhett Allain

The Heat Wave Scorching the US Is a Self-Perpetuating Monster

Extreme Weather

The Heat Wave Scorching the US Is a Self-Perpetuating Monster

Matt Simon

Weird Weather Is Making Air Travel Even Worse

Grounded

Weird Weather Is Making Air Travel Even Worse

Amanda Hoover

The Arctic Is a Freezer That’s Losing Power

Climate Change

The Arctic Is a Freezer That’s Losing Power

Matt Simon

Doctors on Bikes Prevented a Humanitarian Catastrophe in Ukraine

500 Days

Doctors on Bikes Prevented a Humanitarian Catastrophe in Ukraine

Johanna Chisholm

A Hair Loss Study Raises New Questions About Aging Cells

Root Awakening

A Hair Loss Study Raises New Questions About Aging Cells

Max G. Levy