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A Teenager Solved a Stubborn Prime Number ‘Look-Alike’ Riddle

Number Theory

A Teenager Solved a Stubborn Prime Number ‘Look-Alike’ Riddle

Jordana Cepelewicz

When Did the Anthropocene Actually Begin?

Hello, World

When Did the Anthropocene Actually Begin?

Damian Carrington

The Key to California’s Survival Is Hidden Underground

Climate Solutions

The Key to California’s Survival Is Hidden Underground

Matt Simon

Why the Search for Life in Space Starts With Ancient Earth

Signal Boost

Why the Search for Life in Space Starts With Ancient Earth

Ramin Skibba

How Airports Catch Illicit Radioactive Cargo

How Airports Catch Illicit Radioactive Cargo

Chris Baraniuk

2022 Wasn't the Hottest on Record. That’s Nothing to Celebrate

Climate Change

2022 Wasn't the Hottest on Record. That’s Nothing to Celebrate

Matt Simon

What You Need to Know About the Kraken Covid Variant

Cough

What You Need to Know About the Kraken Covid Variant

Amanda Hoover

In the Next Pandemic, Let’s Pay People to Get Vaccinated

Public Health

In the Next Pandemic, Let’s Pay People to Get Vaccinated

Grace Browne

The US Just Greenlit High-Tech Alternatives to Animal Testing

Biotech

The US Just Greenlit High-Tech Alternatives to Animal Testing

Emily Mullin

Drug Shortages Aren’t New. The Tripledemic Just Made You Look

Public Health

Drug Shortages Aren’t New. The Tripledemic Just Made You Look

Maryn McKenna

Astronomers May Have Just Spotted the Universe’s First Galaxies

Young Ones

Astronomers May Have Just Spotted the Universe’s First Galaxies

Ramin Skibba

What This Fearsome Weapon Reveals About Early Americans

Deadly Darts

What This Fearsome Weapon Reveals About Early Americans

Matt Simon

What China’s Covid Crisis Means for the Rest of the World

Public Health

What China’s Covid Crisis Means for the Rest of the World

David Cox

How to Measure Ripples in Spacetime

Catching Cosmic Rays

How to Measure Ripples in Spacetime

Benjamin Skuse

How Your Brain Distinguishes Memories From Perceptions

Mind's Eye

How Your Brain Distinguishes Memories From Perceptions

Yasemin Saplakoglu

US Cities Are Falling Out of Love With the Parking Lot

Shifting Gears

US Cities Are Falling Out of Love With the Parking Lot

Oliver Milman

Meet the Earth’s Lawyers

Climate Enforcers

Meet the Earth’s Lawyers

Stephen Armstrong

Europe’s Plan to Become the First Climate-Neutral Continent

Green Deal

Europe’s Plan to Become the First Climate-Neutral Continent

Morgan Meaker

Digital Traders Want to Go Fish

Big Catch

Digital Traders Want to Go Fish

Alex Christian

Climate Enforcers Need Hard Evidence. Friederike Otto Has It

Smoking Gun

Climate Enforcers Need Hard Evidence. Friederike Otto Has It

Matt Reynolds