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2024-08-26 14:45:11

Struggling to Unlock Your Phone? You Might Have Lost Your Fingerprints
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The absence of these identifying marks—which can be the result of excessive typing, manual work, chemotherapy, or sports—is becoming more of an issue in the age of biometrics.
https://www.wired.com/story/why-you-might-be-losing-your-fingerprints/

2024-08-24 11:15:11

Your Guide to Surviving Extreme Weather
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How to pack a go bag, get emergency alerts, and find disaster aid.
https://www.wired.com/story/your-guide-to-surviving-extreme-weather-flooding-hurricanes-wildfires-heat/

2024-08-23 11:15:11

So You’re Underwater: Why Do You See That Circle of Light Above You?
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Snell’s window is one of the coolest phenomena in the natural world. You’ve seen it, but do you know what causes it?
https://www.wired.com/story/the-awesome-aquatics-of-snells-window/

2024-08-22 18:45:11

FDA Approves New Covid Vaccines Amid Summer Surge
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The updated vaccines target the currently circulating KP.2 variant.
https://www.wired.com/story/new-updated-covid-vaccines-announcement-2024/

2024-08-22 18:00:17

The Next Frontier for mRNA Could Be Healing Damaged Organs
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Researchers are testing the use of mRNA to get damaged livers to repair themselves, in a move that could one day lessen the need for organ transplants.
https://www.wired.com/story/mrna-organ-rejuvenation-pittsburgh-upmc-center-transcriptional-medicine/

2024-08-21 21:00:14

Bayesian Yacht Sinking: Climate Change Created Perfect Storm for
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While the exact cause of the deadly sinking of the Bayesian superyacht remains unknown, dangerous waterspouts were spotted in the area. Scientists say they may become far more common.
https://www.wired.com/story/bayesian-yacht-sinking-climate-change-waterspout-extreme-weather-mike-lynch/

2024-08-21 10:15:11

The Covid-19 Summer Wave Is So Big, the FDA Might Release New Vaccines Early
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The latest Covid-19 surge reportedly has officials considering approval of the new strain-matched vaccine as soon as this week.
https://www.wired.com/story/covid-summer-surge-fda-vaccine-approval/

2024-08-19 17:15:10

Climate Change’s Latest Deadly Killer: Lightning Strikes
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In rural India, stormy weather, a lack of knowledge, and scant protections are combining to kill thousands every year, with climate change likely to raise the threat as lightning becomes more common.
https://www.wired.com/story/thunder-lightning-strike-deaths-india/

2024-08-18 11:15:11

The Vacuum of Space Will Decay Sooner Than Expected
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One of the quantum fields that fills the universe is special because its default value seems poised to eventually change—changing everything.
https://www.wired.com/story/vacuum-of-space-to-decay-sooner-than-expected-but-still-not-soon/

2024-08-17 11:15:11

Urban Birds Are Harboring Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
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Exposure to bacteria in landfill sites and polluted rivers may explain prevalence among city-dwelling birds.
https://www.wired.com/story/urban-birds-are-harboring-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria/

2024-08-17 10:15:11

The Run of Record-Breaking Heat Has Ended, for Now
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Air temperatures in July 2024 were fractionally cooler than in July 2023, probably because of a waning El Niño. But don’t expect things to be much cooler in coming years.
https://www.wired.com/story/13-month-heat-streak-ended-climate-change-global-warming-sea-surface-temperatures/

2024-08-15 21:30:13

The Uncertain Path Forward for Psychedelic Medicine
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After the FDA rejected its proposed MDMA treatment, Lykos Therapeutics is laying off 75 percent of its staff and its founder has left the company.
https://www.wired.com/story/where-does-psychedelic-assisted-therapy-go-next-mdma-fda-lykos/

2024-08-15 10:15:11

This Is the Most Detailed Map of Brain Connections Ever Made
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In a world first, Harvard biologists worked with Google to diagram a cubic millimeter of human cerebral cortex at the subcellular level, paving the way for the next generation of brain science.
https://www.wired.com/story/this-is-the-most-detailed-map-of-brain-connections-ever-made-google-harvard/

2024-08-15 09:15:11

This Code Breaker Is Using AI to Decode the Heart’s Secret Rhythms
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Inspired by his expertise in breaking ancient codes, Roeland Decorte built a smartphone app that continuously listens for signs of disease hidden in our pulse.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-doctor-roeland-decorte-future-industries/

2024-08-14 11:45:11

This Gargantuan Lab Simulates Blasting Satellites Into Space
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If you spend millions of dollars developing a satellite, you need to know it can handle the rigors of hurtling around the Earth at 17,000 mph. The UK's National Satellite Test Facility is here to help.
https://www.wired.com/story/national-satellite-testing-facility-uk-nstf/

2024-08-09 23:00:15

The FDA Just Rejected a Bid for MDMA’s Approval to Treat PTSD
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The agency has asked drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics to run an additional study on the use of the psychedelic drug in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, pushing back its next proposal by years.
https://www.wired.com/story/fda-rejects-mdma-ptsd-treatment/

2024-08-09 22:30:13

Noah Lyles’ Olympic Run Is the New Normal for Living With Covid
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Dozens of Olympic athletes competed with Covid as society increasingly treats it like the flu or the common cold. Public health experts warn that it's anything but.
https://www.wired.com/story/noah-lyles-covid-olympics-new-normal/

2024-08-09 09:15:11

Does Jewelry and Big Hair Slow Down Olympic Runners?
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Even a little added weight and air drag can make a measurable difference. But WIRED's physics guru says, if it makes you feel strong, go for it!
https://www.wired.com/story/does-jewelry-slow-down-olympic-runners/

2024-08-08 19:30:14

Beyond Meat Is Stalling in the US. Europe Could Be Another Story
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The once-hyped company is now the most prominent victim of a broader downturn in the plant-based meat industry.
https://www.wired.com/story/beyond-plant-based-meat-sales-trends-us-europe/

2024-08-08 12:15:11

The Benefits of Ozempic Are Multiplying
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There’s mounting evidence that GLP-1 drugs have health benefits beyond diabetes and weight loss, for conditions ranging from addiction to Parkinson’s—and scientists are evolving theories of why.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-benefits-of-ozempic-are-multiplying/

2024-08-08 11:45:11

2024-08-06 18:45:11

Public Health Experts Want the Olympics to Drop Its Oldest Sponsor
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Scientists, activists, and ordinary petitioners want the Olympics to break with Coca-Cola, comparing it to the tobacco companies that long sponsored the Games. They aren’t holding their breath.
https://www.wired.com/story/public-health-experts-want-the-olympics-to-drop-its-oldest-sponsor/

2024-08-05 13:45:11

Mountain Bikers Are Rewilding Land by Paying the Government to Do It
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A new nature-restoration project in Wales is being funded by an unusual source: thrill-seeking downhill lovers.
https://www.wired.com/story/bike-park-wales-rewilding-private-sector-finance/

2024-08-05 11:15:12

Jane Goodall Thinks It’s Not Too Late to Save the World
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The world, the famed primatologist says, isn’t what it used to be—but there’s still time to save it, if we treat crises like climate change, biodiversity loss, and poverty as one.
https://www.wired.com/story/wired-czechia-jane-goodall-q-and-a-conservation/

2024-08-04 11:15:11

‘Gem’ of a Proof Breaks 80-Year-Old Record, Offers New Insights Into Prime Numbers
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The proof creates stricter limits on potential exceptions to the famous Riemann hypothesis.
https://www.wired.com/story/sensational-proof-delivers-new-insights-into-prime-numbers/

2024-08-04 10:15:11

See the Perseids and Southern Delta Aquariids in a Stunning Double Meteor Shower
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Across the Northern Hemisphere, August will see beautiful displays of meteors. Here's everything you need to know to enjoy them.
https://www.wired.com/story/see-the-perseids-and-southern-delta-aquariids-in-a-stunning-double-meteor-shower/

2024-08-03 12:45:11

NASA Is ‘Evaluating All Options’ to Get the Boeing Starliner Crew Home
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Eight weeks after the Starliner spacecraft launched, NASA is still looking for possible answers to its technical issues—including the possibility of SpaceX lending a hand.
https://www.wired.com/story/nasa-boeing-starliner-return-home-spacex/

2024-08-03 12:15:11

How to Stop Wildfire Smoke Damaging Your Health
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Smoke from fires is linked to thousands of premature deaths every year, and is a growing health threat as widespread blazes becomes more common.
https://www.wired.com/story/wildfire-smoke-causes-long-term-health-problems-heres-how-to-protect-yourself/

2024-08-03 10:45:11

The Fight to Save Florida’s Oranges
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Once the leading producer of the citrus fruit in the US, Florida is being ground down by hurricanes, diseases, and drought—but its orange growers aren’t giving up yet.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-fight-to-save-floridas-oranges-climate-change-farming-crop-shortages/

2024-08-02 18:15:10

No, the Seine Cleanup Wasn’t a Failure
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The goal of the Seine-cleansing project is to produce swimmable conditions for the people of Paris for years to come—the Olympics was just a milestone in getting there.
https://www.wired.com/story/no-the-seine-cleanup-wasnt-a-failure/

2024-08-02 10:30:13

Tuariki Delamere’s Somersault Could Have Launched a New Era in the Olympic Long Jump
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The New Zealander came up with a better way to jump, using a front flip in midair. But the sport’s stodgy authorities shut him down before the 1975 Games.
https://www.wired.com/story/physics-of-the-banned-front-flip-long-jump/

2024-08-01 20:45:11

The Shameful Controversy Over Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif
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Imane Khelif has always defined herself as a woman, and has every right to compete.
https://www.wired.com/story/imane-khelif-olympic-boxer-controversy/

2024-08-01 10:15:11

The Cure for Disposable Plastic Crap Is Here—and It’s Loony
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Stretchy seaweed, reverse vending machines, QR-coded take-out boxes: They’re how we can break society’s absurd addiction to single-use plastics.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-cure-for-disposable-plastic-crap-is-here-and-its-loony/

2024-07-31 21:45:10

The Incredible Physics of Simone Biles’ Yurchenko Double Pike
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Calculating angular velocity and the moment of inertia isn’t quite as hard as competing in the 2024 summer Olympics gymnastics tournament—but it’s pretty darn tough.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-incredible-physics-of-simone-biles-yurchenko-double-pike/

2024-07-30 14:15:12

The Purple Track at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games Has a Secret Ingredient
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Recycled shells of mollusks native to the Mediterranean Sea were used to manufacture the synthetic floor of the athletics track, as part of the Games’ commitment to sustainability.
https://www.wired.com/story/paris-summer-olympics-2024-purple-track-athletics-mondo/

2024-07-30 10:15:11

The New Gods of Weather Can Make Rain on Demand—or So They Want You to Believe
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In a gold-trimmed command center on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, scientists are seeking to wring moisture from desert skies. But will all their extravagant cloud-seeding tech—planes that sprinkle nanomaterials, lasers that scramble the atmosphere—really work at scale?
https://www.wired.com/story/new-gods-weather-rain-cloud-seeding-emirates/

2024-07-29 19:30:13

The Bird Flu Threat Keeps Growing
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Human cases keep ticking up, are very likely to be underreported, and offer the virus the opportunity to learn how to spread from person to person.
https://www.wired.com/story/bird-flu-human-transmission-colorado-farms-poultry-usa/

2024-07-28 11:45:10

Uncovering Magnetism’s Mysterious Role in the Galaxy
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Susan Clark is helping to unravel the mysterious workings of the Milky Way’s magnetic field, a critical missing piece of the galactic puzzle.
https://www.wired.com/story/uncovering-magnetisms-mysterious-role-in-the-galaxy/

2024-07-27 12:30:13

Last Monday Was the Hottest Day on Record
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The record for daily global temperature, recorded by taking averages of land and sea temperatures around the world, was shattered twice last week.
https://www.wired.com/story/hottest-ever-day-on-earth-july-2024-summer-heat-climate-change/

2024-07-27 11:30:09

Project 2025 Wants to Propel America Into Environmental Catastrophe
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Tracking emissions, managing pollutants, responding to natural disasters—even accurately predicting the weather—would all be trampled in a wave of privatization, deregulation, and unfettered fossil-fuel exploitation.
https://www.wired.com/story/project-2025-wants-to-propel-america-into-environmental-catastrophe/

2024-07-26 20:30:13

Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics
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Measles, bedbugs, and dengue have all been cited as concerns for tourists and athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, with the tropical virus in particular forcing authorities into action.
https://www.wired.com/story/paris-olympics-2024-dengue-measles-bedbugs/

2024-07-26 11:30:14

No, You Can’t Have a Solar-Powered Passenger Plane
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Guilt-free air travel is a beautiful dream, but there’s simply no way to get enough solar energy to keep a cabin full of people in the air.
https://www.wired.com/story/why-a-solar-powered-passenger-plane-is-impossible/

2024-07-25 11:15:11

Anthony Fauci Worries About the Next Pandemic—But Worries More About Democracy
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The former public health lead opens up on serving under Trump, what dangers America faces right now, and what keeps him up at night.
https://www.wired.com/story/anthony-fauci-interview-q-and-a-july-2024-trump-harris/

2024-07-25 10:15:11

How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World
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A gigantic, weather-defining current system could be headed to collapse. Peter and Susanne Ditlevsen had a simple yet controversial question: How much time might we have left to save it?
https://www.wired.com/story/amoc-collapse-atlantic-ocean/

2024-07-24 20:15:11

The Mysterious Discovery of ‘Dark Oxygen’ on the Ocean Floor
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Researchers believe they have discovered oxygen being produced 4,000 meters below the sea surface, and think polymetallic nodules—the sought-after bounty of deep-sea miners—could be the source.
https://www.wired.com/story/dark-oxygen-deep-sea-polymetallic-nodules-discovery/

2024-07-24 15:15:11

The Highly Infectious FLiRT Variants Behind the Summer Covid Wave
https://media.wired.com/photos/669fa75e3f1c843995e8a548/master/pass/2160934648
The latest dominant Covid variants have stronger infectiousness than their predecessors and the ability to evade vaccine-induced antibodies.
https://www.wired.com/story/flirt-variants-covid-wave-surge-coronavirus-japan-usa/

2024-07-24 10:15:11

A New Wave of Anti-Obesity Drugs Is on the Way
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With the success of Ozempic and Wegovy, drug manufacturers are racing to develop obesity treatments that shed more weight, are easier to take, and produce fewer side effects.
https://www.wired.com/story/age-of-ozempic-next-generation-new-weight-loss-drugs-ozempic-wegovy-zepbound-mounjaro/

2024-07-23 19:00:15

There’s Another Chance to See the Northern Lights This Week
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Don’t worry if you missed them in May—due to another geomagnetic storm, the northern lights might again be seen at lower latitudes across the US and Europe, from as early as Tuesday night.
https://www.wired.com/story/aurora-northern-lights-visible-summer-usa-europe-july-2024/

2024-07-23 15:00:14

Abortion Rights Groups Rush to Back Kamala Harris
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Activists believe that the vice president, who is already the leading voice for reproductive rights in the Biden administration, will champion their cause.
https://www.wired.com/story/kamala-harris-2024-election-reproductive-rights-abortion/

2024-07-21 11:45:10

The Puzzle of How Large-Scale Order Emerges in Complex Systems
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With a new framework, researchers believe they could be close to explaining how regularities emerge on macro scales out of systems made up of uncountable constituent parts.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-puzzle-of-how-large-scale-order-emerges-in-complex-systems/

2024-07-20 13:00:13

Enough With the Arrogant Attitudes Towards Extreme Heat
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In so many aspects of our culture, we view severe heat as something that should be willingly embraced, bravely endured, or blithely ignored.
https://www.wired.com/story/enough-with-the-arrogant-attitudes-towards-extreme-heat/

2024-07-20 12:45:07

2024-07-20 12:30:10

2024-07-20 11:30:10

How to Save Your Home From a Wildfire
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Small improvements to the roof, siding, windows, and vents of your house can make a big difference when threatened by the risk of flames.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-save-your-home-from-a-wildfire/

2024-07-19 22:30:10

Hospitals Around the World Are Struggling in the Aftermath of the Great IT Meltdown
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Doctors find themselves without critical systems and diagnostic tools—and face the daunting reality that a full recovery could take days—after CrowdStrike’s botched deployment of a software update.
https://www.wired.com/story/hospitals-crowdstrike-microsoft-it-outage-meltdown/

2024-07-18 12:30:10

To Find Alien Life, We Might Have to Kill It
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Missions to explore other worlds, like Mars or Saturn’s moon Titan, could disrupt or destroy extraterrestrial life in the process of seeking it.
https://www.wired.com/story/alien-life-killing-ethics-mars-rovers-titan-moon-europa-clipper-dragonfly/

2024-07-18 11:15:07

2024-07-18 09:15:07

Newly Discovered Moon Caves Could One Day House Astronauts
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Analysis of lunar imagery has ended a longstanding debate over whether there are accessible underground areas on the Moon; an emptied lava tube in the Sea of Tranquility is of particular interest.
https://www.wired.com/story/moon-tunnels-caves-astronauts-moon-colony/

2024-07-17 15:15:07

The New UK Government Wants Clean Energy, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and Public Transport Reform
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Legislation in coming years will set up a publicly owned clean power company and leverage the Crown Estate for investment in green infrastructure.
https://www.wired.com/story/kings-speech-starmer-labour-climate-environment-policy/

2024-07-17 14:45:09

2024-07-17 12:15:10

The Race for Space-Based Solar Power
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Once a sci-fi staple, the ability to beam solar power from space now seems closer than ever—but a lot of work remains.
https://www.wired.com/story/sun-based-solar-power-esa-energy/

2024-07-17 10:00:13

Paris Mayor Defies Poo Threats to Swim in Seine, and Prove a Point
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French politicians’ pledge to make swimming possible in the iconic river is a way to ward off criticism about the cost of the clean up operation.
https://www.wired.com/story/paris-mayor-defies-poo-threats-to-swim-in-seine-and-prove-a-point/

2024-07-17 00:00:13

Lab-Grown Meat for Pets Was Just Approved in the UK
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UK regulators have issued the first approval for a company to use chicken cells grown in the lab as an ingredient in pet food.
https://www.wired.com/story/lab-grown-meat-for-pets-was-just-approved-in-the-uk-meatly/

2024-07-16 11:00:16

Cutting-Edge Technology Could Massively Reduce the Amount of Energy Used for Air Conditioning
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Roughly 10 percent of the world’s energy is used for cooling, with much of the necessary electricity generated by fossil fuels. Companies need to make AC much more efficient—as soon as possible.
https://www.wired.com/story/cutting-edge-technology-could-massively-reduce-the-amount-of-energy-used-for-air-conditioning/

2024-07-15 11:45:07

It Will Soon Be Easier for Americans to Recycle Batteries
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Improperly discarded batteries leak toxic chemicals and are prone to exploding. A new program funded by the Department of Energy will prop up battery drop-off sites across the US.
https://www.wired.com/story/it-will-soon-be-easier-for-americans-to-recycle-batteries/

2024-07-14 11:45:10

Everything You See Is a Computational Process, If You Know How to Look
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Computer scientist Lance Fortnow writes that by embracing the computations that surround us, we can begin to understand and tame our seemingly random world.
https://www.wired.com/story/everything-you-see-is-a-computational-process-if-you-know-how-to-look/

2024-07-13 13:30:10

Hurricanes Are Trapping Small Island Nations in Ever-Worsening Spirals of Debt
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Damage from tropical storms like Beryl saddles islands with debt, which they have no hope of clearing before the next storm hits.
https://www.wired.com/story/hurricanes-are-trapping-small-island-nations-in-ever-worsening-spirals-of-debt/

2024-07-13 11:30:10

America’s Aging Dams Are a Catastrophe Waiting to Happen
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Climate change presents a growing threat to the nation’s nearly 92,000 dams, many of which are more than 100 years old, as heavy rainfall, flooding, and other forms of extreme weather become more common and severe.
https://www.wired.com/story/climate-change-failing-aging-dams-us-america-catastrophe/

2024-07-12 15:30:10

It’s Shockingly Easy to Buy Off-Brand Ozempic Online, Even If You Don’t Need It
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Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic are in shortage, and telehealth startups are selling “compounded” versions. A WIRED investigation looks at how easy it is to order these meds online.
https://www.wired.com/story/glp1-ozempic-wegovy-semaglutide-compounding-pharmacies-hims-reflexmd-alan-meds-henry-ro-getthinmd/

2024-07-11 11:15:07

AI's Energy Demands Are Out of Control. Welcome to the Internet's Hyper-Consumption Era
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Generative artificial intelligence tools, now part of the everyday user experience online, are causing stress on local power grids and mass water evaporation.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-energy-demands-water-impact-internet-hyper-consumption-era/

2024-07-11 00:15:07

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Is Ready to Implant a Second Volunteer
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In a livestreamed update on X, Elon Musk and Neuralink executives gave an update on the company's next study participant—and its next-generation brain implant.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-neuralink-implant-second-volunteer/

2024-07-09 16:00:14

This Ancient Technology Is Helping Millions Stay Cool
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Cheap, low-energy evaporative cooling devices are keeping water, food, people, and even whole buildings cool across India.
https://www.wired.com/story/evaporative-cooling-devices-coolant-clay-matka-mitticool-india-heat-wave/

2024-07-09 11:00:13

How to Build a Hurricane-Proof House
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In the face of longer hurricane seasons filled with more powerful storms, homeowners are turning to new designs and stronger materials to ensure the resilience of their property.
https://www.wired.com/story/hurricane-beryl-proof-housing/

2024-07-09 09:00:13

Extreme Wildfires Have Doubled in Frequency and Intensity in the Past 20 Years
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These findings align with other evidence that wildfires are getting worse—such as the total area burned each year ratcheting up.
https://www.wired.com/story/wild-fires-becoming-more-common-climate-change/

2024-07-09 07:00:14

How to Build a Hurricane-Proof House
In the face of longer hurricane seasons filled with more powerful storms, homeowners are turning to new designs and stronger materials to ensure the resilience of their property.
https://www.wired.com/story/hurricane-beryl-proof-housing/

2024-07-08 21:30:10

2024-07-07 12:15:10

How the Brain Decides What to Remember
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Electric ripples in the resting brain tag memories for storage and add credence to advice about the importance of rest.
https://www.wired.com/story/brain-tag-electrical-memories/

2024-07-06 12:00:16

The Supreme Court Doesn’t Want You to Have Clean Water and Safe Air
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Four key rulings from the court will hamper the ability of the EPA and other agencies to write and enforce climate policies.
https://www.wired.com/story/supreme-court-clean-water-safe-air-epa-chevron-koch-brothers/

2024-07-05 14:45:10

How to Run on the Moon
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It’s hard to stay fit in low gravity. Here’s a simple solution, using Einsteinian physics and an old carnival stunt.
https://www.wired.com/story/running-on-the-moon-with-the-circle-of-death/

2024-07-05 11:45:10

How a Group of Butterflies Managed to Fly 4,200 Kilometers Without Stopping
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When butterflies not native to South America appeared on a beach in French Guiana, entomologists started sleuthing to prove where they came from—and how they might have got there.
https://www.wired.com/story/butterflies-fly-4200-kilometers-without-stopping-nonstop-migration-painted-lady/

2024-07-05 07:45:09

Health Care Should Be Designed for the Extremes of Life
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Much of health care is designed with the “comfortable middle” of society in mind, says designer Yves Behar, when it should be tailored to children, the elderly, and those with disabilities.
https://www.wired.com/story/wired-health-yves-behar-design-health-fuseproject-snoo-moxie/

2024-07-04 11:30:13

US Government Awards Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine
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As fears of a pandemic mount, the biotech company’s mRNA vaccine trial is set to release Phase 1/2 results later this year, with a larger Phase 3 trial expected to begin in 2025.
https://www.wired.com/story/moderna-mrna-vaccine-bird-flu-h5n1/

2024-07-04 09:30:13

A Chinese Space Startup Launched Its New Rocket by Accident
Space Pioneer blamed a “structural failure” for the unintended blastoff.
https://www.wired.com/story/space-pioneer-rocket-launch-accident/

2024-07-03 08:15:10

The UK’s NHS Going Digital Would Be Equivalent to Hiring Thousands of New Doctors
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More than 30 million Brits have the NHS app. This represents an opportunity to transform the health service, which shadow health secretary Wes Streeting calls “an analog system in a digital age.”
https://www.wired.com/story/wired-health-wes-streeting-nhs-app/

2024-07-02 23:00:15

Hurricane Beryl Isn’t a Freak Storm—It’s the Exact Nightmare Meteorologists Predicted
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A hot ocean provides the energy hurricanes need to grow—and can limit the cooling that happens in their wake, making it likelier that the storms that follow will be powerful ones.
https://www.wired.com/story/hurricane-beryl-category-5-storm-extreme-weather-summer-2024/

2024-07-02 11:00:16

The Hunt for the Most Efficient Heat Pump in the World
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A new generation of engineers has realized they can push heat pumps to the limit, but just how much heat you can extract depends on your setup.
https://www.wired.com/story/heat-pump-maximum-efficiency/

2024-07-02 08:00:16

Sexist Myths Are a Danger to Health
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To improve outcomes for female patients, all evidence needs to be considered—while outdated myths about the significance of sex differences need to be retired.
https://www.wired.com/story/wired-health-angela-saini-gender-health-gap-sexism/

2024-07-01 22:45:10

Leading Lab-Grown Meat Company Cuts Dozens of Jobs
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Upside Foods is slashing staff, citing legislative, regulatory, and funding headwinds.
https://www.wired.com/story/leading-lab-grown-meat-company-cuts-dozens-of-jobs-upside-foods-cultivated-chicken/

2024-07-01 12:30:13

Climate Change Has Fried Earth So Badly Trees Won’t Save You Today—But I Will
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The people of Phoenix will suffer under extreme heat this summer. The city has workers for that.
https://www.wired.com/story/i-will-save-you-from-the-heat/

2024-07-01 10:30:13

Not Everyone Loses Weight on Ozempic
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For many patients, GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy lead to substantial weight loss. But some see much less benefit, and researchers are trying to figure out why.
https://www.wired.com/story/glp1-no-weight-loss-ozempic-wegovy-mounjaro-semaglutide-tirzepatide/

2024-06-30 11:45:09

Cryptographers Are Discovering New Rules for Quantum Encryption
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Researchers have proved that secure quantum encryption is possible in a world without hard problems, establishing a new foundation for what is needed to keep information secure.
https://www.wired.com/story/cryptographers-are-discovering-new-rules-for-quantum-encryption/

2024-06-29 12:30:13

The US Wants to Integrate the Commercial Space Industry With Its Military to Prevent Cyber Attacks
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As more and more infrastructure is deployed in space, the risk of cyber attacks increases. The US military wants to team up with the private sector to protect assets everyone relies on.
https://www.wired.com/story/space-cyber-attacks-security/

2024-06-29 11:30:13

Extreme Hail Storms Are Wrecking Solar Farms—but Defending Them May Be Easier Than It Seems
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Climate change is making hail storms more intense, so designers have to find novel solutions to protect panels from expensive damage.
https://www.wired.com/story/solar-energy-hale-protection/

2024-06-28 14:15:10

If Betelgeuse Explodes, Just How Bright Will It Get?
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This supergiant star is in our celestial neighborhood, and it’s threatening to go supernova. What would that look like from down here?
https://www.wired.com/story/if-betelgeuse-explodes-how-bright-will-it-get/

2024-06-27 14:00:16

NASA Desperately Needs New Spacesuits. Private Firms Are Struggling to Make Them
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Collins Aerospace is expected to back out of a contract with NASA, while high interest rates and a difficult supply chain environment have affected Axiom.
https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-commercial-spacesuit-program-just-hit-a-major-snag/

2024-06-27 08:15:09

Aging Might Not Be Inevitable
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There are biological underpinnings to aging—and so researchers are investigating cell manipulations, transfusions of young blood, and chemical compounds that can mimic low-calorie diets.
https://www.wired.com/story/aging-might-not-be-inevitable-wired-health-venki-ramakrishnan/

2024-06-26 08:15:10

With AI Tools, Scientists Can Crack the Code of Life
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Google’s AI research lab DeepMind is steadily building knowledge of how genes and their products work inside the body—and how and why they sometimes go wrong.
https://www.wired.com/story/wired-health-pushmeet-kohli-deepmind-ai-google/

2024-06-26 07:15:08

Air So Polluted It Can Kill Isn’t Being Taken Seriously Enough
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Toxic air kills over half a million children every year, yet only once has air pollution been listed as a cause of death on a death certificate.
https://www.wired.com/story/wired-health-rosamund-adoo-kissi-debrah-clean-air-pollution/

2024-06-25 10:45:10

Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business
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If humans are to return to the moon, space agencies and governments need to figure out the legal, ethical, and practical dimensions of extraterrestrial waste management.
https://www.wired.com/story/pooping-on-the-moon-is-a-messy-business/

2024-06-25 07:15:10

Boring Architecture Is Starving Your Brain
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Thomas Heatherwick believes architecture has a “nutritional value” to society—and that the public desperately deserve a better offering.
https://www.wired.com/story/modern-architecture-starving-public-stimulation-thomas-heatherwick-cities-design-wired-health/