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Does a Millipede Have a Penis? Well ... Define 'Penis'

Gross Anatomy

Does a Millipede Have a Penis? Well ... Define 'Penis'

Emily Willingham

A New Tool Detects Counterfeit Whiskey—Without Wasting a Drop

Cheers to That

A New Tool Detects Counterfeit Whiskey—Without Wasting a Drop

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica

Could a Century-Old TB Shot Protect Against Other Diseases?

Public Health

Could a Century-Old TB Shot Protect Against Other Diseases?

Gayathri Vaidyanathan

Colds Nearly Vanished Under Lockdown. Now They’re Coming Back

Wheeze-tastic

Colds Nearly Vanished Under Lockdown. Now They’re Coming Back

Gregory Barber

How QAnon took hold in the UK

Facebook

How QAnon took hold in the UK

Gian M. Volpicelli

Mathematical ‘Hocus-Pocus’ Saved Particle Physics

From Big to Small

Mathematical ‘Hocus-Pocus’ Saved Particle Physics

Charlie Wood

If you just beat Covid-19, exercise might do more harm than good

Health

If you just beat Covid-19, exercise might do more harm than good

Megan Molteni

Mathematicians May Have Figured Out How ‘Stone Forests’ Form

Geology

Mathematicians May Have Figured Out How ‘Stone Forests’ Form

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica

What’s Causing the Mass Bird Die-Off in the Southwest?

Climate Change

What’s Causing the Mass Bird Die-Off in the Southwest?

Phoebe Weston

The 943-Dimensional Chess of a Trustworthy Covid-19 Vaccine

Public Health

The 943-Dimensional Chess of a Trustworthy Covid-19 Vaccine

Adam Rogers

This is what life on Venus might look like – and how we’ll find it

Space

This is what life on Venus might look like – and how we’ll find it

Jonathan O’Callaghan

What’s in Wildfire Smoke, and How Dangerous Is It?

As the World Burns

What’s in Wildfire Smoke, and How Dangerous Is It?

Matt Simon

Rocket Lab Could Beat NASA Back to Venus in the Search for ET

The New Mars

Rocket Lab Could Beat NASA Back to Venus in the Search for ET

Daniel Oberhaus

It’s not just testing that is failing, contact tracing is broken too

Health

It’s not just testing that is failing, contact tracing is broken too

Matt Reynolds

The NIH Launches a Global Hunt for Animal-to-Human Diseases

Public Health

The NIH Launches a Global Hunt for Animal-to-Human Diseases

Maryn McKenna

Want to Save the Whales? Eavesdrop on Their Calls

Clever Buoy

Want to Save the Whales? Eavesdrop on Their Calls

Matt Simon

Hey Students! Here's How to Deal With School in a Pandemic

Dot Physics

Hey Students! Here's How to Deal With School in a Pandemic

Rhett Allain

A Utah Company Claims It Invented Contact Tracing Tech

Original Idea?

A Utah Company Claims It Invented Contact Tracing Tech

Gregory Barber

Netflix's Challenger Is a Gripping Look at NASA in Crisis

O-Ring

Netflix's Challenger Is a Gripping Look at NASA in Crisis

Daniel Oberhaus

America’s Top Science Journal Has Had It With Trump

WIRED Q&A

America’s Top Science Journal Has Had It With Trump

Adam Rogers