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Mad Scientists Revive 100-Million-Year-Old Microbes

They Live

Mad Scientists Revive 100-Million-Year-Old Microbes

Matt Simon

These 4 Covid-19 Vaccines Are Closest to Becoming Reality

Race to Immunity

These 4 Covid-19 Vaccines Are Closest to Becoming Reality

Victoria Turk, WIRED UK

Fighting coronavirus by reducing obesity isn't as simple as it sounds

Health

Fighting coronavirus by reducing obesity isn't as simple as it sounds

Will Bedingfield

A Study Finds Sex Differences in the Brain. Does It Matter?

Neuroscience

A Study Finds Sex Differences in the Brain. Does It Matter?

Grace Huckins

A Helicopter Ride Over Mars? NASA's About to Give It a Shot

First in Flight

A Helicopter Ride Over Mars? NASA's About to Give It a Shot

Daniel Oberhaus

What Other Countries Learned About Covid and Opening Schools

Public Health

What Other Countries Learned About Covid and Opening Schools

Eric Niiler

The Sly Psychology Behind Magicians' Card Tricks

Tricks

The Sly Psychology Behind Magicians' Card Tricks

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica

Looking for Gravitons? Check for the ‘Buzz’

Quantum Gravity

Looking for Gravitons? Check for the ‘Buzz’

Thomas Lewton

We’re set to add a billion tons of plastic to Earth in the next 20 years

Environment

We’re set to add a billion tons of plastic to Earth in the next 20 years

Matt Simon

In India, Modern Construction Threatens Prehistoric Sites

Human History

In India, Modern Construction Threatens Prehistoric Sites

Shreya Dasgupta

Rehab Centers Struggle as Covid-19 Drives Up Costs

Public Health

Rehab Centers Struggle as Covid-19 Drives Up Costs

Sara Harrison

How to Outrun a Dinosaur

Backchannel

How to Outrun a Dinosaur

Cody Cassidy

A Crispr Calf Is Born. It’s Definitely a Boy

Gene Editing

A Crispr Calf Is Born. It’s Definitely a Boy

Megan Molteni

Climate change is fuelling the spread of deadly tropical diseases

Environment

Climate change is fuelling the spread of deadly tropical diseases

Lauren Evans

During Lockdowns, the Earth (Sort of) Stood Still

movers and shakers

During Lockdowns, the Earth (Sort of) Stood Still

Matt Simon

A Billion More Tons of Plastic Could Blanket Earth by 2040

Plastic Planet

A Billion More Tons of Plastic Could Blanket Earth by 2040

Matt Simon

How Taiwan’s Unlikely Digital Minister Hacked the Pandemic

Backchannel

How Taiwan’s Unlikely Digital Minister Hacked the Pandemic

Andrew Leonard

Neuroscience Could Be the Key to Getting People to Wear Masks

Brain Waves

Neuroscience Could Be the Key to Getting People to Wear Masks

Sidney Fussell

A Wisconsin City Experiments With a Faster, DIY Covid-19 Test

Spit Take

A Wisconsin City Experiments With a Faster, DIY Covid-19 Test

Gregory Barber

We asked coronavirus experts when they’ll hug, pub and fly again

Health

We asked coronavirus experts when they’ll hug, pub and fly again

Matt Reynolds