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The UK Has No Coal-Fired Power Plants for the First Time in 142 Years

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The UK Has No Coal-Fired Power Plants for the First Time in 142 Years

John Timmer, Ars Technica

Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the Semiconductor Industry

Chips Are Down

Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the Semiconductor Industry

Tommy Greene

The Vagus Nerve’s Crucial Role in Creating the Human Sense of Mind

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The Vagus Nerve’s Crucial Role in Creating the Human Sense of Mind

R Douglas Fields

An International Space Station Leak Is Getting Worse—and Keeping NASA Up at Night

An International Space Station Leak Is Getting Worse—and Keeping NASA Up at Night

Eric Berger, Ars Technica

These Record-Breaking New Solar Panels Produce 60 Percent More Electricity

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These Record-Breaking New Solar Panels Produce 60 Percent More Electricity

Sebastian Bonilla

A Lawsuit From Backers of a ‘Startup City’ Could Bankrupt Honduras

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A Lawsuit From Backers of a ‘Startup City’ Could Bankrupt Honduras

Nicholas Kusnetz and Katie Surma

The Titan Submersible Hearings End With Few Solid Answers. Here’s What Comes Next

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The Titan Submersible Hearings End With Few Solid Answers. Here’s What Comes Next

Mark Harris

Scientists Figured Out How to Recycle Plastic by Vaporizing It

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Scientists Figured Out How to Recycle Plastic by Vaporizing It

Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica

Solar Sails and Comet Tails: How Sunlight Pushes Stuff Around

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Solar Sails and Comet Tails: How Sunlight Pushes Stuff Around

Rhett Allain

Ukraine Is Decentralizing Energy Production to Protect Itself From Russia

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Ukraine Is Decentralizing Energy Production to Protect Itself From Russia

Isabel Fraser

The Gut Might Hold the Key to Treating Long Covid in Kids

Infectious Disease

The Gut Might Hold the Key to Treating Long Covid in Kids

David Cox

An Ultrathin Graphene Brain Implant Was Just Tested in a Person

Carbon Conscious

An Ultrathin Graphene Brain Implant Was Just Tested in a Person

Emily Mullin

Titan Submersible Hearings Spotlight Multiple Issues With Its Carbon Fiber Hull

OceanGate

Titan Submersible Hearings Spotlight Multiple Issues With Its Carbon Fiber Hull

Mark Harris

Patients Are Turning to Vibrators to Relieve Their Migraines

Good Vibrations

Patients Are Turning to Vibrators to Relieve Their Migraines

Helen Thomson

The AI Boom Is Raising Hopes of a Nuclear Comeback

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The AI Boom Is Raising Hopes of a Nuclear Comeback

Matt Reynolds

I Tried These Brain-Tracking Headphones That Claim to Improve Focus

Focal Point

I Tried These Brain-Tracking Headphones That Claim to Improve Focus

Emily Mullin

Why Women Get Migraines More Than Men

Painful Truth

Why Women Get Migraines More Than Men

Lori Youmshajekian

In Praise of Climate Virtue Signaling

Good Judgment

In Praise of Climate Virtue Signaling

Matt Reynolds

New Evidence Shows Heat Destroys Quantum Entanglement

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New Evidence Shows Heat Destroys Quantum Entanglement

Ben Brubaker

America’s Dairy Farms Have Vanished

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America’s Dairy Farms Have Vanished

Elizabeth Eckelkamp