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Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required

Electric Feel

Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required

Emily Mullin

Meet the Plant Hacker Creating Flowers Never Seen (or Smelled) Before

Green Thumb

Meet the Plant Hacker Creating Flowers Never Seen (or Smelled) Before

Matt Reynolds

These 3 Things Are Standing in the Way of a Global Plastics Treaty

Production Problems

These 3 Things Are Standing in the Way of a Global Plastics Treaty

Steve Fletcher and Samuel Winton

Everyone Is Capable of Mathematical Thinking—Yes, Even You

Common Denominator

Everyone Is Capable of Mathematical Thinking—Yes, Even You

Kelsey Houston-Edwards

A Uranium-Mining Boom Is Sweeping Through Texas

Going Nuclear

A Uranium-Mining Boom Is Sweeping Through Texas

Dylan Baddour

A Mysterious Respiratory Disease Has the Democratic Republic of the Congo on High Alert

Public Health

A Mysterious Respiratory Disease Has the Democratic Republic of the Congo on High Alert

Marta Musso

Skip the Sea Kelp Supplements

Wrack Off

Skip the Sea Kelp Supplements

Boutayna Chokrane

Environmental Sensing Is Here, Tracking Everything from Forest Fires to Threatened Species

Green Tech

Environmental Sensing Is Here, Tracking Everything from Forest Fires to Threatened Species

Sabrina Weiss

Why Soccer Players Are Training in the Dark

Light Session

Why Soccer Players Are Training in the Dark

RM Clark

We’ve Never Been Closer to Finding Life Outside Our Solar System

WIRED World

We’ve Never Been Closer to Finding Life Outside Our Solar System

Lisa Kaltenegger

A Parasite That Eats Cattle Alive Is Creeping North Toward the US

Hook and Mouth

A Parasite That Eats Cattle Alive Is Creeping North Toward the US

Geraldine Castro

Lasers Are Making It Easier to Find Buried Land Mines

Good Vibrations

Lasers Are Making It Easier to Find Buried Land Mines

Ritsuko Kawai

Mark Cuban’s War on Drug Prices: ‘How Much Fucking Money Do I Need?’

The Big Interview

Mark Cuban’s War on Drug Prices: ‘How Much Fucking Money Do I Need?’

Marah Eakin

Can Artificial Rain, Drones, or Satellites Clean Toxic Air?

Hazy Thinking

Can Artificial Rain, Drones, or Satellites Clean Toxic Air?

Arunima Kar

These Stem Cell Treatments Are Worth Millions. Donors Get Paid $200

Upcelling

These Stem Cell Treatments Are Worth Millions. Donors Get Paid $200

Matt Reynolds

The End Is Near for NASA’s Voyager Probes

Long Goodbye

The End Is Near for NASA’s Voyager Probes

Luca Nardi

Chocolate Has a Sustainability Problem. Science Thinks It's Found the Answer

Sweet Spot

Chocolate Has a Sustainability Problem. Science Thinks It's Found the Answer

Eve Thomas

An Uncertain Future Requires Uncertain Prediction Skills

WIRED World

An Uncertain Future Requires Uncertain Prediction Skills

David Spiegelhalter

Astrophysics

The Mystery of How Supermassive Black Holes Merge

Jonathan O’Callaghan

The $60 Billion Potential Hiding in Your Discarded Gadgets

Waste Not

The $60 Billion Potential Hiding in Your Discarded Gadgets

Vince Beiser