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California Can Slake the Thirst of Its Farms by Storing Water Underground

Deep Water

California Can Slake the Thirst of Its Farms by Storing Water Underground

Caroline Marshall Reinhart

The Titan Submersible Disaster Hearings Paint a Damning Picture

oceangate

The Titan Submersible Disaster Hearings Paint a Damning Picture

Mark Ellis Harris

Unlock the Secret of a Gravity-Defying Parkour Stunt—With Physics!

Dot Physics

Unlock the Secret of a Gravity-Defying Parkour Stunt—With Physics!

Rhett Allain

The Multiple Ways Climate Change Threatens to Make Migraines Worse

Hot Headed

The Multiple Ways Climate Change Threatens to Make Migraines Worse

Grace Browne

Strange Visual Auras Could Hold the Key to Better Migraine Treatments

Visual Warning

Strange Visual Auras Could Hold the Key to Better Migraine Treatments

Matthew Ponsford

Everything You Need to Know About the WIRED & Octopus Energy Tech Summit 2024

Think Green

Everything You Need to Know About the WIRED & Octopus Energy Tech Summit 2024

WIRED Staff

The Outrageous Scheme to Capture and Sell Greenland’s Meltwater

Untapped Potential

The Outrageous Scheme to Capture and Sell Greenland’s Meltwater

Ole Ellekrog

Project 2025 Would Drastically Cut Support for Carbon Removal

That Sucks

Project 2025 Would Drastically Cut Support for Carbon Removal

Matt Reynolds

RSV Can Be a Killer. New Tools Are Identifying the Most At-Risk Kids

Infectious Disease

RSV Can Be a Killer. New Tools Are Identifying the Most At-Risk Kids

David Cox

‘I Told Him I’m Not Getting in It’: Former Titan Submersible Engineer Testifies

OceanGate

‘I Told Him I’m Not Getting in It’: Former Titan Submersible Engineer Testifies

Mark Ellis Harris

The Polaris Dawn Spaceflight Was More Than Just a Billionaire Joyride

mission report

The Polaris Dawn Spaceflight Was More Than Just a Billionaire Joyride

Eric Berger, Ars Technica

Scientists Crack a 50-Year Mystery to Discover a New Set of Blood Groups

Rare Blood

Scientists Crack a 50-Year Mystery to Discover a New Set of Blood Groups

Chris Baraniuk

This Brain Implant Lets People Control Amazon Alexa With Their Minds

No-Brainer

This Brain Implant Lets People Control Amazon Alexa With Their Minds

Emily Mullin

Stephen Hawking Was Wrong—Extremal Black Holes Are Possible

Breaking the Law

Stephen Hawking Was Wrong—Extremal Black Holes Are Possible

Steve Nadis

South Sudan May See the First Permanent Mass Displacement Due to Climate Change

Flooding

South Sudan May See the First Permanent Mass Displacement Due to Climate Change

Jacob Levi and Liz Stephens

An ER Doctor’s Cure for America’s Gun Epidemic

Public Health

An ER Doctor’s Cure for America’s Gun Epidemic

Cedric Dark

AI Has Helped Shein Become Fast Fashion’s Biggest Polluter

Bad Look

AI Has Helped Shein Become Fast Fashion’s Biggest Polluter

Sachi Mulkey

The Bird Flu Outbreak Takes a Mysterious Turn

Public Health

The Bird Flu Outbreak Takes a Mysterious Turn

Emily Mullin

How to View the ‘Comet of the Century’ C/2023 A3

Look Up

How to View the ‘Comet of the Century’ C/2023 A3

Jorge Garay

The Coast Guard’s OceanGate Hearings Start Next Week—but Key Witnesses Won’t Appear

OceanGate

The Coast Guard’s OceanGate Hearings Start Next Week—but Key Witnesses Won’t Appear

Mark Ellis Harris