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How to Exercise Safely During a Heat Wave

Heat Exhaustion

How to Exercise Safely During a Heat Wave

Susan Yeargin

Everything’s About to Get a Hell of a Lot More Expensive Due to Climate Change

Inflationary Pressure

Everything’s About to Get a Hell of a Lot More Expensive Due to Climate Change

Nitish Pahwa

Science Is Full of Errors. Bounty Hunters Are Here to Find Them

System Error

Science Is Full of Errors. Bounty Hunters Are Here to Find Them

Matt Reynolds

Potatoes Are the Perfect Vegetable—but You’re Eating Them Wrong

Tübermensch

Potatoes Are the Perfect Vegetable—but You’re Eating Them Wrong

Matt Reynolds

How to Take the Perfect Soccer Penalty

Sport

How to Take the Perfect Soccer Penalty

James Temperton and Isabel Fraser

Banks Are Finally Realizing What Climate Change Will Do to Housing

Subprime

Banks Are Finally Realizing What Climate Change Will Do to Housing

Chris Baraniuk

Light-Based Chips Could Help Slake AI’s Ever-Growing Thirst for Energy

Light Work

Light-Based Chips Could Help Slake AI’s Ever-Growing Thirst for Energy

Amos Zeeberg

How to Avoid Getting Sick This Summer

Infection Control

How to Avoid Getting Sick This Summer

Bill Sullivan

Ukrainian Sailors Are Using Telegram to Avoid Being Tricked Into Smuggling Oil for Russia

Murky Waters

Ukrainian Sailors Are Using Telegram to Avoid Being Tricked Into Smuggling Oil for Russia

Nathaniel Peutherer

The 2024 US Open Is Designed to Thwart Golf’s Big Hitters

Lengthy Debate

The 2024 US Open Is Designed to Thwart Golf’s Big Hitters

Michael Croley

The Titan Submersible Disaster Shocked the World. The Inside Story Is More Disturbing Than Anyone Imagined

The OceanGate Files

The Titan Submersible Disaster Shocked the World. The Inside Story Is More Disturbing Than Anyone Imagined

Mark Harris

The Science of Having a Great Conversation

Good Chat

The Science of Having a Great Conversation

David Robson

How Game Theory Can Make AI More Reliable

Language Arts

How Game Theory Can Make AI More Reliable

Steve Nadis

With So Much Bird Flu Around, Are Eggs, Chicken, and Milk Still Safe to Consume?

Safety First

With So Much Bird Flu Around, Are Eggs, Chicken, and Milk Still Safe to Consume?

Enzo Palombo

The End of El Niño Might Make the Weather Even More Extreme

Heat Wave

The End of El Niño Might Make the Weather Even More Extreme

Sachi Mulkey

Each of the Past 12 Months Broke Temperature Records

hot mess

Each of the Past 12 Months Broke Temperature Records

Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

The World’s Largest Fungus Collection May Unlock the Mysteries of Carbon Capture

What Lies Beneath

The World’s Largest Fungus Collection May Unlock the Mysteries of Carbon Capture

Matt Reynolds

The Case for MDMA’s Approval Is Riddled With Problems

unblinding effect

The Case for MDMA’s Approval Is Riddled With Problems

Emily Mullin

Starship’s Successful Test Moves SpaceX One Step Closer to Mars

Rocket Science

Starship’s Successful Test Moves SpaceX One Step Closer to Mars

Jonathan O’Callaghan

How Much Energy Would It Take to Pull Carbon Dioxide out of the Air?

Dot Physics

How Much Energy Would It Take to Pull Carbon Dioxide out of the Air?

Rhett Allain