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History Says the 1918 Flu Killed the Young and Healthy. These Bones Say Otherwise

Skeleton Key

History Says the 1918 Flu Killed the Young and Healthy. These Bones Say Otherwise

Maryn McKenna

This Contest Put Theories of Consciousness to the Test. Here’s What It Really Proved

Thought Experiment

This Contest Put Theories of Consciousness to the Test. Here’s What It Really Proved

Elizabeth Finkel

Why Have Climate Catastrophes Toppled Some Civilizations but Not Others?

End Times

Why Have Climate Catastrophes Toppled Some Civilizations but Not Others?

Kate Yoder

New Trials Aim to Restore Hearing in Deaf Children—With Gene Therapy

Biotech

New Trials Aim to Restore Hearing in Deaf Children—With Gene Therapy

Emily Mullin

Things Are Looking Up for Asteroid Mining

Rock On

Things Are Looking Up for Asteroid Mining

Ramin Skibba

This Vaccine Protects Against Cancer—but Not Enough Boys Are Getting It

WIRED30

This Vaccine Protects Against Cancer—but Not Enough Boys Are Getting It

Grace Browne

Gaza’s Health System Is on the Brink of Collapse

Public Health

Gaza’s Health System Is on the Brink of Collapse

Grace Browne

The World's Soils Are Becoming Dangerously Degraded, but Rare Microbes Offer Hope

Planet Pioneers

The World's Soils Are Becoming Dangerously Degraded, but Rare Microbes Offer Hope

Sandy Ong

Chum Salmon Are Spawning in the Arctic. It’s an Ominous Sign

Something Fishy

Chum Salmon Are Spawning in the Arctic. It’s an Ominous Sign

Matt Simon

DeepMind Wants to Use AI to Solve the Climate Crisis

WIRED Impact

DeepMind Wants to Use AI to Solve the Climate Crisis

Amit Katwala

Why Scientists Are Bugging the Rainforest

Sound Check

Why Scientists Are Bugging the Rainforest

Matt Simon

These Gene-Edited Chickens Were Made to Resist Bird Flu

Immunity Boost

These Gene-Edited Chickens Were Made to Resist Bird Flu

Emily Mullin

Inside the Race to Crush Paris’ Bedbug Crisis

Pest Control

Inside the Race to Crush Paris’ Bedbug Crisis

Anne Pouzargues

How Hop Nerds Are Saving Your Favorite Beer From Climate Change

Brewmasters

How Hop Nerds Are Saving Your Favorite Beer From Climate Change

Matt Simon

The Problematic Rise of Personalized Nutrition

Sugar Rush

The Problematic Rise of Personalized Nutrition

Grace Browne and Matt Reynolds

Magnetic Minerals May Have Given Life Its Molecular Asymmetry

Going Chiral

Magnetic Minerals May Have Given Life Its Molecular Asymmetry

Yasemin Saplakoglu

Abandoned Farms Are a Hidden Resource for Restoring Biodiversity

Second Life

Abandoned Farms Are a Hidden Resource for Restoring Biodiversity

Fred Pearce

NASA’s Psyche Mission Is Off to Test a Space Laser (for Communications)

WIRED30

NASA’s Psyche Mission Is Off to Test a Space Laser (for Communications)

Ramin Skibba

How to Watch Saturday’s Solar Eclipse

Ring of Fire

How to Watch Saturday’s Solar Eclipse

Ramin Skibba

A Groundbreaking Human Brain Cell Atlas Just Dropped

Neuroscience

A Groundbreaking Human Brain Cell Atlas Just Dropped

Celia Ford