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The Secret Microscope That Sparked a Scientific Revolution

All the Small Things

The Secret Microscope That Sparked a Scientific Revolution

Cody Cassidy

NASA’s DART Spacecraft Smashes Into an Asteroid—on Purpose

Crash Course

NASA’s DART Spacecraft Smashes Into an Asteroid—on Purpose

Ramin Skibba

Hurricane Ian Blows Back NASA’s Artemis Launch

Weather Watch

Hurricane Ian Blows Back NASA’s Artemis Launch

Ramin Skibba

Viruses to Fight Superbugs? Scientists Are Working on It

Secret Weapon

Viruses to Fight Superbugs? Scientists Are Working on It

Victoria Turk

A Wheel Made of ‘Odd Matter’ Spontaneously Rolls Uphill

Robophysics

A Wheel Made of ‘Odd Matter’ Spontaneously Rolls Uphill

Ben Brubaker

Philadelphia’s Diatom Archive Is a Way, Way, Wayback Machine

Tiny Dancers

Philadelphia’s Diatom Archive Is a Way, Way, Wayback Machine

Jack Tamisiea

How to Find Your Vaccine History—and Store It Safely

Shots Fired

How to Find Your Vaccine History—and Store It Safely

Carol Milberger

The Physics of Going Fast—but Not Too Fast—on a Giant Slide

Dot Physics

The Physics of Going Fast—but Not Too Fast—on a Giant Slide

Rhett Allain

The UK Is Rejoining the Space Race

Cosmic Girl

The UK Is Rejoining the Space Race

Jonathan O’Callaghan

The Wild Plan to Export Sun From the Sahara to the UK

Sun Spot

The Wild Plan to Export Sun From the Sahara to the UK

Charlie Metcalfe

There’s New Proof Crispr Can Edit Genes Inside Human Bodies

Biotech

There’s New Proof Crispr Can Edit Genes Inside Human Bodies

Emily Mullin

Lawns Are Dumb. But Ripping Them Out May Come With a Catch

Turf War

Lawns Are Dumb. But Ripping Them Out May Come With a Catch

Matt Simon

Europe’s Heat Waves Offer a Grim Vision of the Future

Red Zone

Europe’s Heat Waves Offer a Grim Vision of the Future

April Reese

A Better Birth Is Possible

Urgent Care

A Better Birth Is Possible

Ruha Benjamin

It’s Time for Cities to Ditch Delivery Trucks—for Cargo Bikes

Pedal Power

It’s Time for Cities to Ditch Delivery Trucks—for Cargo Bikes

William Ralston

The Fungus That Killed Frogs—and Led to a Surge in Malaria

Chain Reaction

The Fungus That Killed Frogs—and Led to a Surge in Malaria

Maryn McKenna

The US Is Measuring Extreme Heat Wrong

Hot or Not

The US Is Measuring Extreme Heat Wrong

Gregory Barber

To Understand Brain Disorders, Consider the Astrocyte

Star Power

To Understand Brain Disorders, Consider the Astrocyte

Maggie Chen

Electric Vehicles Could Rescue the US Power Grid

Power Up

Electric Vehicles Could Rescue the US Power Grid

Aarian Marshall and Matt Simon

Epigenetic ‘Clocks’ Predict Animals’ True Biological Age

Tick Tock

Epigenetic ‘Clocks’ Predict Animals’ True Biological Age

Ingrid Wickelgren