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No, You Can’t Have a Solar-Powered Passenger Plane

Dot Physics

No, You Can’t Have a Solar-Powered Passenger Plane

Rhett Allain

Anthony Fauci Worries About the Next Pandemic—But Worries More About Democracy

Q+A

Anthony Fauci Worries About the Next Pandemic—But Worries More About Democracy

Steven Levy

Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash

Planet Pioneers

Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash

Hannah Richter

How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World

The Big Story

How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World

Sandra Upson

The Mysterious Discovery of ‘Dark Oxygen’ on the Ocean Floor

Deep Breath

The Mysterious Discovery of ‘Dark Oxygen’ on the Ocean Floor

Mara Magistroni

The Highly Infectious FLiRT Variants Behind the Summer Covid Wave

Infectious Disease

The Highly Infectious FLiRT Variants Behind the Summer Covid Wave

Ritsuko Kawai

The Race for the Next Ozempic

The Age of Ozempic

The Race for the Next Ozempic

Emily Mullin

There’s Another Chance to See the Northern Lights This Week

Show Time

There’s Another Chance to See the Northern Lights This Week

Isabel Fraser

Abortion Rights Groups Rush to Back Kamala Harris

2024 Election

Abortion Rights Groups Rush to Back Kamala Harris

Emily Mullin

New Order

The Puzzle of How Large-Scale Order Emerges in Complex Systems

Philip Ball

Enough With the Arrogant Attitudes Towards Extreme Heat

Weather Warning

Enough With the Arrogant Attitudes Towards Extreme Heat

Umair Irfan and Aja Romano

How to Save Your Home From a Wildfire

Hot Tips

How to Save Your Home From a Wildfire

Bryce Young and Christopher Moran

Hospitals Around the World Are Struggling in the Aftermath of the Great IT Meltdown

down time

Hospitals Around the World Are Struggling in the Aftermath of the Great IT Meltdown

David Cox

To Find Alien Life, We Might Have to Kill It

Space Invaders

To Find Alien Life, We Might Have to Kill It

Becky Ferreira

Newly Discovered Moon Caves Could One Day House Astronauts

Gimme Shelter

Newly Discovered Moon Caves Could One Day House Astronauts

Marta Musso

The New UK Government Wants Clean Energy, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and Public Transport Reform

Environment

The New UK Government Wants Clean Energy, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and Public Transport Reform

Matt Reynolds

The Race for Space-Based Solar Power

photon drive

The Race for Space-Based Solar Power

Kat Friedrich, Ars Technica

Paris Mayor Defies Poop Threats to Swim in Seine, and Prove a Point

Flushed With Success

Paris Mayor Defies Poop Threats to Swim in Seine, and Prove a Point

Morgan Meaker

Pancreatic Cancer Turns Off a Key Gene in Order to Grow

Hijacked

Pancreatic Cancer Turns Off a Key Gene in Order to Grow

Marta Musso

Lab-Grown Meat for Pets Was Just Approved in the UK

Good Dog (Food)

Lab-Grown Meat for Pets Was Just Approved in the UK

Matt Reynolds