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The Doomsday Clock Is Now 85 Seconds to Midnight. Here’s What That Means

Tick Tock

The Doomsday Clock Is Now 85 Seconds to Midnight. Here’s What That Means

Marta Musso

A North Atlantic Right Whale Baby Boom Is On—but the Species Remains at Risk

On the Brink

A North Atlantic Right Whale Baby Boom Is On—but the Species Remains at Risk

Chris Baraniuk

The Unknown

No One Is Quite Sure Why Ice Is Slippery

Paulina Rowińska

The US Is In For Another Bad Year of Measles Cases

Outbreak

The US Is In For Another Bad Year of Measles Cases

Emily Mullin

What We Know About the Winter Storm About to Hit the US—and What We Don’t

The More You Snow

What We Know About the Winter Storm About to Hit the US—and What We Don’t

Molly Taft

The AI Boom Will Increase US Carbon Emissions—but It Doesn’t Have To

Better or Worse

The AI Boom Will Increase US Carbon Emissions—but It Doesn’t Have To

Molly Taft

‘Veronika’ Is the First Cow Known to Use a Tool

Bovine Inspiration

‘Veronika’ Is the First Cow Known to Use a Tool

Jorge Garay

He Went to Prison for Gene-Editing Babies. Now He’s Planning to Do It Again

Baby Maker

He Went to Prison for Gene-Editing Babies. Now He’s Planning to Do It Again

Emily Mullin

The Search for Alien Artifacts Is Coming Into Focus

SETA

The Search for Alien Artifacts Is Coming Into Focus

Becky Ferreira

Capturing the Moment a White Dwarf Exploded

Star Power

Capturing the Moment a White Dwarf Exploded

Ritsuko Kawai

How Does the Hive Mind Work in Pluribus?

Dot Physics

How Does the Hive Mind Work in Pluribus?

Rhett Allain

OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs

Brain Race

OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs

Emily Mullin

A Brain Mechanism Explains Why People Leave Certain Tasks for Later

Procrastination

A Brain Mechanism Explains Why People Leave Certain Tasks for Later

Fernanda González

Microsoft Has a Plan to Keep Its Data Centers From Raising Your Electric Bill

Thirst for Power

Microsoft Has a Plan to Keep Its Data Centers From Raising Your Electric Bill

Molly Taft

Trump Declared a Space Race With China. The US Is Losing

Eclipsed

Trump Declared a Space Race With China. The US Is Losing

Noah Shachtman

Want to Stop Doomscrolling? You Might Need a Sleep Coach

Your Next Job

Want to Stop Doomscrolling? You Might Need a Sleep Coach

Elana Klein

Meta Is Making a Big Bet on Nuclear With Oklo

HALEU

Meta Is Making a Big Bet on Nuclear With Oklo

Alexander C. Kaufman

Crispr Pioneer Launches Startup to Make Tailored Gene-Editing Treatments

Targeted Approach

Crispr Pioneer Launches Startup to Make Tailored Gene-Editing Treatments

Emily Mullin

The Oceans Just Keep Getting Hotter

Hot One

The Oceans Just Keep Getting Hotter

Molly Taft

True Patriots Are Cashing In on the Apocalypse

Staying Alive

True Patriots Are Cashing In on the Apocalypse

Jasper Craven