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True Patriots Are Cashing In on the Apocalypse

Staying Alive

True Patriots Are Cashing In on the Apocalypse

Jasper Craven

Traces of Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA May Have Been Discovered on a Red Chalk Drawing Called Holy Child

Art History

Traces of Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA May Have Been Discovered on a Red Chalk Drawing Called Holy Child

Marta Musso

New Records Reveal the Mess RFK Jr. Left When He Dumped a Dead Bear in Central Park

Bear Down

New Records Reveal the Mess RFK Jr. Left When He Dumped a Dead Bear in Central Park

Caroline Haskins

The Ancient Art of Nasal Rinsing Might Protect You From a Cold

The Nose Knows

The Ancient Art of Nasal Rinsing Might Protect You From a Cold

David Cox

Flu Is Relentless. Crispr Might Be Able to Shut It Down

Sick Leave

Flu Is Relentless. Crispr Might Be Able to Shut It Down

David Cox

Trump Wants Venezuela’s Oil. Getting It Might Not Be So Simple

Not a Drill

Trump Wants Venezuela’s Oil. Getting It Might Not Be So Simple

Molly Taft

A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science

Set Theory

A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science

Joseph Howlett

Here’s How Long You Should Walk Every Day to Prevent Back Pain

Exercise

Here’s How Long You Should Walk Every Day to Prevent Back Pain

Ritsuko Kawai

What Is the ‘Super Flu’ That Is Spreading in Europe and the United States?

Special K

What Is the ‘Super Flu’ That Is Spreading in Europe and the United States?

Ritsuko Kawai

Poor Sleep Quality Accelerates Brain Aging

Rest Up

Poor Sleep Quality Accelerates Brain Aging

Ritsuko Kawai

The Great Big Power Play

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

The Great Big Power Play

Molly Taft

The Earth Is Nearing an Environmental Tipping Point

WIRED World

The Earth Is Nearing an Environmental Tipping Point

Johan Rockström

People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each Year

Tiny Bubbles

People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each Year

Ritsuko Kawai

Behold the Manifold, the Concept that Changed How Mathematicians View Space

Shaping Up

Behold the Manifold, the Concept that Changed How Mathematicians View Space

Paulina Rowińska

The Environmental and Human Rights Costs of China’s Clean Energy Investments Abroad

Energy Costs

The Environmental and Human Rights Costs of China’s Clean Energy Investments Abroad

Nicholas Kusnetz

Could You Use a Rowboat to Walk on the Seafloor Like Jack Sparrow?

Dot Physics

Could You Use a Rowboat to Walk on the Seafloor Like Jack Sparrow?

Rhett Allain

‘Wolf DNA’ Lurks in Many Modern Dog Breeds

Big Bad Woof

‘Wolf DNA’ Lurks in Many Modern Dog Breeds

Ritsuko Kawai

AlphaFold Changed Science. After 5 Years, It’s Still Evolving

Protein Power

AlphaFold Changed Science. After 5 Years, It’s Still Evolving

Sandro Iannaccone

Data Holds the Key in Slowing Age-Related Illnesses

WIRED World

Data Holds the Key in Slowing Age-Related Illnesses

Eric Topol

FDA Approves Pill Version of Wegovy

not so bitter

FDA Approves Pill Version of Wegovy

Emily Mullin