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The Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Lee Is a Warning

Climate Change

The Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Lee Is a Warning

Matt Simon

Scientists Just Tried Growing Human Kidneys in Pigs

Building Blocks

Scientists Just Tried Growing Human Kidneys in Pigs

Emily Mullin

A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans Warm

Public Health

A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans Warm

Maryn McKenna

Ozempic and Wegovy Can Also Protect Your Heart

Public Health

Ozempic and Wegovy Can Also Protect Your Heart

Emily Mullin

A Billion-Dollar Plan to Fix Farm Emissions Might Make Things Worse

Seeds of Doubt

A Billion-Dollar Plan to Fix Farm Emissions Might Make Things Worse

Matt Reynolds

Climate Change Has Finally Come for Burning Man

Drowning Man

Climate Change Has Finally Come for Burning Man

Chris Stokel-Walker

In a Fierce Desert, Microbe ‘Crusts’ Show How Life Tamed the Land

Genesis

In a Fierce Desert, Microbe ‘Crusts’ Show How Life Tamed the Land

Zack Savitsky

What Ever Happened to the Tiny House Movement?

Dream Small

What Ever Happened to the Tiny House Movement?

Eve Andrews

Burying Power Lines Prevents Wildfires. But There’s a Cost

Shock Value

Burying Power Lines Prevents Wildfires. But There’s a Cost

Matt Simon

Sorry, Your Paper Coffee Cup Is a Toxic Nightmare

Poisoned Chalice

Sorry, Your Paper Coffee Cup Is a Toxic Nightmare

Sabrina Weiss

DART Showed How to Smash an Asteroid. So Where Did the Space Shrapnel Go?

Hit It

DART Showed How to Smash an Asteroid. So Where Did the Space Shrapnel Go?

Ramin Skibba

Turtles Carry Signs of Humanity’s Nuclear History in Their Shells

Tough Stuff

Turtles Carry Signs of Humanity’s Nuclear History in Their Shells

Celia Ford

Hurricane Idalia Is About to Slam Florida With a Wall of Water

Storm Surge

Hurricane Idalia Is About to Slam Florida With a Wall of Water

Matt Simon

The Massive Campaign to Air-Drop Tiny Rabies Vaccines to Raccoons

Special Delivery

The Massive Campaign to Air-Drop Tiny Rabies Vaccines to Raccoons

Emily Mullin

This Brutal Summer in 10 Alarming Maps and Graphs

Climate Change

This Brutal Summer in 10 Alarming Maps and Graphs

Matt Simon

Is It Real or Imagined? Here’s How Your Brain Tells the Difference

Reality Check

Is It Real or Imagined? Here’s How Your Brain Tells the Difference

Yasemin Saplakoglu

Welcome to the Republic of Cows

Moo-Topia

Welcome to the Republic of Cows

Jude Isabella

How to Cool an Object Without Using Any Energy

Dot Physics

How to Cool an Object Without Using Any Energy

Rhett Allain

The Battle Against the Fungal Apocalypse Is Just Beginning

Public Health

The Battle Against the Fungal Apocalypse Is Just Beginning

Maryn McKenna

Brain Implants That Help Paralyzed People Speak Just Broke New Records

Biotech

Brain Implants That Help Paralyzed People Speak Just Broke New Records

Emily Mullin