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The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit mechanical forces for growth and development.

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The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado.

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A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.

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GLP-1s are being studied for a wide range of conditions. Now, scientists will test whether their anti-inflammatory properties can help alleviate symptoms of long Covid.

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By shifting water to a higher elevation, the giant Three Gorges Dam caused the Earth to spin more slowly.

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Ancient buildings and old bones aren’t getting in the way of the transition.

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A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.

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An observatory detected the first radio signal from the interstellar object 3I/Atlas. Here's what it means.

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For years, plastic surgeons thought the proportions of a beautiful buttocks should follow the Fibonacci sequence. Now, people are looking for a more Kardashian shape.

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The math behind even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major advances toward understanding it.

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An experimental gene-editing therapy developed by Crispr Therapeutics is showing promise for treating heart disease.

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Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car, period.

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Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

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The interstellar comet 3I/Atlas reached its closest point to the sun. Here's how to follow the rest of its journey away from our solar system.

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New diagnostic kits aim to revolutionize early screening of the disease, potentially allowing patients to receive treatments—such as monoclonal antibodies—sooner.

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Nitazenes, a class of synthetic drugs 40 times more potent than fentanyl, are steadily becoming more common on both sides of the Atlantic.

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By combining LED technology and nanomaterials, researchers have created a therapy that eliminates cancer cells using localized heat without damaging healthy tissue.

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“Anomalous” heat flow, which at first appears to violate the second law of thermodynamics, gives physicists a way to detect quantum entanglement without destroying it.

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Unusually warm ocean temperatures fueled one of the worst hurricanes on record. New research finds climate change increased the storm’s likelihood.

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The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, uses number theory to explain quantum fractals.

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What sneaky invisible forces enable these instruments to locate buried treasure?

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Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of editing human embryos to make disease-free children.

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The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly customers more than twice as fast as commercial airliners.

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An ideological war over how tech giants can account for AI data center emissions has bled into the international arena.

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As temperatures increase, trains and subways are becoming unendurable. Potential solutions include everything from cooling tunnels with water to painting rolling stock—but there’s no magic fix.

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New Mexico City International Airport was canceled when only half built, and has since been flooded and restored into wetlands.

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The storm, which is set to make landfall in Jamaica Tuesday, has stunned meteorologists with its intensity and the speed at which it built.

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The Atlantic CEO’s new book, The Running Ground, examines his complicated relationship with the sport. On this week’s episode of The Big Interview, he talks about the ways tech is helping him become a better runner.

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With the demand for human donor organs desperately outstripping supply, scientists are working to see if genetically edited pig organs can bridge the gap.

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AI is changing what careers are possible for students interested in STEM subjects. WIRED spoke with five aspiring scientists to find out how they’re preparing for the future.

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Every day, millions confide in AI, exposing their most intimate problems and hoping it will fix them. This is the story of two people—and their bots—on the very edge of therapy’s new frontier.

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Some of the world’s most interesting thinkers about thinking think they might’ve cracked machine sentience. And I think they might be onto something.

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As mankind was planning the first moon landing in the 1960s, an asteroid approached Earth—and still hasn't left.

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Driving a spacecraft around a planet isn’t anything like driving on a planet. A physicist explains orbital navigation.

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Next week, five teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions. The goal? To win—and then teach STEM to their peers displaced by the Israel-Hamas war.

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Sean Duffy called out SpaceX for being “behind schedule” on a lunar lander and said he’d explore other options.

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One in six laboratory-confirmed bacteria in 2023 proved resistant to antibiotic treatment, according to the World Health Organization—all related to a variety of common diseases globally.

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By virtually every key metric, efforts to fight climate change are going too slowly, according to findings by a coalition of climate groups. In some cases, things are moving in the wrong direction.

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Researchers confirmed that sperm accumulate mutations over the years, increasing the risk of transmitting diseases to offspring.

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An archaeological mystery gets one step closer to being solved.

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Government investigators are gathering data to confirm what exactly cracked the windshield of a 737 Max aircraft at above 30,000 feet.

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A degree in computer science used to promise a cozy career in tech. Now, students’ ambitions are shaped by AI, in fields that blend computing with analysis, interpretation, and data.

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This long-duration comet will make its closest approach to Earth this fall, before disappearing into the outer solar system for another 1,000 years.

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This was the last flight of SpaceX’s V2 Starship design. Version 3 arrives next year.

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Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

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Analyses of its emissions using NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory indicate that the interstellar comet probably has a very different structure than comets in the solar system.

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If you stayed awake in science class as a kid, the payoff comes when you get a good laugh out of Freya McGhee’s jokes.

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Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a prime candidate for further research.

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A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks.

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The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.