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Synthetic DNA could be used to spark a pandemic. A move by President Biden aims to create new standards for the safety and security of mail-order genetic material.
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Published 05/07/24
Published 05/07/24
China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement.
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Published 05/02/24
A fashion influencer’s struggles to unblock her Instagram account highlight a long-standing problem with Meta’s lackluster customer service. Users and regulators say the company must step up.
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Published 05/01/24
In a chaotic housing market that has shut many buyers out, fractional home ownership and investing trends are taking off.
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Published 04/30/24
The back of the plane is safest, according to common wisdom, but that’s not really true. Let us explain.
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Published 04/29/24
After months of secrecy, Neuralink revealed that the partner site for its brain implant study is the Barrow Neurological Institute.
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Published 04/26/24
In the first procedure of its kind, a 54-year-old New Jersey woman received a genetically engineered pig kidney and thymus after getting a heart pump.
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Published 04/25/24
Heavy rain has triggered flash flooding in Dubai. But those pointing the finger at cloud seeding are misguided.
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Published 04/24/24
Amsterdam is experimenting with roofs that not only grow plants but capture water for a building’s residents. Welcome to the squeezable sponge city of tomorrow.
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Published 04/23/24
An infection can upset your microbiome, and if certain gut fungi run riot, this can kick the immune system into overdrive.
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Published 04/22/24
Farmers around the world are reigniting the less intensive agricultural practices of yesteryear—to improve soil health, raise yields, and trap carbon in the atmosphere back down in the soil.
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Published 04/19/24
WIRED spoke with US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg about recent grants to fix ancient roads, bridges, and other critical infrastructure before it’s too late.
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Published 04/18/24
Elon Musk’s Neuralink and others are developing devices that could provide blind people with a crude sense of sight.
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Published 04/17/24
Humanity needs to burn less fossil fuels. But that means fewer aerosols to help cool the planet—and a potential acceleration of global warming.
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Published 04/16/24
To pull off this classic Hollywood stunt, you gotta know your physics!
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Published 04/15/24
An attempt to reauthorize Section 702, the so-called crown jewel of US spy powers, failed for a third time in the House of Representatives after former president Donald Trump criticized the law.
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Published 04/12/24
Subsidence is causing parts of Mexico City to sink, and it’s happening at an uneven rate. That’s bad news for its sprawling public transportation system.
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Published 04/11/24
Researchers think a combination of genetic edits and an experimental immunosuppressive drug could make the first pig kidney transplant a long-term success.
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Published 04/10/24
Friday morning's earthquake was felt from New York City all the way to Washington, DC. Blame ancient fault lines and bedrock for the jolt.
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Published 04/09/24
Here’s a cool way to watch the eclipse—and learn about the weird physics of light while you’re at it.
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Published 04/08/24
Since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, more women have been crossing the border to Mexico for abortion medications and procedures.
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Published 04/05/24
Here’s some advice for safely experiencing the total solar eclipse on April 8 as the moon casts a slender shadow across Mexico, the United States, and eastern Canada.
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Published 04/04/24
Donor livers are in short supply for transplants. A startup is attempting to grow new ones in people instead.
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Published 04/03/24
Afshin Mehin has helped design some of the most futuristic neurotech devices.
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Published 04/02/24
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