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May 22, 2023 • 7min
How Chronic Illness Patients Are ‘Hacking’ Their Wearables
Fitbits and Apple Watches weren’t designed for people with atypical health conditions. But the tech can be extremely useful—with some creativity.
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May 19, 2023 • 7min
The Looming El Niño Could Cost the World Trillions of Dollars
Warming waters in the Pacific can trigger droughts, wildfires, and extreme rainfall around the world, potentially leading to $3 trillion in losses in the coming years.
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May 18, 2023 • 8min
A New Study Reveals the Traits That Speed Up Evolution
The first large-scale comparison of DNA mutation rates in 68 different vertebrate species gives insights into how quickly life can evolve.
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May 17, 2023 • 8min
The First Crispr-Edited Salad Is Here
A startup used gene editing to make mustard greens more appetizing to consumers. Next up: fruits.
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May 16, 2023 • 8min
This Is the Quietest Sound in the Universe
Chill materials to extreme temperatures, and their vibrations show properties that could one day be exploited to create memory in quantum computers.
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May 15, 2023 • 8min
Voyager 2 Gets a Life-Extending Power Boost in Deep Space
The NASA team hopes the iconic spacecraft and its twin can continue taking data beyond the solar system past their 50th birthdays. Read this story here.
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May 12, 2023 • 10min
Your Dog Is a Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Cancer
Every year, thousands of pets develop tumors very similar to those found in people. Find drugs that work for canines, and human treatments should follow.
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May 11, 2023 • 6min
The Weird Way Australia’s Bushfires Influenced a Weirder La Niña
In 2019 and 2020, the out-of-control blazes sent clouds of smoke across the Pacific, where they brightened clouds and cooled the ocean.
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May 10, 2023 • 6min
The End of the Covid Emergency Is a Warning
The highest alerts are being unraveled globally. But with some 7 million people dead, there are hard lessons to learn from the pandemic—and a lot of work still to do.
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May 9, 2023 • 9min
Everyone Was Wrong About Reverse Osmosis—Until Now
A new paper showing how water actually travels through a plastic membrane could make desalination more efficient. That’s good news for a thirsty world.
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