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May 8, 2023 • 9min
The Long Covid Mystery Has a New Suspect
Immune cells called monocytes are triggered to help clear infection—but in some cases they never switch off, leaving patients breathless for months. Read the story here.
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May 5, 2023 • 10min
A New Cloned Horse Offers Hope for Endangered Species
The technique may finally be emerging as a way to preserve species at risk of extinction. Read the story here.
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May 4, 2023 • 11min
The Modern World Is Aging Your Brain
In a remote part of the Amazon, anthropologists and neuroscientists are learning about life and health without an “embarrassment of riches.”
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May 3, 2023 • 10min
Is Cosmology Broken? This Map May Be a Crucial Puzzle Piece
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope could help resolve some cosmic discrepancies: How fast the universe is expanding and how evenly matter is distributed.
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May 2, 2023 • 5min
Deadly Heat Threatens the Well-Being of 1 Billion People in India
Increasingly severe heat waves will imperil the country’s development goals, slow economic growth, and heighten health risks, new research shows.
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May 1, 2023 • 6min
An Ominous Heating Event Is Unfolding in the Oceans
Average sea surface temperatures have soared to record highs, and stayed there. It’s a worrying signal of an ocean in crisis.
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Apr 28, 2023 • 10min
The Quest for Longevity Is Already Over
Studying people who live well beyond the age of 100 could reveal the secret to living longer, healthier lives. But the statistics tell another story.
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Apr 27, 2023 • 7min
As Sea Levels Rise, the East Coast Is Also Sinking
Coastal lands are subsiding and losing elevation—a “hidden vulnerability” that’s making rising seas all the worse.
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Apr 26, 2023 • 6min
This Private Moon Lander Is Kicking Off a Commercial Lunar Race
The Japanese company Ispace could be the first to safely touch down on the moon’s surface, with more spacecraft following later this year.
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Apr 25, 2023 • 8min
Forget Cars, Green Hydrogen Will Supercharge Crops
Renewable generation projects are set to make this future fuel widely available. And it’s much more versatile than you think.
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