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Get Ready for Monster Hurricanes This Summer

Scientists are forecasting 11 North Atlantic hurricanes this year, five of them being major. Heres whats turning the storms into increasingly dangerous behemoths.

2 May 2024 6:30 pm
China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces

China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement.

1 May 2024 12:43 am
The Uncomfortable Truth About the UKs Climate Policies

Britains former climate adviser says the countrys future plans are weak, climate protests are no longer helpful, and working closely with Big Oil is a jarring necessity.

30 Apr 2024 2:39 am
1 in 3 Americans Live in Areas With Dangerous Air Pollution

Climate change is increasing the number of days people are exposed to hazardous pollution, affecting already disadvantaged communities the most.

27 Apr 2024 4:30 pm
Doctors Combined a Heart Pump and Pig Kidney Transplant in Breakthrough Surgery

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.

24 Apr 2024 8:37 pm
Plant-Based Meat Boomed. Here Comes the Bust

Sales of vegan meat are trending downward in the US, with companies scrambling to win back customers.

22 Apr 2024 10:36 pm
Green Roofs Are Great. Blue-Green Roofs Are Even Better

Amsterdam is experimenting with roofs that not only grow plants but capture water for a buildings residents. Welcome to the squeezable sponge city of tomorrow.

22 Apr 2024 3:30 pm
Heres a Clever Way to Uncover Americas Voting Deserts

Mathematicians are using topological abstractions to find places poorly served by polling stations.

21 Apr 2024 3:30 pm
How One Corporation Is Cashing In on Americas Drought

In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona townand sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away. Local residents fear the agreement has opened Pandoras box.

20 Apr 2024 3:30 pm
Environmental Damage Could Cost You a Fifth of Your Income Over the Next 25 Years

The world is already committed to warming that will undercut the global economy by 20 percent between now and 2050. Thats six times the price of limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius.

19 Apr 2024 2:30 pm
19 Apr 2024 4:28 am
We Finally Know Where Neuralinks Brain Implant Trial Is Happening

After months of secrecy, Neuralink revealed that the partner site for its brain implant study is the Barrow Neurological Institute.

19 Apr 2024 3:03 am