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Heavy rain has triggered flash flooding in Dubai. But those pointing the finger at cloud seeding are misguided.
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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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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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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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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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Elon Musk’s Neuralink and others are developing devices that could provide blind people with a crude sense of sight.
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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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To pull off this classic Hollywood stunt, you gotta know your physics!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Donor livers are in short supply for transplants. A startup is attempting to grow new ones in people instead.
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Afshin Mehin has helped design some of the most futuristic neurotech devices.
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New heat pumps easily fit over window sills, meaning they could replace clunky apartment air-conditioning units.
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The abortion pill mifepristone went in front of the US Supreme Court on Tuesday. Antiabortionists say an increase in emergency room visits shows it’s unsafe. Medical experts disagree.
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Injectable immunotherapy drugs can be made, in theory, but gravity prevents them from crystallizing correctly. A startup thinks the solution could be right above us.
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good one!
Longer episodes PLEASE!!
Karl
Average means if u live on the Atlantic coast or Gulf of Mexico( Pacific cyclone too), every hurricane is a fear, a fright, a threat, and maybe an apocalypse. Having been with Baptist hurricane feeding & rescue groups for several decades, and knowing friends who were in Haiti and Puerto Rico, there is hardly any average storms. Thus, there is not too much "average", even when the storm misses your area...this week. Please pray about each hurricane & for survivors this year. Tornadoes also.