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Formula E’s Race to Get the Whole World Electrified

When Formula E launched, it was ahead of its time. Not in the visionary sense—though it was...

Eight Scientists, a Billion Dollars, and the Moonshot Agency Trying to Make Britain Great Again

In a cramped conference room in Bristol, Ilan Gur is trying to convince a group of plant...

23andMe Is Sinking Fast. Can the Company Survive?

23andMe is in trouble. Once a hot Silicon Valley startup, the genetic testing company has been in...

The UK Has No Coal-Fired Power Plants for the First Time in 142 Years

On Monday, the UK saw the closure of its last operational coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, which has...

Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the Semiconductor Industry

Millions of people across the US South have gone without power or have been forced to evacuate...

The Vagus Nerve’s Crucial Role in Creating the Human Sense of Mind

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.It is late at night. You are alone...

An International Space Station Leak Is Getting Worse—and Keeping NASA Up at Night

US space officials do not like to talk about the perils of flying astronauts on the aging...

These Record-Breaking New Solar Panels Produce 60 Percent More Electricity

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.The sight of solar panels installed...

A Lawsuit From Backers of a ‘Startup City’ Could Bankrupt Honduras

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Years later,...

The Titan Submersible Hearings End With Few Solid Answers. Here’s What Comes Next

The US Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) into the loss of the Titan submersible concluded...

Scientists Figured Out How to Recycle Plastic by Vaporizing It

Our planet is choking on plastics. Some of the worst offenders, which can take decades to degrade...

Solar Sails and Comet Tails: How Sunlight Pushes Stuff Around

During the Age of Sail, ships circled the globe on voyages of discovery and trade. That era...
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