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In Defense of Parasitic Worms

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.When Chelsea Wood was...

The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across the US Thanks to a Rare Solar Storm

Three rapid bursts of charged particles that erupted toward Earth from the sun’s burning-hot outer atmosphere on...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Had a Brain Implant Setback. It May Come Down to Design

Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink revealed that it experienced a problem with its brain implant after the device...

Sell Lab-Grown Meat in Alabama and You Could Go to Jail

Alabama has become the second US state to ban the sale of cultivated meat. The bill, signed...

City Trees Save Lives

The humble tree has long protected humans from sickness and even death—and in the modern city, it’s...

How Not to Get Brain-Eating Worms and Mercury Poisoning

Are you experiencing unexplained memory lapses or brain fog? Ever considered that you may have a parasite...

7 Best Clitoral Suction Toys (2024): Suction Vibrators, Air Pulse Toys, and More

Designed to simulate the sucking or tapping sensation of oral sex, clitoral suction toys are a relatively...

Boeing’s Starliner Is Finally Ready to Launch a NASA Crew Into Space

At long last, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is ready to launch humans to space. Tonight, the vehicle is...

The One Thing Holding Back Heat Pumps

If billionaires actually cared about saving the planet, they’d pool their vast wealth and buy everyone a...

The US Is Cracking Down on Synthetic DNA

The White House has issued new rules aimed at companies that manufacture synthetic DNA after years of...

An Old Abstract Field of Math Is Unlocking the Deep Complexity of Spacecraft Orbits

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.In October, a Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled...

A Company Is Building a Giant Compressed-Air Battery in the Australian Outback

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.The need...
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