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What Kind of Battery Would You Need to Power a Lightsaber?

When you think of Star Wars, what's the first image that comes to mind? Lightsabers, right? Everyone...

No One Knows How Far Bird Flu Has Spread

In late March, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it had detected cases of bird flu...

Get Ready for Monster Hurricanes This Summer

For over a year, global ocean temperatures have been consistently shattering records, shocking scientists. Now hurricane watchers...

China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces

At a tech forum in Beijing last week, a Chinese company unveiled a “homegrown” brain-computer interface that...

The Uncomfortable Truth About the UK’s Climate Policies

Not so long ago, the UK government could brag about its climate credentials. In 2019, Prime Minister...

The Mysterious ‘Dark’ Energy That Permeates the Universe Is Slowly Eroding

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Physicists have deduced subtle hints that the mysterious...

1 in 3 Americans Live in Areas With Dangerous Air Pollution

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

How NASA Repaired Voyager 1 From 15 Billion Miles Away

Engineers have partially restored a 1970s-era computer on NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft after five months of long-distance...

Doctors Combined a Heart Pump and Pig Kidney Transplant in Breakthrough Surgery

A 54-year-old New Jersey woman has become the second living person to receive a genetically engineered pig...

Plant-Based Meat Boomed. Here Comes the Bust

Over the past three years, the plant-based meat industry has experienced a major reversal in vibes. Sales...

Green Roofs Are Great. Blue-Green Roofs Are Even Better

You might visit Amsterdam for its famous canals, and who could blame you, really. But the truly...

Here’s a Clever Way to Uncover America’s Voting Deserts

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.In Georgia’s 2020 gubernatorial election, some voters in...
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