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The Global IT Outage Sends Hospitals Reeling

It was half past midnight Eastern Time when Andrew Rosenberg, an anesthesiologist and critical care doctor who...

Can light spark superconductivity? A new study reignites debate

Brief blasts of light might make some materials into fleeting superconductors. A new study strengthens the case...

How to stay healthy during the COVID-19 summertime surge

A summer wave of COVID-19 is rising. “There’s clearly a bump,” says William Schaffner, an infectious diseases...

Twisters asks if you can ‘tame’ a tornado. We have the answer

Abby Wallace is the digital engagement producer at Science News. She has an undergraduate degree in...

Can bioluminescent ‘milky seas’ be predicted?

BURLINGTON, Vt. — For the first time, a researcher has found a “milky sea” without relying on...

To Find Alien Life, We Might Have to Kill It

When is it OK to kill an alien life-form?In the movies, the answer is usually pretty simple:...

Newly Discovered Moon Caves Could One Day House Astronauts

This story originally appeared on WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian.Their existence had been disputed...

The New UK Government Wants Clean Energy, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and Public Transport Reform

The new Labour government in the UK set out its legislative priorities today after winning a landslide...

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may be less than 200 years old

Jupiter’s signature feature — its Great Red Spot — might not be the same dark spot seen...

The Race for Space-Based Solar Power

Is space-based solar power a costly, risky pipe dream? Or is it a viable way to combat...

Paris Mayor Defies Poop Threats to Swim in Seine, and Prove a Point

On a sunny Wednesday in Paris, the city’s mayor inches down a ladder into the blue-brown water...

Pancreatic Cancer Turns Off a Key Gene in Order to Grow

THIS STORY ORIGINALLY appeared on WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian.Pancreatic cancer turns off one...
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