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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...

Coyotes have the face muscles for that ‘sad-puppy’ look

Coyotes turn out to have face muscles that look capable of making that big-eyed, sad-puppy face that...

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...

Why Hurricane Helene was so devastating

A perfect storm of climate, geologic and geographic conditions have combined to make Hurricane Helene...

The fruit fly revolutionized biology. Now it’s boosting science in Africa

When Amos Abolaji returned to Nigeria from a year abroad, he brought home a strange souvenir —...

Bird nests made with a toxic fungus seem to fend off attacking ants

When building a bird nest in ant territory, the best defense could be an offensive fungus. Swollen-thorn...

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...

Betelgeuse has a tiny companion star hidden in plain sight

Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! The red supergiant that marks Orion’s left shoulder may have a tiny, unseen companion. Two...

Starlink satellites’ leaky radio waves obscure the cosmos

While SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are enabling internet access and cell phone communications around the globe, they’re...

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...
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