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2024-04-18 |
US Infrastructure Is Broken. Here’s an $830 Million Plan to Fix It WIRED spoke with US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg about recent grants to fix ancient roads, bridges, and other critical infrastructure before it’s too late. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2024-04-17 | Elon Musk’s Neuralink and others are developing devices that could provide blind people with a crude sense of sight. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2024-04-16 | Humanity needs to burn less fossil fuels. But that means fewer aerosols to help cool the planet—and a potential acceleration of global warming. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2024-04-15 | To pull off this classic Hollywood stunt, you gotta know your physics! Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2024-04-12 | An attempt to reauthorize Section 702, the so-called crown jewel of US spy powers, failed for a third time in the House of Representatives after former president Donald Trump criticized the law. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. V... |
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2024-04-11 |
Mexico City’s Metro System Is Sinking Fast. Yours Could Be Next Subsidence is causing parts of Mexico City to sink, and it’s happening at an uneven rate. That’s bad news for its sprawling public transportation system. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2024-04-10 |
He Got a Pig Kidney Transplant. Now Doctors Need to Keep It Working Researchers think a combination of genetic edits and an experimental immunosuppressive drug could make the first pig kidney transplant a long-term success. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2024-04-09 | Friday morning's earthquake was felt from New York City all the way to Washington, DC. Blame ancient fault lines and bedrock for the jolt. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2024-04-08 | Here’s a cool way to watch the eclipse—and learn about the weird physics of light while you’re at it. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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2024-04-05 |
‘In 24 Hours, You’ll Have Your Pills:’ American Women Are Traveling to Mexico for Abortions Since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, more women have been crossing the border to Mexico for abortion medications and procedures. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |
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