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The Earth Will Feast on Dead Cicadas

Two cicada broods, XIX and XIII, are emerging in sync for the first time in 221 years. Birds, trees, and dirt are about to get the...

Meet the Designer Behind Neuralink’s Surgical Robot

Afshin Mehin has helped design some of the most futuristic neurotech devices.

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The Next Generation of Cancer Drugs Will Be Made in Space

Injectable immunotherapy drugs can be made, in theory, but gravity prevents them from crystallizing correctly. A startup thinks the...

The Real Reason Some Abortion Pill Patients Go to the ER

The abortion pill mifepristone went in front of the US Supreme Court on Tuesday. Antiabortionists say an increase in emergency room...

Why the Baltimore Bridge Collapsed So Quickly

Steel structures aren’t as strong as you might think—and the immense power of a container ship shouldn’t be underestimated.

The Real Reason Why Some Abortion Pill Patients Go to the...

The abortion pill mifepristone went in front of the US Supreme Court on Tuesday. Antiabortionists say an increase in emergency room...

Enjoy Your Favorite Wine Before Climate Change Destroys...

Extreme heat and droughts are making it harder to grow grapes in many traditional regions. Here’s how scientists are helping the industry...

How to View April’s Total Solar Eclipse, Online and In...

Here’s some advice for safely experiencing the total solar eclipse on April 8 as the moon casts a slender shadow across Mexico, the...

Are You Noise Sensitive? Here's How to Tell

Every person has a different idea of what makes noise “loud,” but there are some things we all can do to turn the volume down a little.

Large Language Models’ Emergent Abilities Are a Mirage

A new study suggests that sudden jumps in LLMs’ abilities are neither surprising nor unpredictable, but are actually the consequence...