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Dear Electric Vehicle Owners: You Don’t Need That Giant...

EV batteries take up lots of space and resources. But most drivers won’t actually use all that power.

Here’s What’s Next for Pig Organ Transplants

2022 was a breakthrough year for xenotransplantation, a procedure that could be a lifeline for patients in desperate need of a donor.

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A New Computer Proof ‘Blows Up’ Centuries-Old Fluid Equations

For more than 250 years, mathematicians have wondered if the Euler equations might sometimes fail to describe a fluid’s flow. Now...

This Christmas, It’s ‘Firmageddon’ as Climate Change Hits...

More than a million acres of state forest contain trees that have succumbed to stressors exacerbated by a multiyear drought

Eating Too Much Salt Could Cause Stress Levels to Rise

Holiday feasts tend to be salt-heavy—but early animal experiments are finding that overindulging in the condiment could take an emotional...

A More Elegant Form of Gene Editing Progresses to Human...

Instead of cutting out chunks of the genome to disable malfunctioning genes, base editing makes a smaller, more precise swap.

Wine Is Getting Pricier Thanks to a Logistical Nightmare

Supply chain issues, drought, and war are conspiring to make it way more expensive to produce the drink around the world.

How to Use Physics to Tell If That Steph Curry Video Is...

Could the Golden State Warriors legend really sink five full-court shots in a row? Some clever modeling can give fans a clue.

The Bittersweet Defeat of Monkeypox

The epidemic has largely subsided, but largely because queer men seem to have learned more from AIDS and Covid-19 than the authorities...

The Secret Life of Plant Killers

To take out invasives, the US relies on crews wielding hatchets, chainsaws, and herbicide. It’s a messy, fun job—but it may not be...