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A Lab-Grown-Meat Startup Gets the FDA’s Stamp of Approval

The US regulatory body has signed off on Upside Foods’ cultivated meat—but the company is still figuring out how to make enough of...

This Plastic Packaging Alternative Can Compost in a Year

British startup Shellworks is fed up with waste, so it created a vegan material that can be turned into fertilizer.

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Bureaucracy Is Blocking the Green Energy Revolution

Greg Jackson, CEO of Octopus Energy, tells WIRED Impact that red tape is causing “disastrous” delays to sustainable energy projects.

For Alzheimer’s Scientists, the Amyloid Debate Has No Easy...

For years, potential therapies that attack this brain protein have failed to help patients in clinical trials. Now—surprisingly—a...

Welcome to COP27. Thank You for Not Protesting

At this year’s UN climate conference in Egypt, activists are unable to demonstrate without permission, limiting their ability to voice...

Telehealth Sites Put Addiction Patient Data at Risk

New research found pervasive use of tracking tech on substance-abuse-focused health care websites, potentially endangering users in...

A Lab-Grown Meat Startup Gets the FDA’s Stamp of Approval

The US regulatory body has signed off on Upside Foods’ cultivated meat—but the company is still figuring out how to make enough of...

NASA’s Huge SLS Rocket Finally Launches the Artemis 1 Moon...

For the first time since the Apollo era, the agency is preparing for crewed visits to our lunar neighbor. Missions with astronauts...

Europe’s Cities Are Getting More Crowded—That’s a Good...

The sprawling mass of suburbia has been a disaster for the environment. But now smaller, denser cities herald a renaissance in city...

The $6 Billion Shot at Making New Antibiotics

Antimicrobials cost as much to develop as other drugs, but don’t earn the same returns. Congress could give drugmakers a boost, but...