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It’s Time to Make Cities More Rural
The Tricky Ethics of Being a Teacher on TikTok
An Effort to ID Tulsa Race Massacre Victims Raises Privacy Issues
‘Date Me’ Google Docs and the Hyper-Optimized Quest for Love
Twitter Finally Gets an Edit Button
For Some Patients, Long Covid Symptoms Mask Something Else
A US Freight Rail Crisis Threatens More Supply Chain Chaos
NASA Delays the Launch of Its Giant Moon-bound Rocket
Their Photos Were Posted Online. Then They Were Bombed
Humans Are Revisiting the Moon—and the Rules of Spacefaring
Polio Is Back in the US and UK. Here’s How That Happened
The Twitter Whistleblower Plays Right Into Elon Musk’s Hands
These Trees Are Spreading North in Alaska. That’s Not Good
Google Search Is Quietly Damaging Democracy
Europe’s Plan to Wean Itself off Russian Gas Just Might Work
This Man Set the Record for Wearing a Brain-Computer Interface
Google’s New Robot Learned to Take Orders by Scraping the Web
Police Used a Baby’s DNA to Investigate Its Father for a Crime
Why NASA Wants to Go Back to the Moon
How Can Society Prepare for the Moral Norms of Tomorrow?
Three Possible Futures of the Monkeypox Epidemic
Will Europe Force a Facebook Blackout?
The Chaotic Monkeypox Vaccine Pipeline Is Leaving Everyone Short
The Fall of Roe Makes Complex Pregnancies Even Riskier
The Origins of Covid-19 Are More Complicated Than Once Thought
Kids Are Back in Classrooms and Laptops Are Still Spying on Them
Russia’s War in Ukraine Reveals More Problems in Space
There’s a Monkeypox Testing Bottleneck
The Case for Making Public Transit Free Everywhere
The US Throws $52 Billion at Chips—but Needs To Spend It Wisely
Carbon Offsets Alone Won’t Make Flying Climate-Friendly
Wildfire Smoke Is Terrible for You. But What Does It Do to Cows?
How Do You Know a Cargo Ship Is Polluting? It Makes Clouds
After Roe, Men Might Finally Get Better Birth Control
Tech Industry Layoffs May Undo Workforce Diversity Gains
Embryonic Research Could Be the Next Target After Roe
Twitter Has Entered the Elon Musk Twilight Zone
The Covid Virus Keeps Evolving. Why Haven't Vaccines?
The Speedy Downfall of Rapid Delivery Startups
The ‘Shamanification’ of the Tech CEO
When AI Makes Art, Humans Supply the Creative Spark
The January 6 Insurrection Hearings Are Just Heating Up
The Climate Anxiety Discussion Has a Whiteness Problem
Could Your Old Poop Cure You of Future Diseases?
The Danger of License Plate Readers in Post-Roe America
Permanent Birth Control Is in Demand in the US—but Hard to Get
Climate Change Breaks Plant Immune Systems. Can They Be Rebooted?
Is Your New Car a Threat to National Security?
Worker-Owned Apps Are Redefining the Sharing Economy
China Is Tightening Its Grip on Big Tech
‘Supercookies’ Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm
China Built Your iPhone. Will It Build Your Next Car?
What Polar Bear Genomes May Reveal About Life in a Low-Ice Arctic
How Covid Tracking Apps Are Pivoting for Commercial Profit
In Russia, Western Planes Are Falling Apart
The Power and Pitfalls of AI for US Intelligence
The Ghost of Internet Explorer Will Haunt the Web for Years
Cops Will Be Able to Scan Your Fingerprints With a Phone
It’s Time to Burn Medical Consent Forms
It’s Hard to Do Climate Research When Your Glacier Is Melting
The World Has Too Much Stuff
Canada Moves to Decriminalize Possession of ‘Hard’ Drugs
NASA’s Plan to Get Ingenuity Through the Martian Winter
Apple’s ‘Pay Later’ Is the Latest Plea for Your Loyalty
Apple Just Killed the Password—for Real This Time
Want to Understand Delusions? Listen to the People Who Have Them
Smartphones Blur the Line Between Civilian and Combatant
Airfare Prediction Algorithms Are Going Haywire
Sheryl Sandberg and the Death of ‘The Deal’
Can Disgusting Images Motivate Good Public Health Behavior?
‘Thinkwashing’ Keeps People From Taking Action in Times of Crisis
Are TikTok Algorithms Changing How People Talk About Suicide?
The Mystery of China’s Sudden Warnings About US Hackers
Researchers Made Ultracold Quantum Bubbles on the Space Station
The Mystery of Monkeypox’s Global Spread
Patients May Not Receive Miscarriage Care in a Post-Roe America
The Online Spider Market Is Massive—and Crawling With Issues
The Almighty Squabble Over Who Gets to Name Microbes
The US Military Is Building Its Own Metaverse
The Post-Roe Battleground for Abortion Pills Will Be Your Mailbox
How One Company Helps Keep Russia’s TV Propaganda Machine Online
Thousands of Popular Websites See What You Type—Before You Hit Submit
Miami’s Bitcoin Conference Left a Trail of Harassment
The Ramifications of Roe v. Wade’s Fall Won’t Stop at Abortion Bans
Small Drones Are Giving Ukraine an Unprecedented Edge
Mars Colonies Will Need Solar Power—and Nuclear Too
Is Leaking a Supreme Court Opinion a Crime? The Law Is Far From Clear
The Pandemic Gave Scientists a New Way to Spy on Emissions
Everything’s a WeWork Now
MiamiCoin Is Crashing, but It Won’t Go Away
Musk’s Plan to Reveal the Twitter Algorithm Won’t Solve Anything
When the Next Covid Wave Breaks, the US Won’t Be Able to Spot It
With the Clock Running Out, Humans Need to Rethink Time Itself
Extreme Heat Is a Disease for Cities. Treat It That Way
Shanghai’s Plan to Reboot the Supply Chain Will Hit Workers Hardest
What Can Be Done About the Global Housing Crisis? Plenty
Netflix Struggles to Hold Its Place in the Streaming Wars
The Surprising Climate Cost of the Humblest Battery Material
For mRNA, Covid Vaccines Are Just the Beginning
Oceans Aren’t Just Warming—Their Soundscapes Are Transforming