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Could Namor’s Ankle Wings From ‘Black Panther 2’ Really Work?
But you don’t have to be a superhero to experience this kind…
Ukraine’s Biggest Nuclear Plant Needs a Safety Zone
Until Ukraine and Russia reach an agreement, the plant remains in danger.…
The World Is Drowning in Plastic. Here’s How It All Started
In the early 2010s, brands began phasing out the plastic microbeads they’d…
Where Did Omicron Come From? Maybe Its First Host Was Mice
It’s one of the perplexing mysteries of the Covid pandemic: Where did…
Thawing Permafrost Exposes Old Pathogens—and New Hosts
The Arctic—that remote, largely undisturbed, 5.5 million square miles of frozen terrain—is…
The ‘Brightest of All Time’ Gamma-Ray Burst Sparks a Supernova Hunt
On the morning of October 9, astronomers’ inboxes pinged with a relatively…
After Hurricane Ian’s Floods, the Flesh-Eating Bacteria
In September, Hurricane Ian smashed into the southwest coast of Florida, bringing…
The World Needs More Gigantic Sci-Fi Sea Dams
The figures might not add up now, but the amount of untapped…
Sustainable Farming Has an Unlikely Ally: Satellites
The race to remove CO2 from our atmosphere is on. In an…