Is It Better to Plant Trees or Let Forests Regrow Naturally?
Nations are pledging to plant billions of trees. But a new study shows that we’ve…
https://www.wired.com/story/is-it-better-to-plant-trees-or-let-forests-regrow-naturallyMonthly Archives: October 2020
A Holiday Season Covid Surge, Outbreaks in Swing States, and More
Catch up on the most important updates from this week. Source Link: A Holiday Season…
https://www.wired.com/story/holiday-season-surge-outbreaks-in-swing-states-and-more-coronavirus-newsWhy Are Lines at Polling Places So Long? Math
It’s a resource allocation problem, a tough challenge in “queueing theory.” It’s also racism. Source…
https://www.wired.com/story/why-are-lines-at-polling-places-so-long-mathHow Humanity Spent Its First 20 Years in Orbit Aboard the ISS
Two decades ago, three explorers arrived at the International Space Station and marked the beginning…
https://www.wired.com/story/how-humanity-spent-its-first-20-years-in-orbit-aboard-the-issIn Embryos, Crispr Can Cut Out Whole Chromosomes—That's Bad
The DNA-cutting tool has been hailed as a way to fix genetic glitches. But a…
https://www.wired.com/story/in-embryos-crispr-can-cut-out-whole-chromosomes-thats-badHow Octopuses Use Their Suction Cups to Taste Through Touch
A new study reveals that the invertebrates use a novel kind of receptor embedded in…
https://www.wired.com/story/how-octopuses-use-their-suction-cups-to-taste-through-touchA New Way to Plug a Human Brain into a Computer: via Veins
Electrodes threaded through the blood vessels that feed the brain let people control gadgets with…
https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-way-to-plug-a-human-brain-into-a-computer-via-veinsWhat to Wear When Battling the Venomous Asian Giant Hornet
The suits worn by Washington state entomologists aren’t “official” hornet-fighting armor. But they were affordable—and…
https://www.wired.com/story/what-to-wear-when-youre-battling-giant-venomous-hornetsWhat Did Pterosaurs Eat? Look Very Closely at Their Teeth
An “infinite focus microscope” reveals characteristic patterns on the flying reptiles’ chompers, showing in new…
https://www.wired.com/story/what-did-pterosaurs-eat-look-closely-at-their-teethWhat Should You Do About Holiday Gatherings and Covid-19?
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, there’s no perfectly safe way to socialize. But here are some…
https://www.wired.com/story/what-should-you-do-about-holiday-gatherings-and-covid-19
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