The Physics of Materials at Minus 80 Degrees Celsius
Pfizer’s new vaccine has to be stored at extremely low temperatures. Here’s how things work…
https://www.wired.com/story/physics-of-materials-minus-80-degrees-celsiusAn Enormous Iceberg Is Headed for South Georgia Island—Again
If they collide, it could cause big problems for breeding penguins and seals by cutting…
https://www.wired.com/story/an-enormous-iceberg-is-headed-for-south-georgia-island-againHow a Medication for OCD Ended Up in a Covid-19 Trial
In a small study, the drug kept patients with mild symptoms from worsening. If it…
https://www.wired.com/story/how-a-medication-for-ocd-ended-up-in-a-covid-19-trialCan You Get Covid-19 on an Airplane? Yeah, Probably
As usual, a lack of good data makes evaluating the risk of getting the virus…
https://www.wired.com/story/can-you-get-covid-19-on-an-airplane-yeah-probablyLarry Brilliant: We’ll Beat Covid—After We Go Through Hell
The epidemiologist calls it “the best of times and the worst of times,” as good…
https://www.wired.com/story/larry-brilliant-says-we-will-beat-covid-after-we-go-through-hellHow to Reduce (but Not Eliminate) Covid Risk at Gatherings
With a surge in cases, there is no safe way to travel or gather for…
https://www.wired.com/story/covid-risk-holiday-travel-family-gatheringsThese Rare Seeds Escaped Syria's War—to Help Feed the World
Conflict forced scientists to abandon a gene bank, but not before duplicating their last remnants…
https://www.wired.com/story/these-rare-seeds-escaped-syrias-war-to-help-feed-the-worldHow NASA Finds the Mass of the Dirt Grabbed From an Asteroid
Just how much material did OSIRIS-REx collect from Bennu? The method relies on something called…
https://www.wired.com/story/osiris-rex-bennu-dirt-massAncient Dog DNA Reveals Their Enduring Connection With People
Genetic material from prehistoric dogs shows how early humans may have migrated with, bred, and…
https://www.wired.com/story/ancient-dog-dna-reveals-their-enduring-connection-with-peopleComputer Scientists Achieve the ‘Crown Jewel’ of Cryptography
For years, a master tool called indistinguishability obfuscation seemed too good to be true. Three…
https://www.wired.com/story/computer-scientists-achieve-the-crown-jewel-of-cryptography
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