Biotech
Tiny ‘Rover’ Explores Cells without Harming Them
A miniature antenna can transmit data from inside cells without using damaging microwaves
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Sports
Men’s World Cup Soccer Ball, the Al Rihla, Has the Aerodynamics of a Champion
The Al Rihla may fly more quickly through the air than previous World Cup balls
Natural Disasters
Twitter Chaos Endangers Public Safety, Emergency Managers Warn
Twitter is a crucial communication tool during disasters, but impersonators and other problems under Elon Musk’s leadership have emergency managers on edge
Climate Change
Warming Worsened West Africa Floods That Killed 800 People
Unusually heavy monsoon rains that caused deadly flooding in Nigeria were made 80 percent more likely by climate change
Neurology
This Is How an Alzheimer’s Gene Ravages the Brain
Study in cells and mice suggests that the variant APOE4 affects the all-important insulation around nerve cells
Climate Change
How a ‘Carbon Cage’ Blocks Climate Mitigation
Our current carbon-heavy economic system creates bars around us that stop effective climate change action.
Sports
Sexist Science in Soccer Harms Women in an Epic Own Goal
As players take the pitch for the men’s World Cup, science supports their safety and equipment more than it does women’s
Geology
Hidden ‘Paleo Valleys’ Could Help California Survive Droughts
“Paleo valleys,” carved by ice age rivers and now underground, could provide spaces to recharge California’s depleted groundwater
Drug Use
Antimicrobial Resistance Is Growing because of COVID
Antibiotics won’t work on the virus that causes COVID, but in places like India, their overuse threatens to nullify their effects on other equally deadly pathogens
Climate Change
Even Weak Hurricanes Are Getting Stronger as the Climate Warms
Data collected by thousands of scientific instruments scattered across the world’s oceans show that weak tropical cyclones are intensifying, not just stronger ones
