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A five-year “adversarial collaboration” of scientists led to a stagy showdown in front of an audience. It crowned no winners—but it’s still progress. ..
A five-year “adversarial collaboration” of scientists led to a stagy showdown in front of an audience. It crowned no winners—but it’s still progress. ..
Researchers are honing in on what helps societies survive climate shocks, like the volcanic eruptions that helped fell the Roman Empire or the drought ..
For the first time, researchers are testing an approach that involves replacing a mutated gene in the inner ears of children with severe hearing loss. ..
The HPV vaccine can effectively prevent a range of cancers if administered at the right age. But boys still can't access it in most countries. ..
Doctors say they are operating without anesthesia, hospitals have run out of space to put the wounded, and the dead are being buried in mass graves. ..
The fish may be a harbinger of dramatic warming in the north—and rapidly transforming ecosystems. ..
WIRED spoke with DeepMind’s climate lead about techno-utopianism, ways AI can help fight climate change, and what’s currently standing in the way. ..
Scientists use microphones and AI to automatically detect species by their chirps and croaks. This bioacoustics research could be critical for protecting ..
Avian influenza can wipe out entire poultry flocks. An early experiment with Crispr suggests that gene editing can protect chickens against infection. ..