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Scientists Are Uncovering Ominous Waters Under Antarctic Ice
A super-pressurized, 290-mile-long river that’s running under the ice sheet. And that could be bad news for sea-level rise. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Europeans Are Burning Trees to Keep Warm
Sky-high energy prices have people turning to wood to provide a cheaper alternative—and EU laws are helping incentivize this. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The UN Climate Talks Are About to Face Maddening Uncertainties
Negotiators at this week’s COP27 conference need to get serious about massively reducing emissions—and fast. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Harms of Psychedelics Need to Be Put Into Context
As psychedelic therapy trials get bigger and the drugs become more accessible, researchers need to start talking about their potential adverse effects. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Inside the Underground Market for Fake Amazon Reviews
Seedy scam networks are using social media to organize campaigns that influence product ratings. They’re a headache for shoppers—and tough to crack down on. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Would You Sell Your Vacation Days for Cash?
More startups are inviting workers to trade their unused PTO, a perk that can also benefit employers. It may also worsen US workers' vacation deficit. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The World Needs More Gigantic Sci-Fi Sea Dams
As solar and wind proliferate, the power lurking in the world’s oceans is yet to make waves. In fact, tides could become the next essential energy source. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Elon Musk’s Twitter Will Be Chaos
The entrepreneur’s laundry list of ideas includes scrapping content moderation, charging subscription fees, and even branching out beyond social media. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Where Did Omicron Come From? Maybe Its First Host Was Mice
The Covid virus can infect many animal species. The variant that tore through human populations last winter may have previously circulated in rodents. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
After the Flood, the Flesh-Eating Bacteria
Hurricane Ian unleashed deadly vibrio bacteria in its wake. They’ll be a growing threat as the world gets warmer and wetter. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sustainable Farming Has an Unlikely Ally: Satellites
Farmers are using images taken from space to quantify how much carbon is stored in their soil and validate the credits they’re selling. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Worried About Nuclear War? Consider the Micromorts
Calculating the likelihood of dying in a nuclear conflict sounds like an impossible task, but it could give us a whole new way to think about the risk. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Quest to Treat Binge-Eating and Addiction—With Brain Zaps
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Ukraine Could Never Afford to Bet on Starlink
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War Is an Ecological Disaster—but Ukraine Can Build Back Greener
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Ebola Is Back—and Vaccines Don’t Work Against It
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If You Don’t Already Live in a Sponge City, You Will Soon
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When Algorithms Promote Self-Harm, Who Is Held Responsible?
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Celsius Exchange Data Dump Is a Gift to Crypto Sleuths—and Thieves
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US Chip Sanctions ‘Kneecap’ China’s Tech Industry
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Bam! NASA Says DART Really Clocked That Asteroid
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Hurricane Ian Destroyed Their Homes. Algorithms Sent Them Money
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The Fight to Cut Off the Crypto Fueling Russia’s Ukraine Invasion
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A Swatting Spree Is Terrorizing Schools Across the US
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The Psychological Impact of Consuming True Crime
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The Mediterranean Sea Is So Hot, It’s Forming Carbonate Crystals
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US Cities Are Recycling Trees and Poop to Make Compost
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Hurricane Ian Is a Warning From the Future
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How Bots Corrupted Advertising
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When Will the Pandemic Truly Be ‘Over’?
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The Unlikely Cure for Burnout? A Second Job
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Not All Bots Are Bad, and Twitter Knows It
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A Danish City Built Google Into Its Schools—Then Banned It
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US Lawmakers Push Tech Firms on Abortion Benefits for Gig Workers
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What Happens to Everything With Queen Elizabeth II’s Image?
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What Charles the ‘Activist King’ Means for the Climate
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How a ‘Living Drug’ Could Treat Autoimmune Disease
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Monkeypox Cases in the US Are Falling. No One Knows Why
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A GMO Purple Tomato Is Coming to Grocery Aisles. Will the US Bite?
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The Mystery of Why Some People Don’t Get Covid
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How Does a Variant-Specific Covid Booster Work?
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It’s Time to Make Cities More Rural
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The Tricky Ethics of Being a Teacher on TikTok
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An Effort to ID Tulsa Race Massacre Victims Raises Privacy Issues
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‘Date Me’ Google Docs and the Hyper-Optimized Quest for Love
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Twitter Finally Gets an Edit Button
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For Some Patients, Long Covid Symptoms Mask Something Else
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A US Freight Rail Crisis Threatens More Supply Chain Chaos
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NASA Delays the Launch of Its Giant Moon-bound Rocket
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Their Photos Were Posted Online. Then They Were Bombed
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