The big fight over 403 very small wasps

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  11.27.22 The Big Fight Over 403 Very Small Wasps 18-MINUTE READ Earth is teeming with unknown species, and they're dying off faster than ever. Now biologists are battling over an old question: how to catalog life? READ THE FULL STORY You Might Also Like ... The Hunt for the Dark Web's Biggest Kingpin, Part 3: Alpha Male BY ANDY GREENBERG | 18-MINUTE READ As authorities discover their target's online alter ego as a boastful womanizer, their operation takes on a double life of its own—and a bold new ambition. This is the third installment in a six-part series. Get exclusive commentary and behind-the-scenes notes from Andy Greenberg by signing up for his The Rise and Fall of AlphaBay companion newsletter.  SIGN UP A New Explanation for How Fireflies Flash in Sync BY JOSHUA SOKOL | 10-MINUTE READ Field research uncovers clues about the beetles' coordinated blinking and confirms that a novel form of "chimeric" synchrony occurs naturally. Is Moore's Law Really Dead? BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN | 5-MINUTE READ A postmortem on "Cramming More Components Onto Integrated Circuits"—the most influential article of the 20th century. The World Needs Processed Food BY HANNAH RITCHIE | 7-MINUTE READ The stigma against processed food is growing, but there's no way to sustainably feed 8 billion people without it. I Lost $17,000 in Crypto. Here's How to Avoid My Mistake BY ALEXANDER WEBB | 6-MINUTE READ I'm not the first person to suffer this fate, but hopefully I can be the last. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. Includes the print edition plus editor in chief Gideon Lichfield's column, System Update. Subscribe now. Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions