Physicists Rewrite a Quantum Rule That Clashes With Our Universe

PLUS: The Grim Origins of an Ominous Methane Surge, and more.

View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter preferences 12.21.22 Your weekly roundup of the best stories on health care, the climate crisis, genetic engineering, robotics, space, and more. For all our science coverage, visit WIRED Science.   Physicists Rewrite a Quantum Rule That Clashes With Our Universe UNITARITY | 10-MINUTE READ  The past and future are tightly linked in conventional quantum mechanics. A tweak could let quantum possibilities increase as space expands. By Charlie Wood   The Grim Origins of an Ominous Methane Surge CLIMATE CHANGE | 5-MINUTE READ  During the coronavirus lockdowns, emissions of the potent greenhouse gas somehow soared. The culprit wasn't humans—but the Earth itself. By Matt Simon   The UK Is Enduring an Onslaught of Scarlet Fever. Is the US Next? PUBLIC HEALTH | 7-MINUTE READ  The US is more alert to the risks of strep infections, but the UK has better data. It's not clear which makes more difference in controlling disease. By Maryn McKenna   The Mystery of Nevada's Ancient Reptilian Boneyard SEA-REX | 6-MINUTE READ  Whale-sized shonisaurs dominated the ocean 230 million years ago. A fossil cluster offers a fascinating glimpse at how they lived—based on where they died. By Max G. Levy   How Far Can You Fly a Battery-Powered Jumbo Jet? DOT PHYSICS | 8-MINUTE READ  The answer explains why electric cars are everywhere but electric aircraft are still a novelty. By Rhett Allain More from WIRED Science The Crispr Baby Scientist Is Back. Here's What He's Doing Next Russia Has Turned Eastern Ukraine Into a Giant Minefield Bio-Based Plastics Aim to Capture Carbon. But at What Cost? What's the Winter Solstice, Anyway? A New NASA Satellite Will Map Earth's Rising Seas Trending on WIRED TV | 3-MINUTE READ The Chilling White Lotus Scene That Epitomized 2022 By Amos Barshad The moment in season 2 captured exactly what it was like to be alive in another wearying year. ESSENTIAL HOLIDAY READING Get The Rise and Fall of AlphaBay 6-part newsletter   Follow the untold story of the biggest dark web market takedown of all time with exclusive commentary from senior writer Andy Greenberg.  SIGN ME UP 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   Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.