The Search for Long Covid Treatments Takes a Promising Turn

PLUS: The Supreme Court Has Delayed Its Abortion Pill Decision, and more.

View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter preferences 04.19.23 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.   The Search for Long Covid Treatments Takes a Promising Turn PUBLIC HEALTH | 4-MINUTE READ  Scientists believe lasting symptoms following a coronavirus infection are not a single disorder. So new clinical trials are hunting for a range of solutions. By Grace Browne   The Supreme Court Has Delayed Its Abortion Pill Decision PUBLIC HEALTH | 2-MINUTE READ  The court has given itself a deadline extension until late Friday night to decide whether mifepristone should remain legal. By Emily Mullin   The 'Bad Astronomer' Takes You on a Tour of the Cosmos WIRED Q&A | 11-MINUTE READ  Phil Plait's new book, Under Alien Skies, helps space fans imagine what it would be like to visit stars and other worlds. By Ramin Skibba   The Biggest Microbiome Study Sheds New Light on Shared Health Risks GUT INSTINCT | 9-MINUTE READ  The most comprehensive survey of how we share our microbiomes suggests a new way of thinking about diseases that aren't usually considered contagious. By Yasemin Saplakoglu   Diseases Didn't Just Shape History, They Control the Future HORRIBLE HISTORIES | 4-MINUTE READ  A new book explores the far-reaching impact of germs and viruses on human society. By Amit Katwala More from WIRED Science A 'Morning-After Pill' for Sexually Transmitted Infections Is Almost Here The Art of Capturing Meteorites' Mineral Mosaics Time Is Running Out for Uganda's Vanishing Glaciers A European Space Probe Sets Its Sights on the Jupiter System The Abortion Pill Legal Standoff Endangers Access to All Drugs Trending on WIRED BIGGER AIN'T BETTER | 3-MINUTE READ OpenAI's CEO Says the Age of Giant AI Models Is Already Over By Will Knight Sam Altman says the research strategy that birthed ChatGPT is played out and future strides in artificial intelligence will require new ideas. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. That includes exclusive subscriber-only content, plus free stickers! 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 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.