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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter preferences 06.28.23 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 Seaweed Blob Is Heading to a Beach Near You MAKE A STINK | 5-MINUTE READ  The 5,000-mile-wide Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has started to shrink. But it's very difficult to know where its decomposing remains will wash up. By Chris Baraniuk   To Save the Planet, Start Digging WIRED PODCASTS | 38-MINUTE EPISODE  Environmentalist Jamie Beard has been pushing her vision to tap into geothermal energy—by working with Big Oil. Can it ever work? By Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode   The Atlantification of the Arctic Ocean Is Underway SOMETHING'S FISHY | 2-MINUTE READ  The discovery of environmental DNA from fish species that have strayed far from their normal range is an ominous reminder of warming, changing seas. By William von Herff   The Wild World of Extreme Tourism for Billionaires RISKY BUSINESS | 5-MINUTE READ  The Titan tragedy highlights the burgeoning trend of cavalier high-net-worth individuals exploring some of the most inhospitable places on Earth. By Alex Christian   Abortion Pill Use Is Surging. Now It's Under Threat LIFE AFTER ROE | 13-MINUTE READ  Telehealth allowed patients in many US states to get abortion pills by mail. New legal challenges could block that access—but providers aren't giving up. By Emily Mullin and Kate Knibbs ADVERTISEMENT More from WIRED Science A Grid Collapse Would Make a Heat Wave Far Deadlier How a Human Smell Receptor Works Is Finally Revealed The Pain and Promise of Europe's Abortion Laws The One-Shot Drug That Keeps on Dosing More People Are Going Blind. AI Can Help Fight It Trending on WIRED TV | 11-MINUTE READ Every Black Mirror Episode, From Worst to Best By Amit Katwala, Matt Reynolds, and James Temperton Everyone's talking about "Joan Is Awful," but is it better than "San Junipero"? Read WIRED's definitive ranking to find out. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus free stickers! Subscribe now. ADVERTISEMENT 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.