Skiing Is Getting Riskier

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter preferences 11.15.23 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.   Skiing Is Getting Riskier CLIMATE CHANGE | 5-MINUTE READ  The threat of avalanches is rising with global warming, but technology can help protect skiers on and off the slopes. By Tristan Kennedy   Nearly Everyone With Mild Cognitive Impairment Goes Undiagnosed PUBLIC HEALTH | 6-MINUTE READ  Millions of older adults likely have minor memory issues that can later become dementia. But only a fraction of them are diagnosed early enough for new treatments to stand a chance. By Celia Ford   Think You Have SAD? Think Again LIGHTS OUT | 5-MINUTE READ  Research has questioned whether seasonal depression actually exists. Maybe that doesn't matter By Grace Browne   The Long Quest for a Universal Flu Vaccine Finally Takes Its First Steps WIRED30 | 7-MINUTE READ  The search for a shot that could protect us against many strains—and maybe a pandemic—is notching achievements at last. But the flu's endless mutation and our own biology stand in the way. By Maryn McKenna   Wegovy Slashes the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke in a Landmark Trial PUBLIC HEALTH | 4-MINUTE READ  The drug semaglutide is already widely used for weight loss. Now its maker is presenting new evidence that it can reduce cardiovascular illnesses and deaths. By Emily Mullin   Could a Cockroach Survive a Fall From Space? DOT PHYSICS | 7-MINUTE READ  If you're resorting to more, uh, unconventional pest control methods, you'll want to read this first. By Rhett Allain ADVERTISEMENT More from WIRED Science A Single Infusion of a Gene-Editing Treatment Lowered High Cholesterol It's still early days for a novel form of gene therapy called base editing, but this small study in people with extremely high cholesterol shows striking results. EV Batteries Have a Dirty Secret. This Company Has a Plan to Clean Them Up European manufacturer Northvolt has plans to distribute a low-carbon, sustainable battery-manufacturing process across the world. It's Time to Get Serious About Carbon Removal If the world is to reach net zero, billions of tons of carbon dioxide need pulling from the air every year. At the moment, the global carbon removal system extracts less than 0.01 percent of that. The FDA Approves Weight Loss Drug Zepbound, a Wegovy and Ozempic Rival Eli Lilly is about to release Zepbound, a new entrant in the superheated competition for blockbuster weight loss drugs. Trending on WIRED CTRL+ALT+DELINQUENTS | 78-MINUTE READ The Mirai Confessions: Three Young Hackers Who Built a Web-Killing Monster Finally Tell Their Story By Andy Greenberg Netflix, Spotify, Twitter, PayPal, Slack. All down for millions of people. How a group of teen friends plunged into an underworld of cybercrime and broke the internet—then went to work for the FBI. GET WIRED Our Fall Sale is Officially live! Subscribe to WIRED for only $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus FREE WIRED stickers as a special bonus! 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.