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BRAIN SURGERY | 4-MINUTE READ |
Elon Musk says Neuralink's first human trial subject can control a computer mouse with their brain, but some researchers are frustrated by a lack of information about the study. |
MAKING IT RAIN | 3-MINUTE READ |
As relentless rains pounded LA, the city's "sponge" infrastructure helped gather 8.6 billion gallons of water—enough to sustain over 100,000 households for a year. |
STAINLESS STEAL | 6-MINUTE READ |
It's a multibillion-dollar global problem, and in a rapidly electrifying world, the profits—and ease—of stealing metals are only going to increase. |
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS | 8-MINUTE READ |
By rewarding computers that combined different approaches to solve chess puzzles, Google created an enhanced AI that could defeat its existing champion, AlphaZero. |
SHOW BUSINESS | 7-MINUTE READ | Colossal Biosciences has started work on a five-year-long docuseries that follows its de-extinction efforts. That's just the beginning of its small-screen plans. |
HOT WATER | 5-MINUTE READ |
Sea surface temperatures have been skyrocketing beyond expectations. That may be a bad sign for hurricane season—and the health of ocean ecosystems. |
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Upside Foods is putting plans for its Illinois-based cultivated meat factory on hold and laying off staff to focus on its existing plant. |
| Valley fever is thriving as California swings widely between drought and flooding. |
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An alternative to environmentally-harmful plastic is already within reach: seaweed. |
| Nearly 11 percent of the students aren't fully immunized, prompting concerns of broader infection. |
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Who knew stainless steel might not be such a good idea for the exterior of an electric SUV? The entire automotive industry, that's who. |
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