A Major Alarm Is Flashing Under Greenland’s Ice

PLUS: The JWST Has Spotted Giant Black Holes All Over the Early Universe, and more.

View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter preferences 11.08.23 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.   A Major Alarm Is Flashing Under Greenland's Ice CLIMATE CHANGE | 5-MINUTE READ  Greenland's northern ice shelves have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978, new research finds. By Matt Simon   The JWST Has Spotted Giant Black Holes All Over the Early Universe HIDDEN MONSTERS | 11-MINUTE READ  Giant black holes were supposed to be bit players in the early cosmic story. But James Webb Space Telescope observations are finding an unexpected abundance of the beasts. By Charlie Wood   New Jersey Keeps Newborn DNA for 23 Years. Parents Are Suing BABY MONITOR | 3-MINUTE READ  All US states take pinpricks of blood from newborns to test for diseases. New Jersey stores them for decades and may allow them to be used in police investigations. By Emily Mullin   The Ultra-Efficient Farm of the Future Is in the Sky AGRIVOLTAICS | 3-MINUTE READ  Take a tour of a rooftop laboratory where scientists show how growing crops under solar panels can produce both food and clean energy. By Matt Simon   The Hidden, Awful Way That Climate Change Imperils Animals CLIMATE CHANGE | 5-MINUTE READ  As ocean temperatures climb, so do creatures' metabolisms. If extra food isn't available, they'll starve. By Matt Simon   The Euclid Space Telescope's Spectacular First Photos of Distant and Hidden Galaxies STAR BRIGHT | 4-MINUTE READ  Images from the European Space Agency's newest telescope show the power of instruments that will create 3D surveys of a third of the sky, covering 10 billion years of cosmic history. By Ramin Skibba ADVERTISEMENT More from WIRED Science As Extreme Heat Increases, Heart Attacks Will Rise Dangerously hot days are becoming more common. That will trigger heart attacks and strokes in people made vulnerable by age, race, and the layout of cities. How a Scientist and Cartoonist Envision Living on the Moon and Mars In A City on Mars, Kelly and Zach Weinersmith imagine what it would really be like to live in space: thrilling and absolutely grueling. The World's Broken Food System Costs $12.7 Trillion a Year The hidden costs of the global food system are equivalent to 10 percent of global GDP, according to new analysis from the United Nations. Why You Can't Stop Reading About Daylight Saving Time In the US, Daylight Saving Time ended and the clocks went back one hour on November 5. You know this. Google knows this. But here we all are. Again. Trending on WIRED PAYING THE BILLS | 6-MINUTE READ YouTube's Crackdown Spurs Record Uninstalls of Ad Blockers By Paresh Dave YouTube expanded a "test" that threatens to cut off users who don't turn off their ad blocker. Developers of the tools are scrambling to respond. 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.

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