Peacock Feathers Are Stunning. They Can Also Emit Laser Beams
Scientists hope their plumage project could someday lead to biocompatible lasers that could safely be embedded in the human body.
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Trump Promised to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill.’ The New Rigs Are Nowhere to Be Found
With clean energy more cost-competitive than it once was, the White House’s oil-first strategy is faltering.
The First Widespread Cure for HIV Could Be in Children
Evidence is growing that some HIV-infected infants, if given antiretroviral drugs early in life, are able to suppress their viral loads to undetectable levels and then come off the medicine.
AC or DC: Which Is Better?
Your gadgets run on direct current, but the electricity in your home is alternating current. What’s up with that?
States Are Moving to Protect Access to Vaccines
As federal vaccine policy shifts under US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., lawmakers are looking to give state-level public health officials authority to ignore federal recommendations.
The Grave Long-Term Effects of the Gaza Malnutrition Crisis
The WHO believes one in five children in Gaza are acutely malnourished, with the health effects potentially lasting for generations.
Measles Cases Are Soaring in Mexico
The disease has claimed the lives of 12 people in the country this year, with the virus continuing to spread rapidly.
Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work
A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.
What Your Nighttime Breathing Says About Your Health
Once dismissed as just snoring, sleep apnea is now emerging as an early warning sign for serious conditions like Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and depression.
The Hyperflexible People Who May Help Unlock Better Sleep Apnea Treatments
Patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome are six times more at risk for the sleeping disorder. Now scientists are studying them in hopes of finding remedies beyond the CPAP machine.