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  How Landsat Chronicled 50 Years on a Changing, Fiery Planet

  WIRED - Sarah Scoles

  The pioneering satellite program has provided the longest continuous document of how fire, global warming, and humanity are remaking our world. In …

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  Genetic Screening Now Lets Parents Pick the Healthiest Embryos

  WIRED - Rachael Pells

  People using IVF can see which embryo is least likely to develop cancer and other diseases. But can protecting your child slip into playing God? At 18 …

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  Climate Change Breaks Plant Immune Systems. Can They Be Rebooted?

  WIRED - Gregory Barber

  When temperatures rise, plants mysteriously lose their ability to defend against invading pathogens—but there may be a fix. As weeds go, Arabidopsis …

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  Why Can’t a Magnet-Propelled Truck Actually Work?

  WIRED - Rhett Allain

  The internet thinks it has discovered the secret to fuel-free perpetual motion. Physics knows better. There’s a long-circulating meme on the internet …

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  Scientists Are Trying to Grow Crops in the Dark

  WIRED - Matt Reynolds

  Powering plant growth with solar panels instead of photosynthesis could be a more efficient way of using the sun’s energy for food. But it’s not all …

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  2 days ago

  Secrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light

  WIRED - Jonathan O'Callaghan

  Robots will venture into the sunless depths of lunar craters to find ancient water ice, while studies find hints about how water arrives on rocky …