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RSS Hunter • Aug 19, 2024

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West Antarctica Is Missing Way Too Much Ice

Temperatures have climbed up to 45 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, stopping ice from forming in the dead of Antarctic winter.

https://www.wired.com/story/west-antarctica-is-missing-way-too-much-ice/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Yesterday

Why the Reflecting Pool Is Full of Algae After Trump's Renovation

Warm weather has fueled a bloom that National Park Service workers are trying to kill using everything from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubbles ahead of July 4 celebrations.

https://www.wired.com/story/reflecting-pool-full-of-algae-climate-change/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 16

Around the World, These Building Solutions Keep Things Local

Designers are finding sustainable building solves close to home—in ancient practices and cutting-edge innovations alike.

https://www.wired.com/story/building-solutions-around-the-world/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 16

What Do Americans Spend on Housing?

WIRED surveyed readers on their housing costs. The answers paint a stark portrait of unaffordability, climate adaptation, and the death of the homeowner dream.

https://www.wired.com/story/home-survey-renters-homeowners-affordability-crisis/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 16

Traditional Home Insurance Is Collapsing. Here’s What Could Fill the Gap

A new, AI-assisted model of insurance is quietly exploding in disaster-prone areas—and may be coming for FEMA too. Is it the answer to climate change, or a trap?

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-assisted-parametric-insurance-climate-change/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 16

DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit

In a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over xAI’s polluting gas turbines, the Justice Department claimed the company is integral to military operations—including the Iran War.

https://www.wired.com/story/doj-lawyers-argue-xai-vital-national-security-naacp-lawsuit/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 16

1 in 4 World Cup Matches Could Be Played in Dangerous Temperatures

A new report warns that Miami, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Houston could be particularly hot places to play during the 2026 World Cup.

https://www.wired.com/story/2026-fifa-world-cup-dangerous-temperatures-heat/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 15

The Strait of Hormuz Has Been Closed for 100 Days. Why Aren’t Oil Prices Higher?

President Donald Trump says a secret mission moved 100 million barrels of oil through the blocked Strait of Hormuz. That number is impossible to verify.

https://www.wired.com/story/strait-of-hormuz-closed-100-days-why-arent-oil-prices-higher/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 14

How Can Soccer Players Bend Their Shots in Midair?

As World Cup action kicks off, we look at the physics of the beautiful game.

https://www.wired.com/story/how-can-soccer-players-bend-their-shots-in-midair/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 13

Real-Life Disclosure Day Will Look Nothing Like Steven Spielberg’s New Movie

Previous landmark scientific discoveries like the Higgs boson provide a better template for what it will take to confirm whether aliens have made contact with Earth.

https://www.wired.com/story/real-life-disclosure-day-wont-look-like-steven-spielberg-movie/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 12

Is It a Super El Niño Year? It Could Turn the World’s Weather Upside Down

From a wet winter in the Southwest to fewer Atlantic hurricanes, this is what to expect as a potential super El Niño takes shape.

https://www.wired.com/story/super-el-nino-turns-worlds-weather-upside-down/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 11

How Mexican World Cup Stadiums Achieved FIFA’s Environmental Certifications

Venues hosting the 2026 World Cup must meet high standards to obtain environmental certifications, but FIFA also requires that they use natural grass, which is water-intensive to maintain.

https://www.wired.com/story/how-mexican-world-cup-stadiums-achieved-fifas-environmental-certifications/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 11

People Living Near xAI’s Dirty Data Centers Are Furious About the SpaceX IPO

Elon Musk is set to make hundreds of billions even as communities in Mississippi and Tennessee are fighting to stop the gas turbines powering xAI's supercomputers.

https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-ipo-how-people-living-near-xai-data-centers-feel/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 11

I Was Scammed Buying GLP-1s Online. I’m Not Alone

Customers have complained that a telehealth network selling compounded GLP-1s has been ripping them off—even after it had to pay $5 million to clients as part of a settlement with the US government.

https://www.wired.com/story/i-was-scammed-buying-glp-1s-online-im-not-alone/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 11

China Opens World's First Wind-Powered Underwater Data Center

With an initial capacity of 24 megawatts, the innovative data center uses seawater as a natural cooling system.

https://www.wired.com/story/china-opens-worlds-first-wind-powered-underwater-data-center/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 10

Great White Sharks Have Been in the Mediterranean Sea for Millions of Years—but Sightings Are Incredibly Rare

A recent video of a great white shark in the Mediterranean Sea offers the possibility of deriving valuable information for conservation strategies.

https://www.wired.com/story/great-white-shark-mediterranean-sea-sighting-endangered/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 9

Longevity Startup Doses First Human in Bid to Reverse Age-Related Sight Loss

It will be the first time ER-100 technology they claim can reverse aging in cells has been tested on a human.

https://www.wired.com/story/longevity-startup-doses-first-human-in-bid-to-reverse-age-related-sight-loss/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 9

The Moons of Uranus May Hold the Key to Finding Missing Planets

New simulations reveal that the moons of Uranus may retain traces of giant planets.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-moons-of-uranus-may-hold-the-key-to-finding-missing-planets/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 6

The US Has a Plan to Combat Screwworm. It Involves a Lot More Flies

Releasing sterilized flies can crash a local population of flesh-eating screwworms. But the US currently has limited capacity to produce them.

https://www.wired.com/story/us-plans-to-stop-screwworm-texas-outbreak/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 5

How to Spot Greenwashing Claims When You Travel

Hotels and other service providers pitch themselves as eco-friendly when they’re not. Here’s how to call their bluff.

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-spot-greenwashing-when-you-travel/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 5

This Summer Travel Season Could Forever Alter the Future of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

As the conflict in Iran disrupts the world’s oil supply, airlines are looking for jet fuel alternatives. The answer: energy from used cooking oil and french fry grease.

https://www.wired.com/story/summer-travel-season-sustainable-aviation-fuel/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 5

So Long, ‘Ferrynoia.’ Green Maritime Technology Is Here

From San Francisco to Stockholm, a new generation of electric ferries is entering passenger service, marking a tipping point for green maritime technology.

https://www.wired.com/story/so-long-ferrynoia-green-maritime-technology-is-here/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 5

13 Environmentally Conscious Packing Tips for Your Next Vacation

Your trip starts impacting the planet before you even leave home. Here are a few pointers for keeping your footprint small.

https://www.wired.com/story/environmentally-conscious-packing-tips/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 5

How a Citizen Science Organization Aims to Preserve the Places It Brings Tourists to Study

The actual eco-friendliness of ecotourism varies considerably. One research station in the Peruvian Amazon is out to prove it can bring visitors to the area without disrupting the environment.

https://www.wired.com/story/preserving-the-places-tourists-go-to-study/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 5

Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US

The USDA this week confirmed the first known infection of the carnivorous fly larva, which feast on the flesh of living mammals, after the United States eradicated the nightmare bugs in the 1960s.

https://www.wired.com/story/flesh-eating-screwworms-have-entered-the-us/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 4

OpenAI and Anthropic Sign Letter to Prevent AI-Developed Biological Weapons

Leading AI labs, executives, and scientists are sending a letter to lawmakers urging them to improve tracking of synthetic DNA sequences that could be used for bioweapons.

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-anthropic-letter-ai-biological-weapons/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 4

Data Center Operators Are Trying to Fix Their Water Use Problems

Google, Microsoft, and other hyperscalers have come under scrutiny for their impact on water quality and availability.

https://www.wired.com/story/data-center-operators-fix-water-use-problems/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 3

‘Sexual Chocolate’ Faces Recalls After FDA Tests Reveal Undisclosed Viagra

Sellers of products with names like Boner Bears and DTF have voluntarily recalled their products after testing positive for the active ingredients in Viagra and Cialis.

https://www.wired.com/story/sexual-chocolate-recalls-fda-undisclosed-viagra/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 1

The Painful Truth About Long Covid

There might finally be a way forward for long Covid treatment—if only you were allowed to talk about it.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-painful-truth-about-long-covid/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • Jun 1

How Turkey Hacked the Hair Transplant Industry

From specialized motors to the use of machine learning algorithms, Turkey’s billion-dollar hair-transplant industry is the result of a constant process of innovation.

https://www.wired.com/story/how-turkey-hacked-the-hair-transplant-industry/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 31

Millions of Bees Have Thrived Under a New York Cemetery for More Than a Century

A walk in the cemetery led to Cornell researchers discovering an underground colony of bees with an estimated population of 5.5 million—one of the largest ever recorded.

https://www.wired.com/story/millions-of-bees-have-thrived-under-a-new-york-cemetery-for-more-than-a-century/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 30

Nike World Cup Uniforms Made of Recycled Textiles Won’t Solve Fashion Waste

The activewear giant has used chemical recycling to make jersey for 16 teams competing in the tournament. But the technique is unlikely to help solve fashion’s waste issue.

https://www.wired.com/story/nike-recycled-world-cup-uniforms/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 30

Blue Origin Rocket Explodes in Fiery Setback

The detonation of the New Glenn rocket resulted in a huge fireball in Florida and may have long-term implications for the company's ambitions.

https://www.wired.com/story/blue-origin-rocket-explodes-in-major-setback/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 29

These Ebola Researchers Are Stuck in US Due to Trump’s Funding Cuts

The Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases were launched during the Covid-19 pandemic. The group lost its funding under Trump in part due to conspiracy theories.

https://www.wired.com/story/us-researchers-ebola-trump-cut-their-funding/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 28

How Hot Is It Really at the French Open? Check the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature

Meet the wet bulb globe temperature, the ominous measure that shows when it's too hot to go outside.

https://www.wired.com/story/why-its-almost-too-hot-to-play-tennis-at-the-french-open-2026/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 28

A New Species of Tiny Octopus Was Discovered in the Galápagos Islands

An octopus about the size of a golf ball was first spotted in 2015 near Darwin Island. A new study gives it both a formal description and a name.

https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-species-of-tiny-octopus-was-discovered-in-the-galapagos-islands/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 27

NASA Details Its Plan to Build a Lunar Base at the Moon’s South Pole

The project’s first mission could arrive as soon as this year, with a little help from Blue Origin.

https://www.wired.com/story/nasa-details-its-plan-to-build-a-lunar-base-at-the-moons-south-pole/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 27

The Cookware Industry Has a Major Fight Brewing Over PFAS Claims

There’s a new front in the war over the safety of chemicals used to make nonstick pans.

https://www.wired.com/story/cookware-industry-legal-fight-pfas-claims/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 26

A Probe Took Incredible Pictures of Mars on Its Way to a Far-Off Asteroid

NASA took advantage of the recent close approach of the Psyche probe to Mars to calibrate its observation instruments.

https://www.wired.com/story/a-probe-took-incredible-pictures-of-mars-on-its-way-to-a-far-off-asteroid/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 25

Why Garlic Repels Mosquitoes and Keeps Them From Breeding

Garlic, as your grandmother may have told you, repels mosquitoes; it also completely blocks them from mating and laying eggs. Diallyl disulfide, it turns out, deserves the credit.

https://www.wired.com/story/why-garlic-repels-mosquitoes-and-keeps-them-from-breeding/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 24

A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has Been Overturned

It's long been accepted that the smoother the surface, the lower the aerodynamic drag. That turns out not always to be the case.

https://www.wired.com/story/a-fundamental-principle-of-aeronautical-engineering-has-been-overturned/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 24

The Universe Is Full of ‘Impossible’ Black Holes. Now Scientists Know Why

There are black holes that are too big to be born from the death of a star but aren’t quite supermassive either. There’s finally evidence for where those came from.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-universe-is-full-of-impossible-black-holes-now-scientists-know-why/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 24

Quantum ‘Jamming’ Could Help Unlock the Mysteries of Causality

To keep communications secure in a post-quantum world, cryptographers are digging down into the concept of cause and effect.

https://www.wired.com/story/quantum-jamming-could-help-unlock-the-mysteries-of-causality/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 23

Cosmic Voids May Contain the Universe’s Best Secrets

Once dismissed as empty expanses between galaxies, cosmic voids are becoming one of the most promising tools for probing the universe’s biggest mysteries.

https://www.wired.com/story/cosmic-voids-might-contain-universes-best-secrets/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 23

A 'Golden Orb' on the Ocean Floor Came From a Mysterious Animal

A fascinating, unclassifiable orb found in the Gulf of Alaska is not an alien object, as some speculated, but the remains of a poorly documented animal.

https://www.wired.com/story/a-golden-orb-on-the-ocean-floor-came-from-a-mysterious-animal/ wired.com

RSS Hunter • May 23