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    Hydro Dams Are Struggling to Handle the World’s Intensifying Weather

    Hydro Dams Are Struggling to Handle the World’s Intensifying Weather

    Climate change is robbing some hydro dams of water while oversupplying others—forcing managers to employ new forecasting technology and clever strategies to capitalize on what they have.
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    • 11 min
    City Trees Save Lives

    City Trees Save Lives

    Green spaces significantly cool our ever-hotter cities. New research suggests more trees could cut heat-related ER visits in LA by up to two-thirds.
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    • 10 min
    An Epic Fight Over What Really Killed the Dinosaurs

    An Epic Fight Over What Really Killed the Dinosaurs

    We wanted to bring back a favorite episode from 2023: A deep learning model has joined a vigorous debate over whether volcanoes began dinosaur doomsday well before the asteroid hit. Thanks for listening to WIRED.
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    • 11 min
    Lab-Grown Meat Is on Shelves Now. But There’s a Catch

    Lab-Grown Meat Is on Shelves Now. But There’s a Catch

    A store in Singapore is selling lab-grown chicken, but it only contains 3 percent animal cells.
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    • 8 min
    Saunas Are the Next Frontier in Fighting Depression

    Saunas Are the Next Frontier in Fighting Depression

    The preliminary results of a clinical trial of using heat exposure to combat depression are in—and are fueling cautious optimism that sauna practice could become an accepted treatment.
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    • 10 min
    The First Person to Receive a Pig Kidney Transplant Has Died

    The First Person to Receive a Pig Kidney Transplant Has Died

    The hospital that carried out the procedure two months prior says there’s “no indication” that the transplant was related to his death.
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    • 6 min

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