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THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. When wildfires rage, the immediate threat is obvious—but smoke from the fires actually kills far more people than the flames. As fires become more frequent, that smoke is leading to a public health crisis. In a new study …

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Oranges are synonymous with Florida. The zesty fruit can be spotted adorning everything from license plates to kitschy memorabilia. Ask any Floridian and they’ll tell you that the crop is a hallmark of the Sunshine State. …

When Olympic triathletes plunged into the Seine river close to the Alexandre III bridge in Paris on July 31, they were making history—and not just by going for gold. The event, which also saw the competitors cycle and run along the Champs-Elysées and past the Grand Palais, was far more …

Catch it live: The Men's Long Jump Final at the Paris Olympics will be held on Tuesday, August 6, at 2:20 pm ET. The Women's Final is on Thursday, August 8, at 2 pm ET. Whether an athlete wins gold or silver at the Summer Olympics can turn on the …

A plastic bag might be the most overengineered object in history. Some years back, I stopped by a French deli to buy some big chunks of cheese and carried them home in a plastic bag. The cheese was so heavy that the bag stretched and bulged, and the handle dug …

This story was originally published in WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won her first match of the 2024 Paris Olympics when her opponent, Angela Carini of Italy, quit after taking several blows to the face in the opening seconds of the bout. The …

THIS STORY ORIGINALLY appeared on WIRED en Español and has been translated from Spanish. Traditionally, the athletics track in an Olympic stadium is red. However, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, it's purple, to match the event colors chosen by the Paris organizing committee. But there's another difference: It's made with …

Ongoing outbreaks of avian influenza have decimated poultry flocks and wild birds across the United States and worldwide. The virus, known as H5N1, is also increasingly adapting to mammals and has been found in cats, goats, and raccoons. In the US, it has spread to at least 170 dairy herds …

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Amid the roilings of the Milky Way, immense pockets of gas coalesce into clouds where stars are born. In this process, there is a hidden hand at play: magnetism. “There’s this fantastic quote: You can measure a man’s ignorance by …

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. In the past week, Earth’s record for the hottest day was broken twice. Sunday, July 21, was declared Earth’s hottest day since records began, when average surface temperature reached 17.09 degrees Celsius. On Monday the record was broken …