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Alcohol Plays a Major Role in New Cancer Cases

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. A little bit of alcohol was once thought to be good for you. However, as scientific research advances, we’re gaining a clearer picture of alcohol’s effect on health—especially ...

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What You Need to Know Before You Freeze Your Eggs

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED “This is Marina. She leads a feminist organization.” This is how I am ...

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Taiwan Makes the Majority of the World’s Computer Chips. Now It’s Running Out of Electricity

This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Some 50 miles southwest of Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, and strategically located close to a cluster of the island’s top universities, the 3,500-acre Hsinchu Science ...

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The Vagus Nerve’s Crucial Role in Creating the Human Sense of Mind

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. It is late at night. You are alone and wandering empty streets in search of your parked car when you hear footsteps creeping up from behind. Your heart pounds, your ...

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A Look Inside the Airbus Factory Revolutionizing the World of Airplanes

This story originally appeared on WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian. This is the most important moment in the life of an airliner: when the new owner signs for it and picks it up, much like a driver ...