Scientists Are Inching Closer to Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter preferences 03.06.24 Your weekly roundup of the best stories on health care, the climate crisis, genetic engineering, robotics, space, and more. For all our science coverage, visit WIRED Science. Scientists Are Inching Closer to Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth MAMMOTH CHALLENGE | 4-MINUTE READ  De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences claims it has found a way to reprogram elephant cells, a technical breakthrough that could lead to the return of the long-lost mammals. By Matt Reynolds A New Headset Aims to Treat Alzheimer's With Light and Sound NEUROSCIENCE | 4-MINUTE READ  An experimental device developed by Cognito Therapeutics seeks to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients using light and sound. By Emily Mullin This Is What Your Brain Does When You're Not Doing Anything NEUROSCIENCE | 5-MINUTE READ  When your mind is wandering, your brain's "default mode" network is active. Its discovery 20 years ago inspired a raft of research into networks of brain regions and how they interact with each other. By Nora Bradford Less Sea Ice Means More Arctic Trees—Which Means Trouble TIMBER TANTRUM | 5-MINUTE READ  White spruce are spreading in the high north, thanks to extra snow. That "Arctic greening" has serious climate implications. By Matt Simon A 62-Year-Old German Man Got 217 Covid Shots—and Was Totally Fine JAB REPORT | 2-MINUTE READ  Hundreds of boosters over a 29-month period had little effect on the one person who tried it. By Beth Mole, Ars Technica The US Buried Nuclear Waste Abroad. Climate Change Could Unearth It WHAT LIES BENEATH | 3-MINUTE READ  A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from US nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands. By Anita Hofschneider ADVERTISEMENT More from WIRED Science Cities Aren't Prepared for a Crucial Part of Sea-Level Rise: They're Also Sinking Coastal land is sinking. That subsidence could expose hundreds of thousands of additional Americans to inundation by 2050. Good Climate Solutions Need Good Policy—and AI Can Help With That Climate Policy Radar's tools scan global environmental laws to see what works and what doesn't. What its AI is discovering today will help shape the regulations of tomorrow. A Tragic Tower Block Fire Exposes the World's Failing Fire Regulations A deadly tower block blaze in Spain has focused attention on notorious flammable building materials—but around the world, there's little momentum to stop using them. US Cities Could Be Capturing Billions of Gallons of Rain a Day With better infrastructure and "spongy" green spaces, urban areas have made progress but should be soaking up way more free stormwater. Trending on WIRED PAY UP | 4-MINUTE READ Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment By Andy Greenberg The transaction, visible on Bitcoin's blockchain, suggests the victim of one of the worst ransomware attacks in years may have paid a very large ransom. GET WIRED Stay WIRED-IN during our email exclusive sale. Get full tech coverage with a subscription to WIRED for just $30 $5. Plus free stickers! Subscribe Now. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for reading. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. Plus, browse more newsletters from WIRED. You're receiving this email because you signed up for the Science newsletter from WIRED.   Manage your preferences  |   View our Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   Have questions or comments? Send us a message. Need help? Contact us.   Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.