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NASA Is Getting Really Serious About Tracking Air Pollution

It will also be able to track variations in pollution at the neighborhood scale. Lefer foresees this being especially useful for exposing environmental injustice, since…

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Luscious Jackson Keyboardist Vivian Tremble Dead at 59

Vivian Tremble, keyboardist for the ’90s alt-rock outfit Luscious Jackson, has died at the age of 59. Tremble’s onetime band members Gabby Glaser, Jill Cuniff…

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9 Best Smart Speakers (2023): Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri

Even if you’re not listening to spatially mixed audio, the speaker still sounds fantastic. It has big, confident bass and details up top, and it…

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As Glaciers Retreat, New Streams for Salmon

Pushing off from the dock on a boat called the Capelin, Sandy Milner’s small team of scientists heads north, navigating through patchy fog past a behemoth…

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Mick Mars Says Motley Crue Has Tried to Replace Him Since 1987

Mick Mars warned his Motley Crue bandmates that he won’t back down from their looming legal battle and claimed the rockers have been trying to oust him for decades. The…

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Greta Van Fleet Announces New Album ‘Starcatcher’

Greta Van Fleet has a new album, Starcatcher, on the way. The follow-up to 2021’s The Battle at Garden’s Gate arrives on July 21 via Republic Records….

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Linkin Park Release Another Previously Unheard ‘Meteora’ Song

Linkin Park on Friday (April 7) unveiled another previously unreleased song from their Meteora sessions titled “Massive.” The colossal track features lead vocals by surviving Linkin…

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How Much Detail of the Moon Can Your Smartphone Really Capture?

I love this question from Youtuber Marques Brownlee, who goes by MKBHD. He asks: “What is a photo?” It’s a deep question. Just think about…

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This ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Movie Is Destined to Sell Tons of Games

The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. The Super…

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Lyft’s Vibe Shift Signals the End of the Gig Economy Dream

Last week, Lyft suddenly announced that its cofounders, president Logan Green and CEO John Zimmer, would step away from the ride-hailing company after 11 years….

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