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Even as bird flu looms, the world is unlearning Covid’s lessons

A post-Covid pandemic treaty was supposed to be a breakthrough. Instead, it looks like a disappointment.

Drake and Kendrick Lamar don’t care about misogyny

The rappers accused one another of abusing women, but weaponizing Me Too isn’t the same as standing up for women.

John Fetterman has beef with no-kill meat

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis banned cell-cultivated or "lab-grown" meat. Why did Democratic Senator John Fetterman lend his support?

What a Zoom cashier 8,000 miles away can tell us about the future of work

Is a new age of digital offshoring coming?

Eurovision says it’s “apolitical.” History says otherwise.

Politics on Eurovision isn’t new. It’s been part of it almost from the start.

The real science behind the billionaire pursuit of immortality

Longevity research may not let us live forever — but it could still make our lives better in smaller ways.

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Kendrick, Drake, and the last great rap beef

The best rapper in the world is beefing with the biggest rapper in the world. The Ringer’s Charles Holmes explains what their feud says about the state of hip-hop.

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A new era of cannabis research

What rescheduling cannabis could mean for science.

America’s prison system is turning into a de facto nursing home

The one huge obstacle standing in the way of progress on gene-editing medicine

A rare burst of billions of cicadas will rewire our ecosystems for years to come

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The longshot plan to end the war in Gaza and bring peace to the Middle East

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