TKTKPLUS: Weight-loss drug Zepbound is being tested as a treatment for long Covid. View in browser | Your newsletter preferences11.17.25 If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go BY MOLLY TAFT | 5-MINUTE READA new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built. Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid BY EMILY MULLIN | 3-MINUTE READGLP-1s are being studied for a wide range of conditions. Now, scientists will test whether their anti-inflammatory properties can help alleviate symptoms of long Covid. The First Radio Signal From Comet 3I/Atlas Ends the Debate About Its Nature BY JAVIER CARBAJAL | 2-MINUTE READAn observatory detected the first radio signal from the interstellar object 3I/Atlas. Here’s what it means. Can a Hydroelectric Dam Really Make the Days Longer? BY RHETT ALLAIN | 4-MINUTE READBy shifting water to a higher elevation, the giant Three Gorges Dam caused the Earth to spin more slowly. The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived BY MOLLY TAFT | 5-MINUTE READA new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year. ADVERTISEMENT An Invasive Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Spread to the Rocky Mountains BY ERIN DOUGLAS | 6-MINUTE READThe Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado. British Churches Are Putting Their Faith in Heat Pumps BY CHRIS BARANIUK | 6-MINUTE READAncient buildings and old bones aren’t getting in the way of the transition. How Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Grow Living Things BY ANNA DEMMING | 6-MINUTE READThe same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit mechanical forces for growth and development. Anthropic’s Claude Takes Control of a Robot Dog BY WILL KNIGHT | 3-MINUTE READAnthropic believes AI models will increasingly reach into the physical world. To understand where things are headed, it asked Claude to program a quadruped. All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives BY EVAN RATLIFF | 10-MINUTE READSam Altman says the one-person billion-dollar company is coming. Maybe I could be that person—if only I could get my colleagues to shut up and stop lying. ADVERTISEMENT You’re up to date! 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 {date(“yyyy”)}. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.
