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The Biggest Controversy in Cosmology Just Got Bigger BY LIZ KRUESI A long-awaited study of the cosmic expansion rate suggests that when it comes to the Hubble tension, cosmologists are still missing something. What Cancún’s Tourists Don’t See Is a Sprawling Concrete Jungle BY RICARDO HERNÁNDEZ The rapid expansion of Cancún since the 1970s has created a vastly unequal city, with overpopulated neighborhoods deprived of public space propping up the city's lavish tourist districts. The Mosquito-Borne Disease ‘Triple E’ Is Spreading in the US as Temperatures Rise BY ZOYA TEIRSTEIN Eastern equine encephalitis, which has a high mortality rate, is becoming more common in North America as climate changes expands the habitats of insects. Alien Spaceships Could Be Detected Using Gravitational Waves BY KATY CLOUGH, SEBASTIAN KHAN, AND TIM DIETRICH The concept of space-time makes Star Trek-style warp drives theoretically possible, and researchers have proposed a way of detecting their use. Crispr-Enhanced Viruses Are Being Deployed Against UTIs BY EMILY MULLIN With antibiotics losing their effectiveness, one company is turning to gene editing and bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria—to combat infections.   ADVERTISEMENT Billionaire Finally Launches on First Private Space-Walk Mission BY JONATHAN O’CALLAGHAN  Hampered last month by bad weather, launch tower problems, and issues with its ride from SpaceX, the Polaris Dawn mission is at last on its way. The Cost of Lightning BY CHRIS BARANIUK  Exactly how climate change will impact lightning isn’t clear, but governments, public bodies, and the military are prepping for stormier weather. Breadfruit Is Here to Save the World BY RICHARD SCHIFFMAN  This calorie-rich, nutrient-dense, and climate-resilient crop has the power to step in for more common staples that can’t handle global warming. Why Polio Has Reemerged in Gaza BY LEE SHERRY  After a quarter of a century, the disease has returned to Gaza, prompting a campaign to immunize all of the territory's children against the virus. Boeing Starliner Returns Home to an Uncertain Future BY STEPHEN CLARK, ARS TECHNICA  NASA has three more operational Starliner missions on the books. It hasn't decided whether it will commit to any more than that.

Everything Apple Announced This Week: iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10, New AirPods BY BOONE ASHWORTH, JULIAN CHOKKATTU, AND ADRIENNE SO  All the new hardware was unveiled at a splashy media event at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. The new iPhone was the star of the show.

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