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Paris 2024

Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics

Measles, bedbugs, and dengue have all been cited as concerns for tourists and athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, with the tropical virus in particular forcing authorities into action.
The Big Story

How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World

A gigantic, weather-defining current system could be headed to collapse. Peter and Susanne Ditlevsen had a simple yet controversial question: How much time might we have left to save it?
Dot Physics

The Incredible Simone Biles

Originally published in July, 2021. Calculating angular velocity and the moment of inertia isn’t quite as hard as competing in the Olympic gymnastics tournament—but it’s pretty darn tough.