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The Microscope That Wants To See Europa
The microscope that could look for life on Jupiter’s moon.
10+ min |
Fall 2018
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A Campsite In a Backpack
When you’re climbing a steep, rocky trail on the side of a mountain, a bulky pack catching on branches or scraping against boulders will slow your ascent.
2 min |
Fall 2018
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The Masterpiece On A Slate Gray Day In
In 1970, Bruce Kirby created the perfect single-person sailboat. What made the laser so unbeatable?
10+ min |
Spring 2019
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What You Take With You
Death might be life’s natural and unavoidable conclusion, but humans have ensured that what happens to our bodies afterward is anything but.
2 min |
Summer 2019
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An Ecologist Maps Trees From 7,000 Feet
On the big island of Hawaii, a fungus called ceratocystis is murdering ‘ohii‘a trees—at least 1 million in the past eight years.
3 min |
Summer 2019
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The Blame Changer
ACCORDING TO A RECENT YALE SURVEY, 7 IN 10 Americans believe global warming is real and happening. And 6 in 10 believe it is affecting U.S. weather. But only 1 in 3 say they’ve personally felt its effects. That disconnect stuck with Heidi Cullen. “You’re never going to think of it as an issue that’s urgent unless you recognize the fact that you’re already being impacted,” says Cullen, chief scientist for the nonprofit Climate Central. Now in its ninth year, Climate Central is part research hub and part journalism outfit—an unusual hybrid that tries to connect climate change to people’s lives.
2 min |
July - August 2017
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Head Trip
WRONG WAY : upside down lightning
1 min |
July - August 2017
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Can Your Genes Make You Kill?
Science’s search for the roots of violence.
10+ min |
May - June 2016
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Ayah Bdeir
On Prepping Students for the Jobs of the Future.
2 min |
November - December 2016
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Fukushima: Five Years Later
Japan is still cleaning up one of the worst nuclear disasters the world has ever seen. Steve Featherstone went there to see how much they have accomplished and how far they have to go.
10+ min |
March - April 2016
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The Man Who Would Kill Your Holidays
STEVE HANKE IS AGITATED. AN INFLUENTIAL ECONOMIST given to sonorous talks on troubled currencies, he sits in a book-jammed office, jabbing his finger at an offending email printout.
2 min |
September - October 2017
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Where Did It All Begin?
A new geological finding stirs questions—and controversy—about where and when earliest life emerged.
10+ min |
September - October 2017
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The Future-Proofing Engine
Oil won’t last forever, and Dubai’s government knows it. To stay prosperous, the city-state bets big on science and technology.
10+ min |
May - June 2017
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Get Dirty, Stay Healthy
We live in fear of the microbes that inhabit our homes and buildings. But our health may depend on preserving theirs
10+ min |
August 2015
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Will Uber Be The Next Robotic Superpower?
The car-service startup has a brazen plan to become a robotic superpower. Should we be excited or afraid?
7 min |
September 2015
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10 Brain Myths Busted
It's going to take more than 10 percent of your brain to read this story.
8 min |
November 2015
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The Last Fighter Pilot
The new F-35 fighter jet is so sophisticated, so automated, so connected, it's fueling a debate: do pilots still need to fly?
10+ min |
January - February 2016
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This Glider Will Fly 90,000 Feet Higher Than Most Aircraft
With a hit TV show, a killer voice, and membership in Taylor Swift's squad, Serayah is absolutely unstoppable.
3 min |
March - April 2016
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President Barack Obama on How To Win the Future
Along with running the free world, President Barack Obama has spent the past seven years guiding U.S. science and technology policy. The initiatives and goals he puts in place - in clean energy, space, medicine, education, nanotechnology, and more - help direct research, which in turn directs the future. With one year left in the Oval Office, the president talks about what he’s achieved, what’s left to do (a lot), and why being a nerd is one of the best ways to serve your country.
10 min |
March - April 2016
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Can this Billionaire Create a Life for Humans in Space?
Can Robert Bigelow create a life for humans in space?
10+ min |
March - April 2016
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Werner Herzog
On the Intersection of Humanity and Artificial Intelligence.
2 min |
September - October 2016
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How Science Is Fighting Wilder Wildfires Than Ever Before
In the midst of a nightmarish wildfire season, scientists are often the only barrier between life and death.
10+ min |
November 2015
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Body,Heal Thyself
Science Is Looking Inward for New Fixes to What Ails Us
3 min |
November - December 2017
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The Enforcer
Jodi Holeman Tries a New Weapon as She Fights That Blood Sucking, Zika Spreading Invader, Aedes Aegypti
2 min |
November - December 2017
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Sand
A tale of innovation, war, and glory.
10+ min |
Fall 2018
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The Winding, Heated, And Absurdly Technical Oral History Of The Ginger Emoji
In November 2014, a tech-industry consortium announced a new set of emoji that would diversify the physical appearance of the pictograms.EMMA KELLY, editor and founder of the site Ginger Parrot: I checked and saw that redheads were just not on there. I wondered, has no one brought this up? Is there no one at Apple with red hair? Has everyone forgotten about Ed Sheeran?
10+ min |
Fall 2018
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Compressed Camp
WHEN YOU’RE CLIMBING A STEEP, rocky trail on the side of a mountain, a bulky pack catching on branches or scraping against boulders will slow your ascent.
2 min |
Fall 2018
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Where The Wild Things Are
TRACKING WILDLIFE HAS improved our understanding of animal activities such as migration and hunting. Yet most species remain invisible to biologists. Transmitter devices that exceed 5 percent of an animal’s body weight can negatively impact its behavior and chances of survival. Size concerns put the vast majority of animals—including an estimated 75 percent of the world’s mammals and birds—off-limits.
2 min |
Fall 2018
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The Chemical Weapons Detectives
Toxic Substances, In War And Assassination, Are Hard To Trace. Elite Chemists Are Helping Id The Perps.
10+ min |
Winter 2018
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Alarm Will Sound
As long as nuclear power exists, there will be attempts to swipe its radioactive fuel. Meet the people trying to keep that from happening.
10+ min |