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A New Lab Is Brewing Microbes to Create Makeup and Medicines

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A New Lab Is Brewing Microbes to Create Makeup and Medicines

Megan Molteni

Sorry, Sandra Bullock: Fire Extinguishers Are Lousy Thrusters

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Sorry, Sandra Bullock: Fire Extinguishers Are Lousy Thrusters

Rhett Allain

Here's how we know that the UK's insects are dying out

Environment

Here's how we know that the UK's insects are dying out

Daphne Leprince-Ringuet

The Wretched, Climate-Killing Truth About American Sprawl

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The Wretched, Climate-Killing Truth About American Sprawl

Alex Baca

There's Still So Much We Need to Learn About Weed—and Fast

Public Health

There's Still So Much We Need to Learn About Weed—and Fast

Matt Simon

Clues to Our Unknown Ancestors Are Hiding in Our Genome

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Clues to Our Unknown Ancestors Are Hiding in Our Genome

Jordana Cepelewicz

Monkeys With Superpower Eyes Could Help Cure Color Blindness

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Monkeys With Superpower Eyes Could Help Cure Color Blindness

Adam Rogers

How the internet made it easier for all of us to be criminals, or victims

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How the internet made it easier for all of us to be criminals, or victims

Julia Shaw

Gaze Upon the Black Magic of Electrical Discharge Machining

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Gaze Upon the Black Magic of Electrical Discharge Machining

Matt Simon

The Green New Deal Shows How Grand Climate Politics Can Be

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The Green New Deal Shows How Grand Climate Politics Can Be

Adam Rogers

This is how science can fix its glaring gender inequality problem

Health

This is how science can fix its glaring gender inequality problem

Daphne Leprince-Ringuet

What the KFC chicken crisis tells us about Brexit food shortages

Food

What the KFC chicken crisis tells us about Brexit food shortages

James O'Malley

This Jagged Little Pill Could Make Diabetes Easier to Treat

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This Jagged Little Pill Could Make Diabetes Easier to Treat

Megan Molteni

Now You Can Join the Search for Killer Asteroids

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Now You Can Join the Search for Killer Asteroids

Sarah Scoles

Finally! Climate Science Returns to Capitol Hill

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Finally! Climate Science Returns to Capitol Hill

Eric Niiler

The Push to Legalize Magic Mushrooms for Depression and PTSD

Mental Health

The Push to Legalize Magic Mushrooms for Depression and PTSD

Troy Farah

SpaceX's Starship, Meant for Mars, Prepares for a First Hop

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SpaceX's Starship, Meant for Mars, Prepares for a First Hop

Amy Thompson

How to Figure Out a Drone's Angular Field of View

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How to Figure Out a Drone's Angular Field of View

Rhett Allain

This Birdlike Robot Uses Thrusters to Float on Two Legs

Walk This Way

This Birdlike Robot Uses Thrusters to Float on Two Legs

Matt Simon

Should Cops Use Family Tree Forensics? Maryland Isn’t So Sure

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Should Cops Use Family Tree Forensics? Maryland Isn’t So Sure

Megan Molteni