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Citizens Of The World's Edge
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Citizens Of The World's Edge

Not everyone believes our planet is a sphere. Welcome to flat Earth.

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Fall 2019
The Bold Man And The Sea
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The Bold Man And The Sea

Inside the ambitious quest to reach the bottom of each ocean and change the landscape of exploration

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Fall 2019
Sm​​​​​all Stunts Can Do A Big Number On Your Brain
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Sm​​​​​all Stunts Can Do A Big Number On Your Brain

The science behind the impossible room.

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Fall 2018
Dirty Little Secret 
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Dirty Little Secret 

Meet the wee, multilegged chefs behind the world’s most sought-after loaves.

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Fall 2018
The Microscope That Wants To See Europa
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The Microscope That Wants To See Europa

The microscope that could look for life on Jupiter’s moon.

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Fall 2018
A Campsite In a Backpack
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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.

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Fall 2018
The Masterpiece On A Slate Gray Day In
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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?

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Spring 2019
What You Take With You
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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.

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Summer 2019
An Ecologist Maps Trees From 7,000 Feet
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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.

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Summer 2019
The Blame Changer
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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. 

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July - August 2017
Head Trip
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Head Trip

WRONG WAY : upside down lightning

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July - August 2017
Can Your Genes Make You Kill?
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Can Your Genes Make You Kill?

 Science’s search for the roots of violence.

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May - June 2016
Ayah Bdeir
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Ayah Bdeir

On Prepping Students for the Jobs of the Future.

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November - December 2016
Fukushima: Five Years Later
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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.

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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.

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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.

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September - October 2017
The Future-Proofing Engine
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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.

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May - June 2017
Get Dirty, Stay Healthy
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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

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August 2015
Will Uber Be The Next Robotic Superpower?
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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?

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September 2015
10 Brain Myths Busted
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10 Brain Myths Busted

It's going to take more than 10 percent of your brain to read this story.

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November 2015
The Last Fighter Pilot
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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?

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January - February 2016
This Glider Will Fly 90,000 Feet Higher Than Most Aircraft
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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. 

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March - April 2016
President Barack Obama on How To Win the Future
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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.

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March - April 2016
Can this Billionaire Create a Life for Humans in Space?
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Can this Billionaire Create a Life for Humans in Space?

Can Robert Bigelow create a life for humans in space?

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March - April 2016
Werner Herzog
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Werner Herzog

On the Intersection of Humanity and Artificial Intelligence.

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September - October 2016
How Science Is Fighting Wilder Wildfires Than Ever Before
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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.

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November 2015
Body,Heal Thyself
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Body,Heal Thyself

Science Is Looking Inward for New Fixes to What Ails Us

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November - December 2017
The Enforcer
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The Enforcer

Jodi Holeman Tries a New Weapon as She Fights That Blood Sucking, Zika Spreading Invader, Aedes Aegypti

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November - December 2017
Sand
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Sand

A tale of innovation, war, and glory.

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Fall 2018
The Winding, Heated, And Absurdly Technical Oral History Of The Ginger Emoji
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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?

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Fall 2018