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How Facebook Groups Became a Bizarre Bazaar for Elephant Tusks

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How Facebook Groups Became a Bizarre Bazaar for Elephant Tusks

Issie Lapowsky

Did Science Miss Its Best Shot at an AIDS Vaccine?

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Did Science Miss Its Best Shot at an AIDS Vaccine?

Adam Rogers

How a Former US Spy Chief Became Trump’s Fiercest Critic

National Insecurity

How a Former US Spy Chief Became Trump’s Fiercest Critic

Garrett M. Graff

Your Next Glass of Wine Might Be a Fake—and You'll Love It

Backchannel

Your Next Glass of Wine Might Be a Fake—and You'll Love It

Bruce Schoenfeld

Welcome to the ‘Black Power Kitchen’ of Tomorrow

On Fire

Welcome to the ‘Black Power Kitchen’ of Tomorrow

Jason Parham

Jesus would like to connect with you on LinkedIn! Inside the Church of England's digital conversion

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Jesus would like to connect with you on LinkedIn! Inside the Church of England's digital conversion

Tim Wyatt

Former Trump Campaign Aide: My Russia Ties Are Not Nefarious!

Protestations

Former Trump Campaign Aide: My Russia Ties Are Not Nefarious!

Garrett M. Graff

AI Chatbots Try to Schedule Meetings—Without Enraging Us

The Business Issue

AI Chatbots Try to Schedule Meetings—Without Enraging Us

John H. Richardson

The Laser Battle Against Blood-Sucking Parasites of the Deep

Fish Farming

The Laser Battle Against Blood-Sucking Parasites of the Deep

Amanda Little

A Look Inside Theranos’ Dysfunctional Corporate Culture

Book Excerpt

A Look Inside Theranos’ Dysfunctional Corporate Culture

John Carreyrou

What Happened to Facebook's Grand Plan to Wire the World?

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What Happened to Facebook's Grand Plan to Wire the World?

Jessi Hempel

The high-stakes race to stop the trafficking of priceless artefacts

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The high-stakes race to stop the trafficking of priceless artefacts

Karen Emslie

This Is Ajit Pai, Nemesis of Net Neutrality

The Business Issue

This Is Ajit Pai, Nemesis of Net Neutrality

Andrew Rice

The Untold Story of Robert Mueller's Time in Combat

Call of Duty

The Untold Story of Robert Mueller's Time in Combat

Garrett M. Graff

The struggle to turn psychedelics into life-changing treatments

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The struggle to turn psychedelics into life-changing treatments

Nicola Davison

If Trump Is Laundering Russian Money, Here’s How It Works

Follow the Money

If Trump Is Laundering Russian Money, Here’s How It Works

Garrett M. Graff

'Queen of Dragons': The inside story of Malaysia's election fixer

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'Queen of Dragons': The inside story of Malaysia's election fixer

Peter Guest

Ketamine Stirs Up Hope—and Controversy—as a Depression Drug

Backchannel

Ketamine Stirs Up Hope—and Controversy—as a Depression Drug

Moises Velasquez-Manoff

Inside the bitter war to bring Tupac and Michael Jackson back to life

Long Reads

Inside the bitter war to bring Tupac and Michael Jackson back to life

Jimi Famurewa

This Director Lives in His Own Truman Show (and So Do You)

Enigmas

This Director Lives in His Own Truman Show (and So Do You)

Darryn King