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The decades-long quest to end drought (and feed millions) by taking the salt out of seawater

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The decades-long quest to end drought (and feed millions) by taking the salt out of seawater

Emma Bryce

The UK's radical club drug safety experiment is working – and now it's going high-tech

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The UK's radical club drug safety experiment is working – and now it's going high-tech

Anna Codrea-Rado

3 Rules for Designing Primo Virtual Reality

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3 Rules for Designing Primo Virtual Reality

Jeremy Bailenson

On Mount Everest, the world's highest lab is uncovering the secrets of extreme fitness

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On Mount Everest, the world's highest lab is uncovering the secrets of extreme fitness

Richard Benson

Tagged, tracked and in danger: how the Rohingya got caught in the UN’s risky biometric database

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Tagged, tracked and in danger: how the Rohingya got caught in the UN’s risky biometric database

Elise Thomas

Amir fought Isis in Syria, now he’s enlisting an army of hacker monks to save bitcoin from itself

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Amir fought Isis in Syria, now he’s enlisting an army of hacker monks to save bitcoin from itself

Gian M. Volpicelli

Mind Games: The Tortured Lives of ‘Targeted Individuals’

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Mind Games: The Tortured Lives of ‘Targeted Individuals’

Laura Yan

Roborace is building a 300kph AI supercar – no driver required

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Roborace is building a 300kph AI supercar – no driver required

Matt Burgess

To get rich in crypto you just need an idea, and a coin

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To get rich in crypto you just need an idea, and a coin

Gian M. Volpicelli

How Liberals Amped Up a Parkland Shooting Conspiracy Theory

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How Liberals Amped Up a Parkland Shooting Conspiracy Theory

Molly McKew

How Ava DuVernay Became a Creator of Worlds

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How Ava DuVernay Became a Creator of Worlds

Angela Watercutter

Inside the Mueller Indictment: A Russian Novel of Intrigue

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Inside the Mueller Indictment: A Russian Novel of Intrigue

Garrett M. Graff

Crispr Will Transform the Way We Eradicate Invasive Species

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Crispr Will Transform the Way We Eradicate Invasive Species

Emma Marris

How Sam Cossman Makes a Living Jumping into Volcanoes

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How Sam Cossman Makes a Living Jumping into Volcanoes

Josh Dean

The Final, Terrible Voyage of the Nautilus

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The Final, Terrible Voyage of the Nautilus

May Jeong

Google’s nemesis: meet the British couple who took on a giant, won... and cost it £2.1 billion

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Google’s nemesis: meet the British couple who took on a giant, won... and cost it £2.1 billion

Rowland Manthorpe

From imitation to innovation: How China became a tech superpower

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From imitation to innovation: How China became a tech superpower

Christina Larson

Didi Chuxing took on Uber and won. Now it's taking on the world

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Didi Chuxing took on Uber and won. Now it's taking on the world

James Crabtree

One Man's Quest to Make Google's Gadgets Great

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One Man's Quest to Make Google's Gadgets Great

David Pierce

The Supersonic Parachutes Carrying NASA's Martian Dreams

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The Supersonic Parachutes Carrying NASA's Martian Dreams

Brendan I. Koerner