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Utility Executives Kept Flint's Tainted Water a Secret

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Utility Executives Kept Flint's Tainted Water a Secret

Emily Holden, Ron Fonger, and Jessica Glenza

The Next Nuclear Plants Will Be Small, Svelte, and Safer

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The Next Nuclear Plants Will Be Small, Svelte, and Safer

Daniel Oberhaus

Volcano space robots are prepping for a wild mission to Jupiter

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Volcano space robots are prepping for a wild mission to Jupiter

Robin Andrews

Greta Thunberg Blasts ‘Creative PR’ in Her Climate Speech

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Greta Thunberg Blasts ‘Creative PR’ in Her Climate Speech

Chris D'Angelo

Revolt! These Scientists Are Sick of Quantum Computing's Hype

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Revolt! These Scientists Are Sick of Quantum Computing's Hype

Sophia Chen

Anti-Vape Laws Could Do More Harm Than Good

Up in Smoke

Anti-Vape Laws Could Do More Harm Than Good

Sara Harrison

A Kung Fu Master’s Leap Breaks the Internet—but Not Physics

Dot-Physics

A Kung Fu Master’s Leap Breaks the Internet—but Not Physics

Rhett Allain

Forget Earth: In Space, Libertarian Ideas Are Thriving

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Forget Earth: In Space, Libertarian Ideas Are Thriving

Sarah Scoles

New Zealand's Eruption, Toy Store Surveillance, and More

Tech in Two

New Zealand's Eruption, Toy Store Surveillance, and More

Alex Baker-Whitcomb

Why Scientists Didn't Predict New Zealand's Deadly Eruption

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Why Scientists Didn't Predict New Zealand's Deadly Eruption

Megan Molteni

How the Mandalorian Might See Through Walls

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How the Mandalorian Might See Through Walls

Rhett Allain

Think Amazon's NHS deal is bad? Wait until you hear about Google

Health

Think Amazon's NHS deal is bad? Wait until you hear about Google

Natasha Bernal

Amazon, Google, Microsoft: Here's Who Has the Greenest Cloud

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Amazon, Google, Microsoft: Here's Who Has the Greenest Cloud

Daniel Oberhaus

A DNA Firm That Caters to Police Just Bought a Genealogy Site

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A DNA Firm That Caters to Police Just Bought a Genealogy Site

Megan Molteni

Scientists Find a Weak Spot in Some Superbugs' Defenses

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Scientists Find a Weak Spot in Some Superbugs' Defenses

Sara Harrison

These Plastic Bunnies Got a DNA Upgrade. Next up, the World?

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These Plastic Bunnies Got a DNA Upgrade. Next up, the World?

Megan Molteni

Melting Ski Resorts Have a Snow Machine Problem

ALL DOWNHILL

Melting Ski Resorts Have a Snow Machine Problem

Chris Baraniuk

This birth control pill only needs to be taken once a month

Sex

This birth control pill only needs to be taken once a month

Megan Molteni

Space Photos of the Week: Parker's Potential

So Hot Right Now

Space Photos of the Week: Parker's Potential

Shannon Stirone

Ten facts that show this was the decade when our planet burned

Environment

Ten facts that show this was the decade when our planet burned

Laurie Clarke