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The latest pipeline fight is in Republican Amish country

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Environment

Meet the 'common sense' Texan veteran fighting for the environment

February 27, 2017

An Ocelot cat display is seen at the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge visitor center near Alamo, Texas, Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Wildlife enthusiasts fear this site could be spoiled by the fences and adjacent roads the U.S. government plans to erect along the Mexican border to keep out illegal immigrants and smugglers. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Environment

Trump’s border wall is really bad for endangered species

January 28, 2017

Protesters, many of them from the Society of Native Nations, at the January 14 protest.

Activism

Inside the new pipeline battle brewing in the ‘last frontier’ of Texas

January 25, 2017

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Better By Design

The feds' plan to protect the Internet’s oceanic backbone from typhoons and cyberattacks

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Better By Design

Virtual reality will open the door to incredibly intimate surveillance

Visitors watch international teams play during the tournament of the computer game "League of Legends" on May 8, 2014 in Paris. Launched late in 2009 by American video game publisher Riot Games, "League of Legends" is a game in which teams of five players compete in a virtual arena, killing each other using different powers and equipments in the goal to capture the enemy base. According to Riot Games, more than 67 million people play each month, with peaks of more than 7.5 million concurrent players at peak hours. The game will last four days starting today. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images)

Insecurity State

The developer of 'League of Legends' reviewed in-game chat logs to find 'toxic' employees

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Insecurity State

That private mission to the Moon is way more complicated than it seems

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Environment

One breath: Free diving at Tiger Beach with the ocean's top predator

Fusion's environmental correspondent Nicolas Ibarguen went free diving at Tiger Beach with the ocean's top predator, sharks, and reflected on their recent struggles to survive.

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Planet Earth

Tech billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have very different visions for the future of space

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Lab Rats

What that study about cell phones causing cancer in rats really proves

The New New Economy

Things we’re going to miss when all the bees die

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Planet Earth

Why Silicon Valley hates Gawker

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Lab Rats

Here's how artificial intelligence could cure disease in the future

Planet Earth

The race to make plutonium-238, the nuclear power source we need to keep exploring space

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - FEBUARY 12: This undated microscopic photo shows cloned human embryos used to generate stem cells during an experiment in Seoul. South Korean researchers said they had cloned a human embryo February 12, 2004 and extracted embryonic stem cells from it. (Photo by Seoul National University/Getty Images)

Tech Mysteries

Scientists just doubled the lifespan of human embryos raised in petri dishes. Prepare for an epic ethics battle.

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Lab Rats

The Cottage Industry Trying to Convince You Your Cell Phone Can Give You Cancer

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Insecurity State

Waze comes up with a fix for hack that let researchers track users' movements

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Lab Rats

How foods genetically engineered with Crispr could change the GMO debate

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Insecurity State

9 things I learned about TV by making a TV show

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Owned

How a Senator used Facebook ads to influence employees in a single D.C. building

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The Offworld Colonies

Virtual reality has a huge sexual harassment problem

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Planet Earth

Inside the garage labs of DIY gene hackers, whose hobby may terrify you

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Planet Earth

After New York launches free public wifi, privacy advocates complain it's building 'massive database'

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Press Play

From 1950s Soviet propaganda to #YearinSpace: How space travel became mundane

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Press Play

The incredible future of VR isn't video games or movies—it's medicine

TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 15: TV personality Terry Bollea aka Hulk Hogan leaves the press conference today after discuss legal action being brought on his behalf. Counsel will discuss the two civil lawsuits suits being filed October 15, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. The first is a state court action against Heather Clem and Bubba the Love Sponge Clem. The second is a federal court action against Gawker Media. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)

Planet Earth

The Gawker-Hulk Hogan trial and the horror of work chats that stick around forever

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - DECEMBER 05: A Palestinian labourer works under a large wall painting by elusive British graffiti artist Banksy December 5, 2007 on a building wall in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the West Bank. The Bristol-born artist has adorned Israel's West Bank separation barrier and Bethlehem walls with new images, including one of a dove wearing a flak jacket and a soldier being frisked by a young girl. His works, along with those of other international artists, are part of an exhibition called Santa's Ghetto. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)

Tech Mysteries

These researchers tracked Banksy like a serial killer to reveal his identity

Machines of Loving Grace

What happens to a Twitter bot after its maker dies?

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Press Play

How internet trolls silenced a scientist

February 24, 2016

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Planet Earth

The trials of a female eSports champion

February 17, 2016

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Planet Earth

The problem with NASA's 2017 budget: Big on astronauts, small on probes

February 17, 2016

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Tech Discrimination

Women are better at coding than men—if they hide their gender

February 11, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: Activists hold a rally to protest the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in front of the White house on February 3, 2016 in Washington, DC. The TPP trade pact is expected to be signed in New Zealand on February 4. (Photo by Olivier Douliery/Getty Images)

Planet Earth

The TPP trade deal hated by the internet got signed last week. A guide for those that haven't been paying attention.

February 08, 2016

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Machines of Loving Grace

This technology is trying to save football

February 07, 2016

Planet Earth

How the NFL’s Player Tracking System Could Change the Way You Work

February 03, 2016

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Machines of Loving Grace

Why your future car won't have a rear-view mirror

January 05, 2016

Insecurity State

The revolution in technology that is helping blind people see

December 30, 2015

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Machines of Loving Grace

Your video binging is killing the planet. This new chip could be the solution.

December 23, 2015

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Press Play

Sex in 60s Star Trek was even more far out than the technology

December 18, 2015

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