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The Fusion Feed

Meet the composers of our technological soundtracks

Fusion correspondent Romina Puga finds out how these whooshes and beeps humanize our technological experience.

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Environment

Young Bolivian Inventor Changing The World Through E-Waste

Esteban Quispe, 18, started building robots as a kid by fusing recycled electronics and his e-waste Wall-E robot became an Internet sensation.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, center, before signing the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) executive order, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, which directs the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, which expands the number of waterways that are federally protected under the Clean Water Act. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Environment

The rundown on Trump's latest reckless executive order, which attacks the environment

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Science

This Guatemalan teen allergic to smoke invented a hypoallergenic fire log

Ken Lou became one of Guatemala's youngest inventors at age nine when he invented a fire log from recycled materials.

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Environment

In Hawaii, distant galaxies confront indigenous lands in quest for world's largest telescope

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Science

Infrastructure report card gives drinking water a 'D'—and that's not for 'drinkable'

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Environment

First major U.S. oil refinery in decades claims it will be ‘green’ with geothermal

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Animals

Freshly stocked freezers of bee sperm back up a species in peril

POLAND - 2016/02/09: Brzegi, a village that will hold an open-air Holy Mass with Pope Francis in July this year, is preparing for World Youth Days 2016. Brzegi is situated 13 kilometers from Krakow city center, on the area of Wieliczka. Terrain must be ready for the arrival of more than two million pilgrims coming from all over the world. New roads and pavements are built around desolate fields. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Climate Change

This soil study has some deeply disturbing predictions about CO2 emissions

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Animals

GPS animal tags, a key conservation tool, are being abused by hunters and poachers

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Environment

In major switch, there's a new leading renewable energy source in the U.S.

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Environment

You'll want to read this book about nature's psychological value somewhere with a view

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Climate Change

Witnesses just praised the benefits of CO2 at a House hearing and the GOP loved it

February 28, 2017

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Climate Change

Climate scientists considering going public can take heart in this new study

February 27, 2017

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Climate Change

Politicians are fast learning how to bring climate denial into the classroom under Trump

February 23, 2017

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Climate Change

Republican who reversed his position on climate change thinks Trump will too

February 22, 2017

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Animals

Galapagos giant tortoises are pulling away from extinction one step at a time

February 17, 2017

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Animals

Overfishing isn't just environmentally taxing, it's costing up to $80 billion a year

February 16, 2017

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Animals

Generations of population crashes are killing species' genetic diversity

February 10, 2017

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Animals

Penguin instincts go haywire as ocean food web breaks down

February 09, 2017

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Climate Change

Fish bladders, dolphin trackers, and human greed: The vaquita's wild path to extinction

February 07, 2017

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The Naked Truth

Trump’s EPA pick appears to have made a false statement under oath in Senate hearing; he denies

February 06, 2017

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. administers the House oath of office to Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, during a mock swearing in ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)

Climate Change

House (anti)science panel preps ‘Making the EPA Great Again’ hearing and irony is dead

February 03, 2017

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Environment

Another reason to avoid fast food: Its packaging might contain harmful chemicals

February 01, 2017

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Climate Change

Trump's ban is a huge barrier to scientific innovation, and time is of the essence

February 01, 2017

Donald Trump climate change demonstration. A protestor dressed as US President Elect Donald Trump takes part in a demonstration outside the US Embassy, in London, against Trump's stance on climate change. Picture date: Friday November 18, 2016. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Trump. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire URN:29212880

Science

Scientists are taking their fight against Trump's climate change denial to the streets of DC

January 25, 2017

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Environment

Humans are making life really, really hard for other primates

January 25, 2017

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Science

'Hidden Figures' isn't just selling tickets. It's also inspiring these young black women.

January 17, 2017

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Entertainment

This inspiring 13-year-old is raising money to send young girls to see 'Hidden Figures'

January 14, 2017

A father helps his son out of the fountain in Washington Square Park as they try to keep cool from yet another east coast heat wave.

Climate Change

Northeast U.S. warming is off the charts, study finds

January 12, 2017

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Environment

Counterfeit seafood is way more common than you think

Counterfeit seafood is leaving a bad taste in consumers' mouths.

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Sex

The simple, thrilling reason why women have orgasms

December 29, 2016

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Science

NASA says we're overdue to be wiped out by a comet, but not just because 2016 has been the worst

December 14, 2016

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 12: Former Texas Governor Rick Perry arrives at Trump Tower, December 12, 2016 in New York City. President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Politics

Rick Perry just might remember he wants to abolish the Department of Energy once he's running it

December 13, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 02: Pro-choice advocates rally outside of the Supreme Court on March 2, 2016 in Washington, DC. On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt case, where the justices will consider a Texas law requiring that clinic doctors have admitting privileges at local hospitals and that clinics upgrade their facilities to standards similar to hospitals. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Health

Ohio's extreme abortion bill is a reminder that if a fetus is considered a person, then women are not

December 07, 2016

WALSENBURG, CO - AUGUST 05: Robert Pacheco holds his chldren while in the waiting room of the Spanish Peaks Outreach Clinic on August 5, 2009 in Walsenburg, Colorado. Pacheco, who said he works fulltime as a clerk, but without health insurance, had brought one of his daughters for vaccination shots ahead of the upcoming school year. The Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center treats rural Coloradans who come for medical care from throughout southern Colorado, where hospitals and clinics are scarce. The outreach clinic is designed for patients with little or no health coverage. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Elections

This health care bill Congress is about to pass seems too good to be true. That's because it is.

December 01, 2016

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Science

Seriously, though: Why hasn’t male birth control happened yet?

November 29, 2016

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Science

You can tell a criminal from his facial features, a completely serious 2016 research paper finds

November 22, 2016

Tech

This dad is a genius biohacker. But he could lose his kids because of it.

November 21, 2016

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