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Archives for September 2014

Space
A beginner’s guide to DC Comics’s multiverseA beginner’s guide to DC Comics’s multiverse
Space

The comics giant’s Multiversity — a comic eight years in the making, that’s as much superhero action as it is quantum theory — is, according to critics, easily one of the best stories to come out of comics in the past year.

By Alex Abad-Santos
archives
Controversial research on dangerous pathogensControversial research on dangerous pathogens
archives

The ongoing debate about risky research on anthrax, bird flu, and other deadly microbes

By Vox Staff
Health
A federal lab just discovered some ricin that had been missing for about 100 yearsA federal lab just discovered some ricin that had been missing for about 100 years
Health

This poison surprise is actually good news. Here’s why.

By Susannah Locke
Immigration
Senate Democrats are in retreat on immigrationSenate Democrats are in retreat on immigration
Immigration

Even some blue-state liberals no longer want Obama to take executive action.

By Andrew Prokop
Genetics
With genetic testing, I gave my parents the gift of divorceWith genetic testing, I gave my parents the gift of divorce
Genetics

One biologist’s story of how genetic testing broke his family apart.

By George Doe
How Barack Obama is expanding presidential power
Features

Obama’s controversial uses of executive power cluster around one main theme: waiving, modifying, or refusing to enforce key provisions in laws dealing with domestic policy.

By Andrew Prokop
Technology
Before you get an Apple Watch, learn the basics of smartwatchesBefore you get an Apple Watch, learn the basics of smartwatches
Technology

Dick Tracy used to be the only person with a communication device on his wrist. Apple might change that on a massive scale.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
War on Drugs
Everything you need to know about the war on drugsEverything you need to know about the war on drugs
War on Drugs

How the war on drugs began, and what went wrong.

Movies
The Scottish independence referendum, explainedThe Scottish independence referendum, explained
Movies

What you need to know about the upcoming Scottish independence vote.

By Amanda Taub
Marijuana Legalization
Timeline: 100 years of drug prohibitionTimeline: 100 years of drug prohibition
Marijuana Legalization

From 1914 to 2014, drug prohibition has long been a tradition in American policy.

By German Lopez
archives
The powerful stories of abuse and survival in #whyistayed and #whyileftThe powerful stories of abuse and survival in #whyistayed and #whyileft
archives

Don’t judge Janay Rice. Leaving an abusive relationship is easier said than done.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Campaign Finance
Senate begins debate on constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens UnitedSenate begins debate on constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United
Campaign Finance

But it’s almost certainly doomed.

By Andrew Prokop
Technology
Why Reddit just banned a community devoted to sharing celebrity nudesWhy Reddit just banned a community devoted to sharing celebrity nudes
Technology

Reddit has banned TheFappening, a community dedicated to naked pictures stolen from celebrities. But the site says the move doesn’t contradict its free-speech principles.

By Timothy B. Lee
TV
The Leftovers, Episode 10: Why do bad things happen to good people?The Leftovers, Episode 10: Why do bad things happen to good people?
TV

The season one finale of ‘The Leftovers’ was surprisingly cathartic.

By Brandon Ambrosino
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California blue whales, once nearly extinct, are back at historic levelsCalifornia blue whales, once nearly extinct, are back at historic levels
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A new study finds that California blue whales are nearly back to pre-whaling levels.

By Brad Plumer