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How America can leave fossil fuels behindHow America can leave fossil fuels behind
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What the 2020 US election means for climate change.

By David Roberts and Danush Parvaneh
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How to be a cloud detectiveHow to be a cloud detective
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What different clouds mean, explained for kids.

By Bridgett Henwood
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Why bird nests aren’t covered in poop, explained to kidsWhy bird nests aren’t covered in poop, explained to kids
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An ornithologist explains the wonders of fecal sacs.

By Estelle Caswell
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What Black Lives Matter means to an 11-year-oldWhat Black Lives Matter means to an 11-year-old
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“When did I stop being cute and start being scary?”

By Liz Scheltens
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How Leonardo da Vinci’s catapult workedHow Leonardo da Vinci’s catapult worked
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In this video for kids, we build our own marshmallow-launching machine.

By Phil Edwards
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The bigger stakes of the TikTok debateThe bigger stakes of the TikTok debate
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It’s not just TikTok that’s in trouble. The open internet is too.

By Joss Fong and Christophe Haubursin
Whose vote counts?
When voting rights weren’t for all womenWhen voting rights weren’t for all women
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Whose vote counts?

The 19th Amendment didn’t protect the right to vote for women of color.

By Laura Bult
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Mike Pompeo’s RNC speech will place him as the most partisan secretary of state in decadesMike Pompeo’s RNC speech will place him as the most partisan secretary of state in decades
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“We should not be using American diplomacy for partisan political purposes,” a State Department official critical of Pompeo’s upcoming address told Vox.

By Alex Ward
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Why face masks became political in the USWhy face masks became political in the US
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How America screwed up its messaging on masks.

By Madeline Marshall
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The next pandemic could come from factory farmsThe next pandemic could come from factory farms
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Humans have engineered the perfect environment for deadly new germs.

By Danush Parvaneh
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Why people are volunteering to get Covid-19Why people are volunteering to get Covid-19
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A controversial plan could get us a vaccine sooner.

By Laura Bult
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The global coffee crisis is comingThe global coffee crisis is coming
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It’s getting harder and harder to grow coffee.

By Sam Ellis
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The big lesson from South Korea’s coronavirus responseThe big lesson from South Korea’s coronavirus response
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Systematic testing and tracing was key to slowing down Covid-19 in the country.

By Christina Thornell, Mac Schneider and 2 more
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How “forever chemicals” polluted America’s waterHow “forever chemicals” polluted America’s water
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Why 99 percent of Americans have these chemicals in their blood.

By Christophe Haubursin and Mac Schneider
Technology
Facebook showed this ad almost exclusively to women. Is that a problem?Facebook showed this ad almost exclusively to women. Is that a problem?
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How Facebook decides which ads to display on your News Feed.

By Joss Fong
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Tony Hawk breaks down skateboarding’s legendary spotsTony Hawk breaks down skateboarding’s legendary spots
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Skateboarding stair sets, ledges, gaps, ditches, and pipes, mapped.

By Estelle Caswell and Christophe Haubursin
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The most notorious act of protest for women’s suffrageThe most notorious act of protest for women’s suffrage
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In 1913, suffragette Emily Davison disrupted a major horse race in the name of winning British women the vote.

By Coleman Lowndes
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How slow motion changed moviesHow slow motion changed movies
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Slow-mo is inescapable. Here’s how it happened.

By Phil Edwards
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Why Washington, DC, isn’t a stateWhy Washington, DC, isn’t a state
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The US is closer than ever to getting a 51st state. Could it actually happen?

By Kimberly Mas and Madeline Marshall
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The story behind this iconic Olympics protestThe story behind this iconic Olympics protest
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Tommie Smith and John Carlos’s 1968 US national anthem protest, explained.

By Coleman Lowndes
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Humans are making pandemics more likelyHumans are making pandemics more likely
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It’s never been easier for animal pathogens to spill over into humans.

By Danush Parvaneh
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Why the US has so many Filipino nursesWhy the US has so many Filipino nurses
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The US colonized a country and built a labor supply.

By Christina Thornell
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Watch: A timeline of 1,944 Black Americans killed by policeWatch: A timeline of 1,944 Black Americans killed by police
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Black Americans are more likely to be killed by police. The police are rarely held accountable.

By Laura Bult
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What “defund the police” really meansWhat “defund the police” really means
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It’s not as radical as it sounds.

By Ranjani Chakraborty
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Why America’s police look like soldiersWhy America’s police look like soldiers
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Why are the police bringing military assault rifles to protests?

By Madeline Marshall
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Why locusts are descending on East AfricaWhy locusts are descending on East Africa
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In a region where food is already scarce, billions of insects are now eating everything in sight.

By Kimberly Mas
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Why all Americans should celebrate JuneteenthWhy all Americans should celebrate Juneteenth
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A historian explains the country’s true independence day.

By Liz Scheltens
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Why American farmers are throwing out tons of milkWhy American farmers are throwing out tons of milk
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The coronavirus supply chain problem, explained through milk.

By Ranjani Chakraborty
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Why this font is everywhereWhy this font is everywhere
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Cooper Black is pop culture’s favorite font.

By Estelle Caswell
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How to trace an outbreak in 1854How to trace an outbreak in 1854
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It all starts with a pump.

By Phil Edwards
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Why it’s so hard to get unemployment benefitsWhy it’s so hard to get unemployment benefits
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Everyone is blaming the computers, but there’s more to the story.

By Liz Scheltens
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Protests aren’t what they look like on TVProtests aren’t what they look like on TV
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How the news screws up protest coverage, explained by experts.

By Christophe Haubursin and Danush Parvaneh
Technology
The most urgent threat of deepfakes isn’t politics. It’s porn.The most urgent threat of deepfakes isn’t politics. It’s porn.
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A video explainer with Kristen Bell.

By Cleo Abram
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How Covid-19 can be more and less deadly than we knewHow Covid-19 can be more and less deadly than we knew
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We’re starting to make sense of coronavirus mortality statistics.

By Joss Fong
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Why tigers get coronavirus but your dog will be fineWhy tigers get coronavirus but your dog will be fine
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Vox’s new daily show, Answered, explains the mystery.

By Cleo Abram
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The US tested the wrong people for the coronavirusThe US tested the wrong people for the coronavirus
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Plus, the number that tells whether a city, county, or state is safe to reopen.

By Laura Bult
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One reason why coronavirus is hitting black Americans the hardestOne reason why coronavirus is hitting black Americans the hardest
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Coronavirus, pollution, and racism is a lethal combination.

By Ranjani Chakraborty
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The real story behind Rosie the RiveterThe real story behind Rosie the Riveter
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She’s an icon. But how did women become riveters during World War II?

By Phil Edwards
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The food to avoid if you care about climate changeThe food to avoid if you care about climate change
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Avoiding high-emissions foods can have a huge climate impact.

By Laura Bult
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, explainedDr. Anthony Fauci, explained
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How Dr. Fauci earned his reputation in an earlier crisis.

By Phil Edwards