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Science We are all part of the biggest psychological experiment in history David Pescovitz

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climate change Florida GOP finally admits that maybe they shouldn't have banned the phrase "climate change" after all Thom Dunn

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Technology US Air Force proposal: pause the Earth's rotation so nukes would miss targets David Pescovitz

Science NOAA says 2018 was 4th warmest year on record, in an undeniable global warming trend Xeni Jardin

nostradamus A 1968 book predicts life in the year 2018 Clive Thompson

History Hurricane Maria started in 1898: how America spent more than a century brutalizing Puerto Rico Cory Doctorow

#Irma After hurricane, reports of civil unrest on St. Martin, with "gangs overpowering military and local police" Carla Sinclair

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robots US Navy lab tests "disposable" microdrones that glide down from the sky David Pescovitz

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Science The true color of Saturn's north pole is a stunning blue Andrea James

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Science February was Earth's hottest month on record ever. Yes, you should freak out. Xeni Jardin

Business IMF: Cheap oil will bankrupt the Saudis in five years Cory Doctorow