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Space

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The story of the former Olympian who designed the world’s most beloved boat

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By May 1, 2019
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The history—and future—of hitting the road

Our streets: past, present, and future.
By Apr 12, 2019
Cars

What it’s really like working as a safety driver in a self-driving car

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How humanity learned to go farther (and get there faster)

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By Jan 28, 2019
Environment

Canadians found a safer way to transport oil and, yes, it looks like a hockey puck

But petroleum shipping remains an inherently risky business.
By Nov 21, 2018
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This new ‘ion drive’ airplane flew straight out of science fiction

The quiet propulsion system has no moving parts.
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These tools helped scientists win the Nobel Prize

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Health

This new device could teach us how the crud in our air affects our health

A person’s ‘exposome’ is just as important, if not more so, as their genetic predisposition to disease.