Science & Tech

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On a makeshift communications system, Houston callers were relentless and desperate.

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Scenes from Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey—the first Category 4 storm to hit the U.S. mainland in more than ten years.

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In 1977, NASA began a mission that would become the world’s greatest space journey and redefine human knowledge of the solar system.

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In 1977, a pair of phonograph records containing recordings of life on Earth were launched aboard the twin Voyager space probes.

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Bob Baer, the co-chair of Southern Illinois University’s Solar Eclipse Steering Committee, speaks about the upcoming total solar eclipse, on August 21st.

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Sand is the world’s most widely consumed natural resource, besides water. What will happen when we run out of it?

Culture

A look at the dumber side of technology.

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Strongbox allows you to send tips, information, and files with a greater degree of anonymity than conventional e-mail.

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Could a video game help to preserve Inuit culture?

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A group of archeologists venture into the Mosquitia Jungle, in Honduras, on a quest for the remnants of an ancient city.

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The lives of elevators.

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Can a Norwegian firm solve the problems of Times Square?
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