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Secrets in our DNA

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Looking for Life on Mars

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Picture a Scientist

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Reef Rescue

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Fighting for Fertility

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Hindenburg: The New Evidence

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Great Electric Airplane Race

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Ship That Changed the World

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Search Engine Breakdown

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Using Technology to Cope With Drought

Using Technology to Cope With Drought

Using Technology to Cope With Drought

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How California's Droughts Lead to Other Disasters

How California's Droughts Lead to Other Disasters

How California's Droughts Lead to Other Disasters

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Preparing for the Pacific Northwest's Next Major Earthquake

Preparing for the Pacific Northwest's Next Major Earthquake

Preparing for the Pacific Northwest's Next Major Earthquake

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CRISPR Gene-Editing Reality Check

Scientists are beginning to use CRISPR gene-editing technology to treat diseases and alter the human genome. But as research advances, the ethical dilemmas multiply. Which illnesses—and traits—should be eliminated from the human experience?

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Search Engine Breakdown

Two leading researchers investigate racial bias built into widely used search engines.

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Ship That Changed the World

As we excavate a 500-year-old wreck, learn the secrets behind history’s great ships.

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Great Electric Airplane Race

Will electric planes replace polluting airliners and lead to flying taxis in our cities?

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Hindenburg: The New Evidence

A revealing new investigation of one of history’s most iconic aviation disasters.

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Fighting for Fertility

Meet people struggling with infertility and the challenges of assisted reproduction.

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Reef Rescue

Scientists race to help corals adapt to warming oceans through assisted evolution.

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Picture a Scientist

Researchers expose longstanding discrimination against women in science.

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Looking for Life on Mars

NASA launches its most ambitious search yet for traces of ancient life on Mars.

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Secrets in our DNA

What can DNA testing companies reveal about our ancestry and health, and at what risk?

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Beyond the Elements: Life

Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.

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