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Trucks kill bicyclists all the time. This tool could change that
Trucks are singularly lethal vehicles when it comes to accidents with pedestrians and cyclists. But there's a way to make them less deadly.
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“True Detective” makes us wonder: Is Los Angeles totally unlovable?
In the new season of "True Detective," the city of Los Angeles is as dirty and soulless as its flawed protagonists.
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You should be excited about this SCOTUS decision, too
ICYMI: The Supreme Court ruled on another major discrimination case last week.
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GM wheat trial fails, but science wins anyway
British researchers tried to engineer a kind of wheat that would repel bugs without need for insecticide. They failed, but they still learned a lot.
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The Dalai Lama calls for swift climate action and pals around with Patti Smith
Forget Kanye West -- the Tibetan leader rocked a panel on climate change to discuss environmental responsibility and Pope Francis' encyclical.
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Humans really are unprecedented in Earth’s geological history — and that’s a bad thing
The science is in! The planet hasn't changed this much since the evolution of multicellular animals.
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Do we really need to spend money on social science?
Should we really be spending limited science funding on social science and climate change art, when we haven't figured out all the hard stuff yet?
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The Supreme Court just punched a hole in Obama’s plan to clean up power plants
The court ruled 5-4 that the EPA didn't properly take costs into account when regulating emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants.
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Here’s the real thing killing bees: Us
Neonics were supposed to reduce the use of sprayed pesticides -- and they did. But they also stick around long enough to harm the whole wild ecosystem.
