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A California mine is trying to transform the rare earth industry

A California mine is trying to transform the rare earth industry

Microsoft quietly supported a right-to-repair bill

Microsoft quietly supported a right-to-repair bill

A government program hopes to find critical minerals underfoot

A government program hopes to find critical minerals underfoot

Big Tech rewrote the nation's first cell phone repair law

Big Tech rewrote the nation's first cell phone repair law

Can we hack plant DNA to fight climate change?

Can we hack plant DNA to fight climate change?

The plan to clean up the solar power supply chain

The plan to clean up the solar power supply chain

The underpaid, underfed miners behind the EV boom

The underpaid, underfed miners behind the EV boom

Can new tech help clean up dirty mining?

Can new tech help clean up dirty mining?

European EV makers have a Russian nickel problem

European EV makers have a Russian nickel problem

Native opposition to Nevada lithium mine grows

Native opposition to Nevada lithium mine grows

The shareholder fight that forced Apple's hand on repair rights

The shareholder fight that forced Apple's hand on repair rights

Cloud seeding gains steam in a parched West

Cloud seeding gains steam in a parched West

Microsoft commits to right-to-repair

Microsoft commits to right-to-repair

Can climate fiction deliver climate justice?

Can climate fiction deliver climate justice?

Can burying power lines prevent the next big wildfire?

Can burying power lines prevent the next big wildfire?

Can you recycle a hard drive? Google is trying to find out.

Can you recycle a hard drive? Google is trying to find out.

The shipping industry faces a climate reckoning

The shipping industry faces a climate reckoning

US fishing industry squares off with offshore wind

US fishing industry squares off with offshore wind

The pyschological toll of tornado forecasting

The pyschological toll of tornado forecasting

The plan to turn coal country into a rare earth powerhouse

The plan to turn coal country into a rare earth powerhouse

Points of no return

Points of no return

Offshore wind is poised to take off in the U.S.

Offshore wind is poised to take off in the U.S.

The battle of Thacker Pass

The battle of Thacker Pass

In a trash filled pandemic, low waste stores are thriving

In a trash filled pandemic, low waste stores are thriving

Worsening wildfires are causing a communication breakdown

Worsening wildfires are causing a communication breakdown

Why Russia's Indigenous communities are calling out Tesla

Why Russia's Indigenous communities are calling out Tesla

A pandemic journey that puts Odysseus to shame

A pandemic journey that puts Odysseus to shame

How Apple decides which products are 'vintage'

How Apple decides which products are 'vintage'

Computer Aided Destruction

Computer Aided Destruction

The Big Lie About Tiger King's Carole Baskin

The Big Lie About Tiger King's Carole Baskin

Whales With Cameras Help Scientists Explore Antarctica

Whales With Cameras Help Scientists Explore Antarctica

A Forgotten Forest of Ancient Trees Was Devastated By Fires

A Forgotten Forest of Ancient Trees Was Devastated By Fires

Scientists Explore a Mysterious World Beneath Arctic Sea Ice

Scientists Explore a Mysterious World Beneath Arctic Sea Ice

Apple's New Repair Program Is Invasive and Onerous, Contract Shows

Apple's New Repair Program Is Invasive and Onerous, Contract Shows

Amazon's New Rationale For Working With Big Oil

Amazon's New Rationale For Working With Big Oil

The recycling renegade tackling the EV battery waste crisis

The recycling renegade tackling the EV battery waste crisis

Whole Foods is selling dangerous anti-vaccine propaganda

Whole Foods is selling dangerous anti-vaccine propaganda

He was murdered in a hate crime. She brought his blood-soaked phone back to life.

He was murdered in a hate crime. She brought his blood-soaked phone back to life.

The concrete solutions to cement's climate problem

The concrete solutions to cement's climate problem

Could letting consumers fix their iPhones help save the planet?

Could letting consumers fix their iPhones help save the planet?

Does my smartwatch's sleep tracker actually do anything?

Does my smartwatch's sleep tracker actually do anything?

Scientists are using weather radar to devise bug maps

Scientists are using weather radar to devise bug maps

The alarming case of the missing insects

The alarming case of the missing insects

The planet needs a new internet

The planet needs a new internet

Beyond the hype of lab-grown diamonds

Beyond the hype of lab-grown diamonds

Meet the people risking their lives to study Earth's dying mountain glaciers

Meet the people risking their lives to study Earth's dying mountain glaciers

Behind the hype of Apple's plan to end mining

Behind the hype of Apple's plan to end mining

Recycling is broken

Recycling is broken

The machines that spy on Antarctica's hidden lakes

The machines that spy on Antarctica's hidden lakes

The fossils of the 21st century

The fossils of the 21st century

Inside Florida's algae-fueled nightmare

Inside Florida's algae-fueled nightmare

The all-women team of scientists who trekked to the heart of Kilauea's eruption

The all-women team of scientists who trekked to the heart of Kilauea's eruption

The wacky, risky world of DIY submarines

The wacky, risky world of DIY submarines

Climate change is erasing human history

Climate change is erasing human history

As Alaska thaws, everything changes

As Alaska thaws, everything changes

Why climate scientists depend on Alaska's indigenous communities now more than ever

Why climate scientists depend on Alaska's indigenous communities now more than ever

A fight over a sacred mountaintop will shape the future of astronomy

A fight over a sacred mountaintop will shape the future of astronomy

The biggest threat to NASA's future is the ocean

The biggest threat to NASA's future is the ocean

This is how South Florida ends

This is how South Florida ends

NASA's mission to Jupiter will tell us Earth's origin story

NASA's mission to Jupiter will tell us Earth's origin story

The crazy ways we'll soon mine old gadgets for treasure

The crazy ways we'll soon mine old gadgets for treasure

The future of technology is hiding on the ocean floor

The future of technology is hiding on the ocean floor