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The view from the ground.

  • Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji enjoys an ice cake to celebrate his third birthday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington.
    Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji enjoys an ice cake to celebrate his third birthday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington.

    The Panda Party’s Almost Over

    Three of Washington’s most beloved residents are heading back home, ending an era amid frostiness in U.S.-China relations.

  • Two adults wearing matching lanyards designating them as volunteers sit next to each other at a table with laptops in front of them. One of the volunteers leans to the side to look at the other's screen as he types. Behind the volunteers, other people sit at tables with laptops and phones.
    Two adults wearing matching lanyards designating them as volunteers sit next to each other at a table with laptops in front of them. One of the volunteers leans to the side to look at the other's screen as he types. Behind the volunteers, other people sit at tables with laptops and phones.

    Inside the White House-Backed Effort to Hack AI

    Hackers, students, and government officials gathered at DEF CON to push chatbots over the edge.

  • Charmante Kapinga sits on a chair holding her young son as a nurse prepares to weigh him before a routine vaccination at the Mervedi medical center outside Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    Charmante Kapinga sits on a chair holding her young son as a nurse prepares to weigh him before a routine vaccination at the Mervedi medical center outside Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    The Shadow of the Next Pandemic Looms in a Virus Hotspot

    Low vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo raises the risk of diseases spreading and adapting undetected.

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