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Two philosophers discuss the morality of family planning in the age of climate change.
From Poland’s “Black Monday” strike to women shedding the compulsory hijab on social media, there is power in sisterhood and solidarity.
A database of fish faces, electrode-outfitted headphones, and a new twist on the tourniquet.
Writers Meghan O'Rourke and Hanya Yanagihara explore death and grief in the Facebook age.
A super-powered micro-animal, a hacker-proof grid, and more.
Just a single speech from Snoop Dogg, Jon Stewart, or Jodie Foster could rake in more than $50,000.
Plus, a sub that stays dry, a B2-inspired battery, and a DNA scanner that catches poachers red-handed.
Novelists Chigozie Obioma and Taiye Selasi explore how a nation-state shapes a person’s identity — and influences a writer’s fiction.
By monopolizing the mining of rare-earth metals, China could dictate the future of high-tech.
A naval laser light show, a cactus-inspired hydrogen car, and a new way to keep space clean.
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and Ory Okolloh discuss the continent's brain drain and debate the best ways to keep talent at home.
Tobias Zielony and Anna Badkhen on the displaced, the Global South, and what Africans misunderstand about their peers who’ve made it to Germany.