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How you can help astronomers hunt for undiscovered worlds

By William Poor
Engineer and professor Moriba Jah gestures at a graphical visualizer showing tens of thousands of satellites and space debris in orbit around the Earth
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Why the risk of orbital collisions is skyrocketing

Congestion in space could cause big problems on Earth

By William Poor
A gloved hand holds a small vial; illustrated DNA swirls around it
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We built a 2020 time capsule out of synthetic DNA — here’s how

One base pair at a time

By William Poor
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Two hands hold a florescent light and a cellphone next to a Tesla coil
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The century-long quest for worldwide wireless power

Qi chargers are just the beginning

By William Poor
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Prospecting for the true value of gold

By William Poor
In a still from a police body camera videoclip, we see a man being pulled from a car.
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Police body cameras don’t tell the whole story. This experiment shows it.

Intent is in the eye of the beholder

By William Poor
animated viruses float above a pill bottle. They fade in and out of view.
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How to make drugs for viruses that don’t exist yet

By William Poor
A montage of makers holding the medical equipment they made, and computer renderings of the equipment.
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Watch 3D printers churn out medical supplies to fight COVID-19

By William Poor
a montage of Verge employees take their temperature
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Your temperature might never be 98.6 — and that’s normal

The tyranny of 98.6 must end

By William Poor
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How coyotes made their homes in America’s cities

By William Poor
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