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An Italian volcano’s massive eruptions fit a pattern — and the cycle may have restarted

By Mary Beth Griggs November 14

How humans are transforming the hurricanes of the future

By Rachel Becker November 14

A cold ‘super-Earth’ may live around a nearby star

By Loren Grush November 14

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L’Oréal’s wearable sensor will track your UV exposure throughout the day

By Jon Porter November 14

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Ford teaming up with Walmart and Postmates on robot deliveries

By Andrew J. Hawkins

Self-driving vehicles delivering groceries in Miami

Juul cuts flavored nicotine supply to stores and shutters its social media

By Rachel Becker November 13

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AI software helped NASA dream up this spider-like interplanetary lander

By Loren Grush November 13

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Google is absorbing DeepMind’s health care unit to create an ‘AI assistant for nurses and doctors’

By James Vincent November 13

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An academic reported sexual harassment. Her university allegedly retaliated

She claims her once-promising career was sidelined

By Ben Guarino and Neel V. Patel November 12

How solar panels could cool our homes while harvesting energy

By Angela Chen November 12

Watch Rocket Lab try again to launch its first commercial mission to space

By Loren Grush November 10

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NASA’s Europa lander may be in jeopardy after the midterms — and some are fine with seeing it go

By Loren Grush November 10

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What a ban on e-cigarette flavors could mean for Big Tobacco

By Rachel Becker November 9

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Google hires a health care CEO to organize its fragmented health initiatives

By Dami Lee November 9

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These are the technology advances that could end animal farming

By Angela Chen November 9

SpaceX wants to fly some internet satellites closer to Earth to cut down on space trash

By Loren Grush November 9

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Judge blocks Keystone XL pipeline, says government cannot ignore ‘inconvenient’ facts

By Jon Porter

An inconvenient truth

Cigarette smoking hits a low in the US, but don’t thank vapes for it

By Rachel Becker November 8

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Marijuana advocates celebrate after Jeff Sessions is ousted

By Angela Chen November 8

What the new Congress means for space, self-driving cars, and regulating Facebook

By Verge Staff November 7

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New congressional members with science backgrounds may help shape national policy

By Mary Beth Griggs November 7

Three states vote in favor of marijuana

By Angela Chen November 7

Government bans on pot research have created room for marijuana health hype

By Angela Chen November 6

Why we shouldn’t cry ‘aliens’ about that interstellar space rock just yet

By Loren Grush November 6

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That adorable baby bear clip captures the dark side of wildlife videos

By Rachel Becker November 5

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SpaceX’s helipad-equipped boat will bring astronauts safely home

By Loren Grush November 5

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Spinal implants help treat paralysis but aren’t ready for primetime

By Rachel Becker November 3

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23andMe’s genetic test for how you’ll react to medication is ahead of its time

By Angela Chen November 2

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is dead

By Mary Beth Griggs

While people on Earth celebrated Halloween, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft quietly gave up the ghost.

Russia’s space agency reveals why last month’s rocket launch failed

By Mary Beth Griggs November 1

Gallium nitride is the silicon of the future

By Angela Chen November 1

A supercomputer on the ISS will soon be open for science experiments

By Mary Beth Griggs November 1

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Watch the Russian rocket failure that forced two astronauts to make an emergency landing

By James Vincent November 1

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FDA asks e-cigarette giants to help regulate themselves

By Rachel Becker October 31

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Treating ‘genetic privacy’ like it’s just one thing keeps us from understanding people’s concerns

By Angela Chen October 31

Seven scary stories to tell by the light of your screen

By Verge Staff October 31

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The Kepler Space Telescope is dead

By Mary Beth Griggs October 30

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