Detours - The Verge

Is solar the solution for millions of people without access to electric light?

Jan 8, 2015

Can solar-powered lanterns replace dirty kerosene in the developing world?

Michael Zelenko

Jan 8, 2015

Can a head impact sensor help save athletes' lives?

Jan 7, 2015

Can a small sensor help in the fight against concussions?

Michael Zelenko

Jan 7, 2015

Recreating the natural habitat we destroyed

Oct 15, 2014

To restore Oregon's Sandy River, ecologists are felling the trees around it

Oct 15, 2014

Can cutting down trees bring fish back to Oregon’s Sandy River?

Oct 14, 2014

Can cutting down trees make Oregon rivers more fish friendly?

Oct 14, 2014

Portland biking gets some help from big data

Oct 8, 2014

Portland enlists big data to make biking safer

Oct 8, 2014

A Danish company is building a $335 million seawall around New York

Oct 1, 2014

This could be the new fire hydrant

Sep 24, 2014

Finally, a fire hydrant for the 21st century

Sep 24, 2014

Fire hydrants are due for an upgrade

Sep 22, 2014

HandUp is like Kickstarter for the homeless

Sep 17, 2014

Can crowdfunding help San Francisco's homeless?

Sep 17, 2014

Can crowdfunding solve poverty?

Sep 16, 2014

You've never seen a boat sail like this

Sep 10, 2014

Put a wing on it: how one company's smart wing could change San Francisco's ferries

Sep 10, 2014

Can hybrid wings help San Francisco ferries capture the wind?

Sep 9, 2014

Doctor turns to 3D printers in a race to save a toddler's mind

Sep 3, 2014

How to feed the cities of the future

Aug 27, 2014

Verge Detours season 2 debuts tomorrow

Aug 26, 2014

Detours: Season 2 - Trailer

Aug 15, 2014

The Verge Detours season 2 returns August 27th

Aug 15, 2014

The camera next door: how neighbors watch neighbors in New Orleans

Adrianne Jeffries

Nov 13, 2013

Where cats glow green: weird feline science in New Orleans

Adrianne Jeffries

Nov 6, 2013

The sinkhole that swallowed a swamp

Adrianne Jeffries

Oct 30, 2013

Robot city: how the machines are driving Pittsburgh's future

Oct 23, 2013

Cleaning up one of America's most polluted cities

Oct 16, 2013

Verge Detours

Oct 9, 2013

How Disney is helping plants find their voice

Oct 9, 2013

A city in flames: inside Detroit's war on arson

Oct 2, 2013

The joy of mind-controlled flamethrowers

Sep 25, 2013

Shinola is bringing watchmaking to Detroit

Sep 18, 2013

Broadband gap: Google Fiber isn't the only revolution in Kansas City

Sep 11, 2013

Sorry for your loss: Hallmark struggles to update its card empire

Sep 4, 2013

Meat lovers: AgLocal thinks it can take ethical farms mainstream

Aug 28, 2013

Wednesday: watch 'Small Empires: Shapeways' and the premiere of 'Verge Detours'

Aug 27, 2013

Verge Detours: our cross-country series starts Wednesday, August 28th

Aug 22, 2013

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