California secession movement was funded and directed by Russian intelligence agents, US government alleges

A federal indictment says Russian intelligence officers support an effort to have California secede as part of a plot to cause turmoil in the US.
Continue to article

Russia Is Quietly Ramping Up Its Internet Censorship Machine

Since Vladimir Putin blocked Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in March, Russia has been pushing away from the global internet at a rapid pace.
Continue to article

How two Texas megadonors have turbocharged the state's far-right shift

Two Texas billionaires have funneled money to conservative candidates and helped reshape the state's Republican party in their worldview.
Continue to article

Past the Salt

In San Francisco’s salty South Bay, an ambitious wetlands restoration project is seeking to balance a return to the ecological past with the realities of a changing future.
Continue to article

Polio in New York

Continue to article

Meet the First Indigenous Woman to Close a Series A. Her Startup Is Worth $40 Million

Bobbie Racette was once the hesitant face of Virtual Gurus, the Canadian tech company she started, but she has since embraced her identity.
Continue to article

How China is creating new foods in space

Sending seeds for short trips to space helps scientists develop new crop varieties that can thrive in the changing climate and help feed the world's growing population.
Continue to article

Putin is already at war with Europe. There is only one way to stop him

He has spread economic and political pain across the continent. Sanctions don’t work, a land for peace deal would be a disaster. Only the military route remains
Continue to article

Solar Power Is Bailing Texas Out This Summer

Enjoying that AC? Thank the mighty power of the sun and the renewable energy source keeping the grid afloat.
Continue to article

After Years Of Being Called An IP ‘Thief,’ China Now Out-Patenting Others… And Suing

It amazes me that the narrative is still out there about how China is an “intellectual property thief” and that the US and other western nations need to “convince China to respect…
Continue to article

As TikTok grows, so does suspicion

The Chinese app is bringing competition—and security fears—to social media
Continue to article

The Norwegian library with unreadable books

Some of the world's most celebrated authors have written manuscripts that won't be published for a century – why? Richard Fisher visits the Future Library in Oslo to find out.
Continue to article

Hear me out – we could use the varroa mite to wipe out feral honey bees, and help Australia's environment

The varroa mite’s arrival in Australia was only a matter of time. We could benefit from one pest fighting another.
Continue to article