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Feds Want to Know Who's Protesting Trump

Published 2017-09-12 protesting battling adchoices

Internet hosting company DreamHost is battling the U.S. Justice Department over requests for information about people visiting a Web site for organizing protest…

When the Bellbird Calls, You Know It

Published 2019-12-10 bellbird adchoices fm

The white bellbird of the Amazon may be the loudest bird in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

White Rhinos Eavesdrop to Know Who's Who

Published 2020-08-26 rhinos eavesdrop finding

The finding could potentially help wildlife managers keep better tabs on their herds. Jason G. Goldman reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon…

What You Need to Know about Iran's Surveillance Tech

Published 2022-11-05 bushwick adchoices choices

Scientific American technology editor Sophie Bushwick explains how Iran is using surveillance tech against vulnerable citizens. Learn more about your ad choices…

How Do We Find Aliens? Maybe Unlearn What We Know About 'Life' First

Published 2023-02-22 unlearn aliens adchoices

Science might be redefining what “life out there” really means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What You Need to Know about GPT-4

Published 2023-04-14 abilities adchoices gpt

The AI GPT-4 has emergent abilities—but that’s not why it’s scary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heat Waves Are Breaking Records. Here's What You Need to Know

Published 2023-05-22 waves adchoices breaking

From North America to South Asia, summer heat waves are becoming longer, stronger and more frequent with climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

Five Things You Need to Know about Wildfire Smoke Right Now

Published 2023-06-10 wildfire adchoices ad

Where is it coming from? How long will it last? What's in the smoke? Whose health is at risk? How do you clean your own air? Learn more about your ad choices. V…

If You Had a Nuclear Weapon in Your Neighborhood, Would You Want to Know about It?

Published 2023-11-21 berthold adchoices neighborhood

The Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota has had nuclear missile silos on its land for decades. Now the U.S. government wants to take the old weapons out a…

How Does the World’s Largest Seabird Know Where to Fly?

Published 2024-01-13 seabird adchoices ad

Imagine for a moment that you’re a very hungry bird soaring over 30-foot ocean swells in high winds, with no land for thousands of miles. How do you know where …