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discarded cell phones and other e-waste

One problem for renewables: Not enough rare earths. One solution: recycling. But there’s a hitch.

By Maddie Stone | Climate Change, Special Topics

crater left over from underground nuclear test

Environmental impacts of underground nuclear weapons testing

By Sulgiye Park, Rodney C. Ewing | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics

January issue: What you can do to turn back the Clock

By Dan Drollette Jr | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics

Interview: California Congressman Ted Lieu on what you can do about existential threats

By John Mecklin | Nuclear Risk, Opinion, Special Topics

Introduction: What you can do to turn back the hands of the Doomsday Clock

By Dan Drollette Jr | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics

Interview with Sneha Revanur, “the Greta Thunberg of AI”

By Dan Drollette Jr | Special Topics

How my Gen Z students learned to start worrying and dismantle the Bomb

By Frida Berrigan | Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics

missile spiraling out of control during test

The six best Bulletin magazine articles of 2023

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics

The people of Gaza need a water ceasefire

By Reem Abu Shomar, Mark Zeitoun | Climate Change, Special Topics

The House passed a $14.3 billion aid package for Israel, 226-196, on November 2.

Emergency aid to Israel needs scrutiny

By Victor Gilinsky | Opinion, Special Topics

Halloween advice: Prepare for the zombie apocalypse

By Erik English, Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity, Special Topics

StoryMap: Reimagining security in Oceania

By Tamara Lilinoe Patton | Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics