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What We’re Reading

Cold War bomb-shelter maker makes a comeback

By Dan Drollette Jr | Nuclear Weapons, What We’re Reading

DC: Shutting down cybersecurity?

By Lucien Crowder | Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies, Technology and Security, What We’re Reading

The eye in the sky is getting smarter, especially in China

By Elisabeth Eaves | Disruptive Technologies, Technology and Security, What We’re Reading

Pray for rain: Climate change means trouble for Iran’s ayatollahs

By Lucien Crowder | Climate Change, What We’re Reading

A quick word from everyone’s favorite environment

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, What We’re Reading

And the sea will tell, for real

By Elisabeth Eaves | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Technology and Security, What We’re Reading

Artificial intelligence eats chess computers for lunch

By Lucien Crowder | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

North Korea Standoff

So far, North Korea is failing to live up to 2018 predictions

By Dawn Stover | Nuclear Weapons, What We’re Reading

red coral fan underwater

Coral sex conceives new growth for Great Barrier Reef

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Special Topics, What We’re Reading

On climate, all the good news you can stand

By Lucien Crowder | Climate Change, What We’re Reading

US lifts ban on funding creation of lethal viruses

By Elisabeth Eaves | Biosecurity, What We’re Reading

A monumental lobbying coup

By Dawn Stover | Nuclear Energy, What We’re Reading