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What We’re Reading

Climate changes where the Olympics can be held

By Alex Hearn | Climate Change, What We’re Reading

Flip phones, fabrics, and force fields: some ideas to combat zika

By Elisabeth Eaves | Biosecurity, What We’re Reading

American science and the rise of Donald Trump

By Andrew Ivers | Special Topics, What We’re Reading

Counting down to midnight with the president

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Donald Trump, perhaps unwittingly, exposes paradox of nuclear arms

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

A friendly reminder for Elon Musk

By Andrew Ivers | Climate Change, What We’re Reading

Spread of Zika passes milestone in United States

By Elisabeth Eaves | Biosecurity, What We’re Reading

Crowdsourcing the environment of Fukushima and beyond

By Alex Hearn | What We’re Reading

A cyber vocabulary for understanding the DNC hack

By Private: Janice Sinclaire | Technology and Security, What We’re Reading

The BBC’s detailed plans for nuclear war

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

When renewables undercut nuclear, carbon emissions can increase

By Elisabeth Eaves | Nuclear Energy, What We’re Reading

China’s coal peak hailed as turning point in climate change battle

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