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We now have the power to quickly and easily alter DNA. It could eliminate disease. It could solve world hunger. It could provide unlimited clean energy. It could get really out of hand.

Written by Amy Maxmen. Originally published in August 2015.

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Every day, Wikipedia biographies of living people are flagged for deletion because the subjects are not “notable” enough. How do these poor souls take the news?

Written by Duncan Fyfe. Originally published on October 26th 2026.

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Earth is teeming with unknown species, and they’re dying off faster than ever. Now biologists are battling over an old question: how to catalog life?

Written by Brooke Jarvis. Originally published on November 10th 2022.

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Sneaking six Americans out of Iran in 1979 would take an audacious plan, false identities, and an epic Hollywood cover story.

Written by Joshuah Bearman. Originally published on April 24th, 2007.

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To escape the chaos of her Russian childhood, Lili Infante became an American law enforcement prodigy. She pioneered the DEA’s investigations of the dark web—never suspecting who she’d find hiding there.

Written by Joshuah Bearman and Owen Long. Originally published on October 21st, 2026.

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