Collaborate Disseminate
Before you vote, take a look at this interactive map that lets you browse by house representatives or senators and find out all the details on your incumbents. Continue reading This Map Shows You How Much Money Every Member of Congress Got from Big Telecom
Freedom House, a US think tank, analyzes internet freedom around the world every year, and this year’s report saw a drop in the US’s rating. Continue reading America’s Internet Freedom Rating Dropped Due to the Repeal of Net Neutrality
The Earth BioGenome Project aims to map the genome of 1.5 million plants, animals, and fungi. Continue reading Biologists Have Started Their Attempt to Sequence the DNA of Every Living Thing on Earth
A 25-year ban has been altered to allow the animal parts to be used in medical research and healing, despite the fact that both species are worse off now. Continue reading Tiger Bones and Rhino Horns Are No Longer Banned for Medicine in China
The results are pretty eerie, but you can help them get even creepier. Continue reading Get in the Halloween Spirit with This AI-Generated Spooky Music
In the extremely tight race for Illinois’s sixth district seat, a recent scandal over dangerous emissions from a medical supply plant has brought environmental issues front and center. Continue reading A Biochemist Is Beating a GOP Incumbent Backed by the Chemical Industry in Key House Race
Ben Lecomte began his swim on the coast of Japan and has already swum more than 1,200 nautical miles. Continue reading There Is Plastic ‘Everywhere,’ Says Guy Swimming Across Pacific Ocean
A study published this week in ‘Environmental Science & Technology’ sampled salt brands from across the globe and found 92 percent contained microplastics. Continue reading You’re Literally Sprinkling Plastic On Your Food
By creating a lightweight, 3D-printed “transmission,” engineers were able to build a hand that is strong when it needs to be and fast when it needs to be. Continue reading This Robotic Hand Can Shift Gears to Catch a Beer Can and Crush It
A new report from Stanford University shows that most commenters were knowledgeable about the issue and very much in favor of keeping the protections. Continue reading 99.7 Percent of Unique FCC Comments Favored Net Neutrality