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Tornadoes in America: The Oklahoma Disaster in Context Doswell

Tornadoes in America: The Oklahoma Disaster in Context

A backgrounder for understanding the storm that hit Moore, Oklahoma.

The (Slow, Tentative) Greening of the GOP AP

The (Slow, Tentative) Greening of the GOP

House members like Rep. Kevin McCarthy are still avid fossil-fuel proponents, but they've begun to advocate for renewables, too.

NASA's 19-Gigapixel Filmstrip of the Earth from Russia to South Africa NASA
'On Average, Humanity Has Built One Large Dam Every Day for the Last 130 Years' Google/Philip Bump

'On Average, Humanity Has Built One Large Dam Every Day for the Last 130 Years'

Ours is a planet and a time deeply shaped by one species -- us.

Quiz: GeoCities or Tumblr? GeoCities via Yahoo

Quiz: GeoCities or Tumblr?

In 1999, Yahoo acquired GeoCities. The deal left behind little more than a press release.

Google Zombie: The Glass Wearers of Tomorrow Werner Kaligofsky

Google Zombie: The Glass Wearers of Tomorrow

The best metaphor for Google Glass? Not jerks or junkies, but the living dead.

Can You Really Buy 'Cool'? Reuters

Can You Really Buy 'Cool'?

The biggest challenge Yahoo will face in its acquisition -- and adaptation -- of Tumblr

Chart: Where Yahoo's Tumblr Ranks Next to Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest Alexis Madrigal

Chart: Where Yahoo's Tumblr Ranks Next to Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest

Charting the growth of the big social networks that aren't Facebook.

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