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Return of the L.A. River
I traveled to the banks the L.A. River to talk with agencies and environmental groups dedicated to returning the once meandering river to its former glory.
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The Art of Smokejumping
As summers heat up, an elite group of firefighters are putting their lives on the line to smother potentially devastating blazes in their smoldering infancy.
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A Disaster in Motion
Scientists are studying a slow-moving landslide on the slope of Alaska’s Barry Arm Glacier to prepare the world for the increase dangers caused by glacial retreat.
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The City That Wasn't
Billionaires want to build cities from scratch but experts say investing in existing cities is the best way to combat climate change.
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The Holy Grail at Absolute Zero
Superconductors lie at cornerstone of the future, but scientists say there’s still a lot we don’t know about them.
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Chaos and the Three-Body Problem
This classic problem of orbital mechanics has stumped scientists for centuries. Turns out, the answer requires embracing chaos.
A Journey to Antikythera
The world’s first computer, the “Antikythera Mechanism,” is a 2,000-year-old puzzle of math, science, and archaeology—and scientists are still discovering new secrets.
Client
Popular Mechanics
Issue
March/April 2025






