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A Massive Oil Pipeline Under the Great Lakes Is Old Enough to Rupture
If just one of the two degrading pipelines breaks, it would result in a 1.5 million gallon oil spill, devastating the region. Motherboard traveled to Michigan to investigate the situation.
The Fungus That Could Replace Plastic
Motherboard correspondent Alejandro Tauber traveled to the Netherlands to meet some of the scientists and designers who have come up with a viable replacement for plastic: fungus.
A Former Drone Pilot’s Guilt Kept Him Awake at Night
How Brandon Bryant became an advocate against the use of unmanned combat drones.
The Fungus That Could Replace Plastic
Simple mycelium filaments can be grown to replace different types of oil-based plastics.
A Massive Oil Pipeline Under the Great Lakes Is Way Past Its Expiration Date
If there is a rupture, the result would be disastrous.
A Former Drone Pilot’s Guilt Kept Him Awake at Night
How Brandon Bryant became an advocate against the use of unmanned combat drones.
DARPA's Robot Challenge Was Like a State Fair Set 50 Years in the Future
Cotton candy? Check. The distinct smell of livestock? Check. Advanced semi-autonomous robots? Check.
A Crowdfunded UAV Is Helping Ukraine’s Bootstrapped Army
The People’s Project are a volunteer group crowdfunding everything from tanks, uniforms and drones for Ukraine’s Army.
Meet John Romero, One of the Godfathers of the First-Person Shooter
The designer of DOOM and Quake takes us behind the scenes.
Watch Drone Pilots Navigate One of the First-Ever Drone Racetracks
Naturally, it's in a horse pavilion somewhere in Canada.
The Most Important Models in the World
They require massive supercomputers, they simulate the Earth's future, they're poorly understood—and they're analyzed above the Seinfeld diner in New York.