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The Biggest Dead Zones in America's Waterways

We often bemoan the ecological tragedies plaguing the Gulf Coast—oil spills, industrial waste, overfishing—but many of the United States' coastal waterways experience eutrophic (high nutrient) and hypoxic conditions. Here are four of the worst.
Ruth Reader
7.2.13
News

Revisiting the Battlefields of Afghanistan 12 Years Later

I’m back in Afghanistan for the sixth time. I'm retracing the steps of my first journey, crossing the Amu Darya and traveling the length of the country to see what has changed, if anything, in the 12 years since international forces first intervened...
Kevin Sites
7.2.13
Motherboard Blog

Pluto's Newly-Named Moons Sound Kinda Evil

Derek Mead
7.2.13
CAPS LOCK REVIEWS

Joey Bada$$' 'Summer Knights' Is Excellent Weed Smoking Music from 1997

"I WOULDA GIVEN IT A 4 BUT I RAN OUTTA WEED."
The Kid Mero
7.2.13
New music

Listen to Smartboys' "Receiving the Bribe"

It can be hard to know what to expect when musicians some of your favorite musicians collaborate in new ways, but in the case of Smartboys, the result doesn't disappoint.
Noisey Staff
7.2.13
Interviews

Pure X Broke A Leg But Not In A Good Way

The Texas-based band gets real on what happens when you live in the United States and break a bone while skateboarding. (And they talk about their new record, too.)
Cam Lindsay
7.2.13
Motherboard Blog

Where in the World Will Snowden Go?

A wanted man without a nation is a man no nation wants.
Ben Richmond
7.2.13
NSFW

Financial Domination Is a Very Expensive Fetish

The fetish of financial domination basically entails men transferring large sums of money to women over the internet.
Nick Chester
7.2.13
Motherboard Blog

Can a Low Dose Go a Long Way?

Is it possible to tap psychedelic drugs at almost imperceptible levels to heighten normal, day-to-day functioning without all the mind melt? As it turns out, less maybe is more.
Brian Anderson
7.2.13
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STEMS: Inside Spirit Guide's "Bronze"

NYC's Spirit Guide breaks it down to the stems: "I'm really in love with sounds that create a space."
Justin Staple
7.2.13
Travel

Machetes and Motorbikes at Mali's Sangue-Mo Fishing Festival

Unless your ideal vacation involves drinking far too much in a dirty brothel, there aren't many reasons to visit San, a town in the Ségou region of Mali. In fact, most guide books actively tell you to skip it. But once a year, the people of this truck...
Thomas Martinez
7.2.13
Motherboard Blog

Why Astronauts Are Driving RC Cars from Space

Will we see RC cars on Mars next?
Amy Shira Teitel
7.2.13
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