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Activists protest in front of Kalashnikov USA, a gun manufacturer that makes an AK-47 rifle, on February 25th, 2018, in Pompano Beach, Florida.

News in Brief

Ten South Florida Cities Are Suing the State to Regain Control of Their Gun Laws

Mayors across the state are subject to a state law that threatens harsh penalties for municipalities that attempt to pass any of their own restrictions on firearms.

Sarah Holder

Environment

Environmental Advocates Take Aim at Proposed Revisions to Indonesia’s Conservation Act

Critics are concerned about the weakening of protections for endangered species in a country where wildlife trafficking is rife.

Basten Gokkon

Network cables are plugged in a server room

News in Brief

What’s Behind America’s Inability to Create a Trustworthy Broadband Map?

Broadband-mapping efforts from both the federal government at large and the FCC have had critical flaws that disproportionately affect rural and minority communities.

Eric Null

A digital representation of the human genome.

News in Brief

Could Gene Reactivation Be the Answer to a Severe Neurodevelopmental Disease?

Children suffering from Rett Syndrome may have found hope in a drug combination that could potentially reverse disease symptoms by adjusting natural cellular functions.

Chelsea Weidman

Environment

Is Plastic Waste Poisoning Our Seafood?

The massive amounts of plastic trash in marine environments may be leading to toxic metals entering the food chain.

Danielle Beurteaux

Environment

Spotting the Hardware in the Heavens

It's tricky to get a good estimate for how many satellites are in the skies above us, but if you've ever looked up at the night sky you've probably seen one orbiting the Earth.

Christopher Palma

People collect drinking water from pipes fed by an underground spring, in St. James, about 25km from Cape Town's city center, on January 19th, 2018.

Environment

Which Cities Are Most Vulnerable to Climate Change Conflict?

As food and water sources become threatened by changing weather patterns, experts say these are the areas most susceptible to instability and bloodshed.

Thor Benson