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Fire ants are banding together as floating, stinging rafts to survive Hurricane Harvey's flooding
To escape floodwaters, the venomous insects quickly link together, with the queen and larvae a…
Kevin Loria
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The CEO of analytics startup X1 used this pitch deck to raise $5 million to help businesses track sensitive data like photos and inappropriate emails floating 'in the wild'
And it's important for businesses to know where their information is located to comply with privac…
Benjamin Pimentel
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These floating buildings are made from thousands of plastic bottles to protect from storms and rising water
In 2016, Bangladesh experienced four cyclones - a record number in the country's recent history. An…
Leanna Garfield
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A floating plastic island in the San Francisco Bay may offer a new way to protect coasts from floods. It could even house people inside.
The prototype was deployed in August by a team of designers at the California College of the Arts (…
Aria Bendix
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Putin is floating a bizarre new conspiracy theory about the US' intervention in Syria
The Ghouta attack left more than 1,000 civilians dead and resulted in a deal brokered by the US and…
Natasha Bertrand
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This floating school in a lagoon could be part of the future of education
Makoko stands out from the rest of the structures not just because it rests on barrels and the othe…
Chris Weller
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This new floating hotel in Paris is unlike anything we've ever seen
But not to worry - the boat never undocks from its 13th-arrondissement neighborhood, and it's packe…
Dennis Green
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Here Are The Advantages Of Floating Nuclear Power Stations
The potential benefits of building nuclear power stations on floating platforms, much like those us…
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This floating underwater tunnel in Norway could save half a day in travel time
The small Nordic country has announced plans to spend a reported $25 billion on a fully submerged, …
Chris Weller
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A floating school in Nigeria has collapsed after getting battered by heavy rain
The three-story wooden structure was designed by the architecture firm NLÉ in 2012 as a p…
Chris Weller
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China wants to build giant floating islands in the South China Sea
But China's proposed VLSFs would have a purpose-built design that would allow the platforms to func…
Jeremy Bender
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A 24-year-old is going ahead with a controversial plan to trap plastic floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Some experts are worried.
Over the years, The Ocean Cleanup's plans have changed dramatically. Slat's original concept involv…
Kevin Loria
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China is developing a floating nuclear power station that could be deployed to the South China Sea
"Normally, we burn oil for power, but the problem with the fuel is that the cost is not only high b…
David Choi
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Zaha Hadid's highly anticipated shipping port looks like a floating ship made of diamonds
Sitting on the edge of the water, the Port House will serve as the headquarters for Antwerp's port,…
Leanna Garfield
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This Futuristic Floating City Could Become A Reality In China
According to the city's designers, the project's backers are in talks with a large Chinese investme…
Benjamin Zhang
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A 22-year-old is moving ahead with a controversial plan to trap plastic floating in the great Pacific garbage patch
Slat says models of the new system show improved efficiency, but no tests have been run with an act…
Kevin Loria
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Inside the 'McBarge,' a floating McDonald's that has been abandoned for over 20 years
Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. for $12 million - over $26 million today - and constructed for the 19…
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Apple's New Organizational Structure Could Help It Move Faster
Former Apple employee David Sobotta told us, "If we saw Steve Jobs come into a briefing, he couldn'…
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Satellite images capture Russia's scramble to shield a key bridge from Ukraine's exploding naval drones and other threats
Russia has added additional barriers and defenses around the Kerch Bridge, which has fallen victim …
Jake Epstein
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The DOJ is considering asking judge to break up Google
After a major antitrust lawsuit against Google, a federal judge ruled that it illegally monopolized…