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Legendary bitcoin developer Amir Taaki went to Syria to fight Isis. Now he's back, with radical plans for bitcoin – and the states of western Europe.
Environment-conscious consumers and developments in materials science are giving recycled rubbish a desirable new lease on life.
New EFSA findings confirm the danger neonic pesticides pose to bees – but the UK's history of exemptions casts doubt on the effectiveness of future bans.
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Fake Twitter profiles aren’t new – marketing firms have long been gaming social media to promote and influence. WIRED reveals the Twitter techniques and tactics that enabled Russia to influence politics.
Debris from the 8.5-tonne space station will crash to Earth between late March and early April – and we'll only know where it's likely to hit at the last minute.
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