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April 2018

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Will robots become self-aware? Will they have rights? Will they be in charge? Here are five scenarios from our future dominated by AI

Stephan Talty, illustrations by Jules Julien

A new treatment that uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer is offering hope to patients with advanced disease

Robin Marantz Henig, photographs by Greg Kahn

Two new studies have promising results

A newly approved treatment is a milestone in gene therapy for cancer

The titans of technology tell us what they think is coming soon to a planet near you

Strap on your beer goggles and join us on a hops-fueled rocket ride

Franz Lidz, illustration by David Arky

A high-wattage Republican Mayor of Georgetown, Texas, has become the unlikeliest hero of the green revolution

Dan Solomon, photographs by Drew Anthony Smith

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In the mid-19th century, "Big Tree mania" spread across the country and our love for the trees has never abated

The photographer best remembered as Picasso’s muse steps out of his shadow

The challenges faced by the likes of Ben Franklin have a number of parallels to today’s cryptocurrency boom

Clive Thompson, illustration by Kotryna Zukauskaite

The curious case of a young American’s brazen raid on a British museum’s priceless collection

A project with the University of Pennsylvania is seeking a new tool in an important battle

Next month's opening of the monument in Alabama will be a necessary step in reckoning with America's deadly past

What was it about the Hammond organ that made the 'Godfather of Soul' say please, please, please?

With wiretapping in the headlines and smart speakers in millions of homes, historian Brian Hochman takes us back to the early days of eavesdropping

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