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The White Male Writer is Fine, I Promise

Have you heard the news? My people, the White Male Writers, are vanishing. It’s a terrible situation. The other day, I was walking down Dauphine Street in New Orleans when

Judge Rejects Government’s Attempt to Dismiss EFF Lawsuit Against OPM, DOGE, and Musk

Court Confirms That, If Proven, DOGE’s Ongoing Access to Personnel Records Is Illegal NEW YORK—A lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing tens of

EFF Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Perkins Coie Law Firm Against Unconstitutional Executive Order

EFF has joined the American Civil Liberties Union and other legal advocacy organizations across the ideological spectrum in filing an amicus brief asking a federal judge to strike down President

What is a 100-year flood? Here’s what forecasters and scientists mean

Although math can calculate how often to expect floods of specific magnitudes, nature has its own plans. ​Read More

Adolescence and mental health: Are smartphone bans enough?

British Netflix series "Adolescence" has sparked discussion about the internet, smartphones and teens' mental health. Does the online world really harm teenagers’ health? Researchers have clear advice. ​Read More

Calyx Institute: A Case Study in Grassroots Innovation

Technologists play a huge role in building alternative tools and resources when our right to privacy and security are undermined by governments and major corporations. This direct resistance ensures that

Trapped with a Tesla: my dream car has become a living nightmare | The secret Tesla driver

I bought it to be part of a greener future, but that was before Musk proved so awful. I’d sell it now, but prices have droppedAfter our children left home,

Plan for Norfolk megafarm rejected by councillors over environmental concerns

Application, submitted by Cranswick, would have created one of the largest industrial poultry and pig units in EuropeA megafarm that would have reared almost 900,000 chickens and pigs at any

How to build even better wind turbines

Solar has outpaced wind as the renewable energy leader. But recent innovations, like taller towers and longer rotor blades, could unlock significantly more wind energy potential — though not without

Revealed: Trump’s fossil-fuel donors to profit from data-center boom and green rollbacks

Energy Transfer, a top backer of US president, has received requests to power even more energy-guzzling data centersOil and gas barons who donated millions of dollars to the Trump campaign

Our lives depend on seeds. Trump’s cuts put our vast reserves at risk | Thor Hanson

Maintaining seed diversity and abundance is essential – and requires constant work. It’s time for Congress to return to the seed businessFrom 1862 until 1923, US senators and members of

Sudan crisis: UN rights chief condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum

The fight for Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, likely involved widespread summary executions of civilians following its recent recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Thursday.