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I Visited Abandoned Oil Rigs — and Found Something Terrifying Underwater

Nicholas Carlson

Hundreds of oil platforms are rusting in the Gulf of Mexico, and what's lurking underwater is even worse.

Energy

How America's Trucks Became Inferior to Europe's

Christopher Clarke

How America's trucks became inferior to Europe's.

Transportation & Infrastructure

What 'Made In America' ACTUALLY Looks Like

Kyla Scanlon

What 'Made in America' actually looks like.

Manufacturing

We Sent Our CEO To Dubai's Supercar Junkyards

Nicholas Carlson

We sent our CEO to Dubai's supercar junkyards.

Culture & Consumer

How We Still Have Any Trees Left

Christopher Clarke

How we still have any trees left.

Natural Resources

How America's Farms Became Inferior To Europe's

Karin Shedd

How America's farms became inferior to Europe's.

Food & Agriculture

I Played a $14 Million Violin to See Why It Costs So Much More Than Mine

Nora Ali

I played a $14 million violin to see why it costs so much more than mine.

Culture & Consumer

This Hospital Closed. The CEO Has A $40 Million Yacht.

Nicholas Carlson

This hospital closed. The CEO has a $40 million yacht.

Healthcare

How Millennials Ruined Roller Coasters

Kyla Scanlon, Karin Shedd

How millennials ruined roller coasters.

Culture & Consumer

Videos Of Deadly North Sea Waves Are Shocking — So I Went There!

Christopher Clarke

What makes the North Sea uniquely treacherous and why it's essential to global trade.

Trade & Shipping

How China's Ships Got Too Big For American Ports

Christopher Clarke

How China's ships got too big for American ports.

Trade & Shipping

The Real Reason We Can't Quit Coal

Dakota Deady

The real reason we can't quit coal.

Energy

Why Americans Ripped Their Diving Boards Out

Nora Ali

Why Americans ripped their diving boards out.

Culture & Consumer

How Tariffs Made MEXICO Great Again

Hanna Horvath

How US tariffs made Mexico great again.

Trade & Shipping

Why China Is Rerouting Trade Through the Desert

Madis Kabash

Why China is rerouting trade through the desert.

Trade & Shipping

Same Car. Different Country. Deadlier in a Crash.

Dan Bobkoff

Same car. Different country. Deadlier in a crash. The real reason carmakers keep doing this.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Why Airships Refuse to Die — and Who's Paying for It

Jordan Winters

Why airships refuse to die and who's paying for it.

Aviation & Aerospace

Every City Is Making This Same Traffic Mistake

Anna Yeo

Every city is making this same traffic mistake.

Cities & Real Estate

The NBA Chose Profit. Europe Chose Passion.

Karin Shedd

The NBA chose profit. Europe chose passion.

Sports

The Hidden Economics of "Premium" Steak

Nora Ali

How steakhouses get you to pay more.

Food & Agriculture

This Plane Is Brand New. Why Are They Destroying It?

Christopher Clarke

The broken economics of airplanes.

Aviation & Aerospace

China's Secret Weapon Isn't a Car. It's This Ship

Nicholas Carlson

The ship that sank Detroit should terrify Japan and Germany.

Trade & Shipping

American Trucks And Ships Are Falling Behind

Christopher Clarke

American trucks and ships are falling behind.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Why Oil Companies Burn Gas Instead Of Selling It

Nicholas Carlson

Does America have too much oil?

Energy

India's Unstoppable Rise

Christopher Clarke

We sent an economist to India and he was blown away.

Manufacturing

Why NYC's Billionaire Towers Look So Ugly

Dakota Deady

Why New York City's billionaire towers look so ugly.

Cities & Real Estate

Why The US Can't Use Its Own Uranium

Dakota Deady

The nuclear bottleneck that America can't solve.

Energy

Why America's Population Crisis Could Be The World's Worst

Hanna Horvath

How America started running out of people.

Economy & Demographics

Why This Toxic Lake Is Suddenly Worth Trillions

Dakota Deady

Why a toxic lake in California is suddenly worth trillions.

Natural Resources

How 'McMansioning' Is Killing American Colleges

How the campus amenities arms race is killing American colleges.

Education

How This Car Got So Good It's BANNED In America

How this car got so good it is banned in America.

Transportation & Infrastructure