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Esalen hot springs. Photo by Mae Ryan

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Mojave Desert. Photo by Mae Ryan.

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Blood moon. Photo by Mae Ryan.

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Swarms have existed for millions of years in nature and now they’re evolving into silicon. Labs across the US are developing robotic swarms of flying copters and tiny bots that can coordinate on their own. With robot swarms already in development for the US military, these bands of robots will only continue to grow.

Video by Mae Ryan

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For Elissa Iberti, every piece of lace trim, button and sash is important. Iberti is the head of the Metropolitan Opera’s costume shop, where she oversees the production of nearly 800 outfits for five productions opening this fall. No detail is too small for the costumes adorning some of the world’s biggest opera stars.

Video by Mae Ryan

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It was predicted that New Orleans would take a decade to recover from Hurricane Katrina. On the 10th anniversary of the costliest natural disaster in US history, four residents from very different neighborhoods – on both sides of the levees – offer very personal insights into the land, the music ... and whether that prediction has come true.

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Some of the richest people in the US, including billionaires Warren Buffett and Sam Zell, have made millions from trailer parks at the expense of the country's poorest people. Seeing their success, ordinary people from across the country are now trying to follow in their footsteps and become trailer park millionaires. The Guardian went to Orlando to learn the tricks of the trade from Frank Rolfe, the self-appointed dean of Mobile Home University, as he led would-be investors around a trailer park for sex offenders. 

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Shanté Wolf-Sisson, 21, and Tori Wolfe-Sisson, 24, were the first couple to marry when same-sex marriage became legal in Alabama on February 9.

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J Seth Anderson and Michael Adam Ferguson both grew up Mormon, but knew from an early age that their sexual orientation went against their church's doctrine.

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As gay marriage became legal across the states, I profiled the first LGBT couples in marry in three different states. 

Kitty and Cheryle were the first to legally marry in New York.

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Really proud of the women who shared their abortion stories for our interactive piece on The Guardian.

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Sad to see that Streit's Matzos Factory is shutting it's doors after 90 years operating in Manhattan. See my full video on The Guardian about the factory and its workers.

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Ai Weiwei explains his newest exhibit at Alcatraz in my latest for The Guardian.

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Thousands of immigrants have died on the ranches of Brooks County, Texas.

Some ranchers are taking up arms to fight back against the influx of migrants, while others are setting up water stations and trying to save their lives. However, as temperatures rise and the humanitarian crisis continues, the deaths are at an all-time high.

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Kim and Chris Clark had tried almost every medical option available for their 10-year old son Caden, who has severe epilepsy. Then they discovered medical marijuana.

Learn more over at my article for The Guardian.

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With one simple modification, assault rifles in New York circumvent a statewide weapon ban.

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Marfa, Texas.