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Ryan Jacobs

Ryan Jacobs is a former senior editorial fellow at Mother Jones. His work has also appeared in the Bay Citizen, Sierra magazine, the Point Reyes Light, The Chicago Reporter, and others. During his short reporting career, his coverage has ranged from the discovery of a potentially new species of phytoplankton to the scene of a quintuple homicide.

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Ohio State Senator Leading Review of "Stalinist" Renewable Energy Standards

Fri Apr. 5, 2013 3:05 AM PDT

How Fracking Causes Earthquakes, the Animated GIF

Thu Mar. 28, 2013 1:00 PM PDT

Biggest Oklahoma Earthquake in Memory Linked to Oil Industry

Wed Mar. 27, 2013 3:01 PM PDT

Quick Reads: "Frankenstein's Cat" by Emily Anthes

Thu Mar. 14, 2013 3:20 AM PDT

Could Nemo Inspire More Dubious Climate Change Coverage?

Fri Feb. 8, 2013 2:16 PM PST

CHARTS: The Top 5 Land-Grabbing Countries

Wed Feb. 6, 2013 4:06 AM PST

Feds Shutter Historic Northern California Oyster Farm

Sat Dec. 1, 2012 4:03 AM PST

Afghan War Games: Computer Scientists Accurately Predict Attacks

Mon Jul. 30, 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Study: Los Angeles Average Temps to Rise 4 to 5 Degrees by 2041

Tue Jun. 26, 2012 3:02 PM PDT

Just Like in "The Wire," Real FBI Crime Stats Are "Juked"

Tue Jun. 19, 2012 2:49 PM PDT

A Brief History of Awesome Robots

From futuristic cities to a 1980s Chinese restaurant, a peek back at the real and fictional robot icons of the last century.

Mon May. 13, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Lethal Battlefield Robots: Sci-Fi or the Future of War?

Warbots don't exist yet, and the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots hopes to keep it that way.

Fri May. 3, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Chinese Cyberwarfare, Explained

So…just how screwed are we?

Thu Feb. 21, 2013 4:01 AM PST

Chevron Subpoenas Google and Others for Private Email Info

The oil giant goes fishing for private data on activists, attorneys, and journalists connected to its famous Ecuador lawsuit.

Sat Nov. 3, 2012 3:03 AM PDT

7 Surprising Items That Get Prisoners Thrown Into Solitary

From Christmas cards to newspaper clippings, California prison officials have cited just about everything as "evidence" of gang activity.

Thu Oct. 18, 2012 1:28 AM PDT

Maps: Solitary Confinement, State by State

An exclusive review of how state prisons use isolation to discipline inmates and weed out gang members.

November/December 2012 Issue

AK-47s, Quack Medicine, and Heaps of Cash: The Gruesome Rhino Horn Trade, Explained

Organized criminals, some operating in the US, are smuggling the valuable body part of the majestic creature.

Wed Aug. 15, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

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