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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054156im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/09/AP_0909150104046/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed">Earth in 10,000 Years</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> <span>Climate change means the end of our world, but the beginning of another—one with a new set of species and ecosystems.</span> </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905054156/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/lizzie-wade/" title="Lizzie Wade">Lizzie Wade</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-09-02"> Sep 2, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905054156/http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/glimpsing-a-world-after-climate-change/403534/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt403534" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="river-ad native-river" data-enable-if-ad="ad-native-river2" style="display:none"> <gpt-ad id="ad-native-river2" targeting-pos="native-river" 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</time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905054156/http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/you-dont-have-to-be-good-at-math-to-learn-to-code/403342/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt403342" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'channel',r' ',d,r'river',r'8',r'403297'"> <a href="/web/20150905054156/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/the-restaurant-with-invisible-waiters/403297/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054156im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/09/eatsa/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed">Server-less Restaurants Might Be the Future of Dining</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> Much like Amazon and Uber, automat eateries offer speed, efficiency, and a lack of human interaction. </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a 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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054156im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/09/5959535597_1d0d5fe1e8_b/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed">‘The Meatball’ vs. ‘The Worm’: How NASA Brands Space</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> The space agency’s current symbol, a beloved signal of the agency’s storied past, wasn’t always so beloved. </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905054156/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/megan-garber/" title="Megan Garber">Megan Garber</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-09-01"> Sep 1, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905054156/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/how-the-meatball-triumphed-at-nasa/403171/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt403171" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'channel',r' ',d,r'river',r'11',r'403156'"> <a href="/web/20150905054156/http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/one-dollar-origami-microscope-foldscope/403156/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054156im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/09/Foldscope/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed">The $1 Pocket Microscope</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> The super-cheap Foldscope carries on a centuries-long tradition of simple, curiosity-enabling microscopes. </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905054156/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/ed-yong/" title="Ed Yong">Ed Yong</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-09-01"> Sep 1, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905054156/http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/one-dollar-origami-microscope-foldscope/403156/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt403156" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="river-ad 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class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905054156/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/adrienne-lafrance/" title="Adrienne LaFrance">Adrienne LaFrance</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-31"> Aug 31, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905054156/http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/a-brief-history-of-levees/402119/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt402119" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'channel',r' ',d,r'river',r'15',r'402703'"> <a href="/web/20150905054156/http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/hoarding-firefighting/402703/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054156im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/shutterstock_252523492/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed">Hoarding Is Making Firefighting Harder</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> The rise of compulsive junk-collection 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