The Detroit skyline seen from Windsor, Ontario. The two cities are connected by more than just a bridge. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption

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Speech-language pathologists Jill Tullman (left) and Mendi Carroll (right) work with Bryce Vernon at Talking with Technology Camp in Empire, Colo., on July 25. Kristen Kidd/KCFR News hide caption

Dave Dierig, research leader at the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, stands among the ceiling-high shelves that hold the 600,000 seed packets in this cold storage vault. Grace Hood/KUNC hide caption

Bison have been roaming the Santa Catalina Island since the 1920s. At one time they numbered more than 600. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption

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A rendering of a Hyperloop pod. Courtesy of Elon Musk hide caption

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