Blah Blah Blah: The Lack of Small Talk Is Breaking Our Brains
Chit-chat is often dismissed as mindless and boring. But its absence over the past year is affecting you more than you think
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Space Is Not a Frontier
We’ve barely addressed the legacies of colonialism and racism on Earth. Must we now export these things to the stars?
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The Wild, Wild West of Space Law
The world’s richest men are fielding their own cosmic missions. Who will make sure they behave?
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Space Junk Is a Bigger Extraterrestrial Threat than Little Green Men
And it’s a menace to spacecraft, satellites, and even our modern way of life
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Invasion of the Ticks
Inside the quest to track one of humanity’s tiniest deadly predators
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What Astronauts Can Teach Us about Mental Health and Isolation
We’re learning what members of space missions have known for decades: it’s hard to live in a confined space for long periods of time
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Your Brain on COVID-19
Fear, denial, panic buying: why our minds are not designed to process threats like the coronavirus pandemic
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How Fear Takes Hold of Our Bodies
Shallow breathing, dizziness, pounding heart: the science behind why we’re so afraid right now
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Are Plants Listening to Us? It Depends Who You Ask
A controversial 1970s book claimed that plants can hear. It turns out its authors might not have been entirely wrong
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What Canada’s Rocks Can Tell Us About Extraterrestrial Life
Scientists are studying Ontario limestone to learn about life on Mars
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