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Will China’s moon landing launch a new space race?

Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation
Science & Medicine
China became the third country to land a probe on the Moon on Jan. 2. But, more importantly, it became the first to do so on the far side of the moon, often called the dark side. The ability to land on the far...

Colonizing Mars Means Contaminating Mars – And Never Knowing For Sure If It Had Its Own Native Life

David Weintraub, The Conversation
Science & Medicine
The closest place in the universe where extraterrestrial life might exist is Mars, and human beings are poised to attempt to colonize this planetary neighbor within the next decade. Before that happens, we...

The Surprising Way Plastics Could Actually Help Fight Climate Change

Joseph Rollin, The Conversation and Jenna E. Gallegos, The Conversation
Science & Medicine
What do your car, phone, soda bottle and shoes have in common? They’re all largely made from petroleum. This nonrenewable resource gets processed into a versatile set of chemicals called polymers – or more...

Is Happiness a Consequence or Cause of Career Success?

Lisa C. Walsh, LSE Business Review, Julia K. Boehm, LSE Business Review and Sonja Lyubomirsky, LSE Business Review
Science & Medicine
Across the lifespan, society often pushes a subtle message with a basic formula: Work hard, become successful, then you’ll be happy. We hear it from our parents, teachers, employers, and even television...

Breastfeeding Has Been the Best Public Health Policy Throughout History

Joan Y. Meek, The Conversation
Politics & Economics, Science & Medicine
Breastfeeding has long been the gold standard for infant nutrition. The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,...

How Underground Groups Use Psychedelic Drugs for Healing

Rachel Harrison, Futurity
Medicine, Science & Medicine
For a new study, researchers interviewed 15 individuals who have facilitated plant medicine ceremonies for thousands of people. In guided sessions or ceremonies, facilitators administer drugs like...

GMOs: Enhancement or Endangerment?

Kevin Gardner
Science & Medicine, Uncategorized
Most nutrition-conscious consumers hear the exhortation to "eat clean" on a regular basis. This phrase simply refers to an absence of artificial ingredients, added hormones and over-processing. Yet, as they...
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