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A light, cheap space telescope design would make it possible to put many individual units in space at once. Katie Yung, Daniel Apai /University of Arizona and AllThingsSpace /SketchFab, CC BY-ND (SketchFab)

Next gen telescope after James Webb

Daniel Apai - The Conversation

Goodbye mirrors, hello diffractive lenses

Medical team in a hurry carrying an organ transplants box by ambulance, with heart rate monitor (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How dead is "dead enough"?

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Your loved one checked the box to be an organ donor at the DMV. Now they're dead. What happens?

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" and alleged politicization of law enforcement on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on July 12, 2023. (Shuran Huang for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The GOP is Timothy McVeigh's party now

Amanda Marcotte

Being a "good" Republican means embracing the anti-government ideology that led to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd during a campaign event on July 1, 2023 in Pickens, South Carolina. The former president faces a growing list of primary challengers in the Republican Party. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Trump's "Agenda 47" is no joke

Chauncey DeVega

This is not a joke or funny: You should be very afraid of Trump's fascist Agenda 47 plan

Cans of Diet Coke in a supermarket, as an artificial sweetener commonly used in thousands of products including diet fizzy drinks, ice cream and chewing gum is to be listed as posing a possible cancer risk to humans, according to reports. (Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)

Aspartame's cancer risks explained

Matthew Rozsa

Independent experts in 12 countries assembled to create a working aspartame report by the World Health Organization

Gerald Blanchard in "The Jewel Thief" (Photo courtesy of Hulu)

6 bizarre facts about famed jewel thief

Joy Saha

Known as the "most creative" criminal in modern history, Gerald Blanchard orchestrated several complex heists

Lisa Marie Presley attends the Handprint Ceremony honoring Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley And Riley Keough at TCL Chinese Theatre on June 21, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)

Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death

Kelly McClure

Further details have been revealed regarding Presley's death in January at the age of 54

NASA's Perseverance (Mars 2020) stores rock and soil samples in sealed tubes on the planet's surface for future missions to retrieve in the area known as Jezero crater on the planet Mars. (NASA/Getty Images)

Mars rover finds signatures of life

Matthew Rozsa

The Perseverance rover found organic compounds associated with life — but explanations other than aliens exist

Former President Donald Trump delivers remarks June 10, 2023 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Group urges state officials to bar Trump

Jessica Corbett - Common Dreams

"Trump is disqualified" under the 14th Amendment, campaigners argue

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles before he delivers remarks at a Nevada Republican volunteer recruiting event at Fervent: A Calvary Chapel on July 8, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Trump cracks jokes about WH cocaine

Kelly McClure

During an episode of "The Rob Carson Show," Trump weaves a narrative about the Bidens doing coke in the White House

Birth control pills (Getty Images/Jamie Atlas)

Will OTC birth control be affordable?

Nicole Karlis

Opill (norgestrel) will be on store shelves in early 2024, but its price could be an issue

Actress and activist Jane Fonda speaks during a "Striking 9 to 5" picket line in front of Netflix headquarters, in Hollywood, CA, Thursday, June 29, 2023. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Hollywood actors are on strike now too

Joy Saha

For the first time in 63 years, Hollywood is in the midst of a dual strike after contract negotiations fell through

Gender rights activists demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court on June 30, 2023, in Washington, DC. The court ruled on June 30 that some private businesses can refuse service to same-sex couples for religious reasons, in a landmark erosion of anti-discrimination laws. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Anti-gay Texas judge banks on SCOTUS

Rebecca Schneid - The Texas Tribune

Dianne Hensley filed a lawsuit after a state agency warned her about refusing to marry gay couples

Fermented vegetables (Getty Images/Yulia Naumenko)

How healthy is fermented food?

Omololu Fagunwa - The Conversation

"Fermented foods are rich in protein, dietary fiber and essential minerals such as iron, calcium and potassium"

Jonah Hill attends the "Mid 90's" press conference during the 69th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 10, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. (Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images)

Jonah Hill's soft boy misogyny

Nardos Haile

The "Superbad" actor's ex has accused him of being a "misogynistic narcissist," blowing up his nice guy persona

Vote here sign in front of an election site. (Stephen Morton/Getty Images)

6 activists challenged 89K Ga. voters

Doug Bock Clark - ProPublica

Experts warn that election officials’ handling of some of those challenges may clash with federal law

Microbiome, illustration (Getty Images / ARTUR PLAWGO / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

How does the microbiome effect you?

Nehal El-Hadi, Mend Mariwany - The Conversation

What exactly is the gut microbiome? Experts explain

Geraldo Rivera attends The Hollywood Reporter Most Powerful People In Media Presented By A&E at The Pool on May 17, 2022 in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter)

Geraldo: Toxic relationship with co-host

Tatyana Tandanpolie

"It was very unfair that I was not judged objectively in our disputes but rather he was always favored," he said

A Muffuletta sandwich at Central Grocery in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Honor New Orleans with a muffaletta

Bibi Hutchings

Delicious all year-round, this New Orleans original reigns supreme alongside an ice cold beer on a hot summer day

Signs urge voters to remember COVID protocols when voting on November 8, 2022 at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City. (Alex Kent/Getty Images)

Court could give House Dems 6 more seats

Tatyana Tandanpolie

A New York court ordered the Democrat-dominated state legislature to redraw map that boosted Republicans

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks to reporters after attending a briefing with U.S. Secret Service officials on the cocaine substance found at the White House on July 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

MTG fumes after WH cocaine probe ends

Tatyana Tandanpolie

"Investigation will not be able to single out a person of interest from the hundreds of individuals," agency says

Special Counsel Jack Smith and Former U.S. President Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Expert: DOJ targeting broad "conspiracy"

Tatyana Tandanpolie

DOJ building "mother of all election conspiracy cases that could be charged in any one jurisdiction," analyst says

Dolly Parton (L) and Miley Cyrus perform onstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Teacher fired over Dolly Parton song

Nardos Haile

The lyrics ask, "Wouldn't it be nice to live in paradise / Where we're free to be exactly who we are"

Woman pushing shopping cart in supermarket aisle (Getty Images/David Espejo)

Grocery prices remained steady in June

Joy Saha

The grocery increase in the year through June was reportedly "the lowest annual increase since September 2021"

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