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The Infrared Astronomical Satellite, or IRAS, was the first mission to put a telescope in space to survey the sky in infrared. (NASA)

When satellites collide

Nicole Karlis
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The fate of the Earth: See page five

Tom Engelhardt - TomDispatch.com
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U.S. cities preparing for coronavirus

Nicole Karlis
Healthcare costs and fees (Getty Images/Prapass Pulsub)

Our regressive healthcare system

Nicole Karlis
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The risks of in-home teeth-straightening

Julie Appleby, Victoria Knight - KFF Health News
Climate change activists take part in the international Strike for Climate protest in Los Angeles on May 24, 2019. (Getty/Frederic J. Brown)

Why climate change is a political crisis

Ramin Skibba - Undark
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Even planets have their (size) limits

Natalie Hinkel - The Conversation
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How food fraud is hidden in plain sight

John G. Keogh - The Conversation
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Big Oil wants to muddy up Texas waters

Naveena Sadasivam - Grist
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Animal exports in the Victorian era

Harriet Ritvo - The Conversation
This computer graphic image provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows two drum-shaped and solar-powered Minerva-II-1 rovers on an asteroid. Japanese unmanned spacecraft Hayabusa2 released two small Minerva-II-1 rovers on the asteroid Ryugu on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. (JAXA via AP)

Sending robot "skins" to space

Shi En Kim - Massive Science
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Psychology skews western. Can we fix it?

Michael Schulson - Undark
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People wearing facemasks to help stop the spread of a deadly virus which began in the city, wait at Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan on January 24, 2020. (Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty)

The deadly disease lurking near you

Liz Szabo - KFF Health News
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Why being online makes you cynical

Keith A. Spencer
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The biology of coffee, explained

Thomas Merritt - The Conversation
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When exercise comes to ICU

Amitha Kalaichandran - Undark
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This Nov. 10, 2016 aerial photo released by NASA, shows a rift in the Antarctic Peninsula's Larsen C ice shelf. (John Sonntag/NASA via AP)

200 years of exploring Antarctica

Dan Morgan - The Conversation
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Iceland's appetite for whale meat fades

Joe Roman - The Conversation
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Scientific misconduct is on the rise

Bhavya Singh - Massive Science
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Florida's forecast: falling iguanas

Frank Mazzotti - The Conversation
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Republicans re-open energy market

Sarah Okeson - DCReport
Plate with just crumbs (Getty Images)

Dopamine fasting: Silicon's latest fad

A. Trevor Sutton - The Conversation
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Tracking the Florida panther’s comeback

Rachel Love Nuwer - Undark
US President Donald Trump (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Trump takes aim at Medicaid

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
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