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How Do Astronauts Spend Their Weekends in Space? — How Do Astronauts Spend Their Weekends in Space?

They take time off and practice their hobbies, though that wasn't always the case

See the World's Largest Collection of Inuit Art — See the World's Largest Collection of Inuit Art

More than 20,000 works from artists across the Canadian Arctic are on display at Qaumajuq, a new museum-within-a-museum at the Winnipeg Art Gallery

Before George Floyd There Was Sammy Younge, Jr. — Before George Floyd There Was Sammy Younge, Jr.

When Tuskegee student Sammy Younge, Jr., was murdered in 1966, his classmates focused their righteous anger on a local monument

Will Intranasal Vaccines Work to Combat Covid-19? — Will Intranasal Vaccines Work to Combat Covid-19?

Intranasal vaccines may help prevent transmission and hinder the evolution of new viral variants

Why Panama's Urban Development Is a Threat to Animals — Why Panama's Urban Development Is a Threat to Animals

The Isthmus of Panama has witnessed some of the greatest movement of animal species in history. Today, rapid urbanization has accelerated deforestation and now threatens these same animals

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