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NASA Picks 3 Companies to Help Astronauts Drive Around the Moon
The agency’s future moon buggies will reach speeds of 9.3 miles per hour and will be capable of self-driving.
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What Janet Yellen Needs to Tell China’s Leaders
It would be great if Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen had a copy of “The Portable Karl Marx” with her on…
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Who ‘Won’ Covid? It Depends How You Measure.
Twenty months ago, in July 2022, I wrote a long essay sketching what I called the “pretty brutal” endemic future…
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Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack?
The internet, as anyone who works deep in its trenches will tell you, is not a smooth, well-oiled machine. It’s…
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The Best Way to Ring In Spring? Herby Chicken and Noodles
Balanced with an asparagus-beet salad and a simple citrusy dessert, this dinner from David Tanis has all the best of…
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A Quick Skillet Turkey Dinner You’ll Make Over and Over
This easy Melissa Clark recipe, inspired by the zesty, pungent flavors of larb, turns unassuming ground turkey into a star.
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A 15-Minute, Five-Ingredient Childhood Favorite
Priya Krishna’s headily spiced everyday dal is essential comfort food.
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How a Snake Uses Its Sense of Smell
These reptiles and their social networks are understudied, according to researchers applying scents to different snakes to assess their behavior.
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Eli Noyes, Animator Who Turned Clay and Sand Into Art, Dies at 81
His innovative stop-motion animation influenced a generation of filmmakers, including the creators of Wallace and Gromit.
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The Problem With Saying ‘Sex Assigned at Birth’
As you may have noticed, “sex” is out, and “sex assigned at birth” is in. Instead of asking for a…