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December’s Total Solar Eclipse as Seen from Space
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Ancient Dogs Had Complex Genetic Histories
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Farm Protests in India Are Writing the Green Revolution's Obituary
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December’s Total Solar Eclipse as Seen from Space
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Ancient Dogs Had Complex Genetic Histories
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Biden Aims for 100 Million COVID Vaccinations in First 100 Days
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Biden Administration Appoints Acting NASA Chief
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Meet Biden’s Science Team
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Eric Lander Is Not the Ideal Choice for Presidential Science Adviser
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Alexander Graham Bell Goes and Flies a Kite—for Science
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The Future of Mars Exploration
Join Scientific American for a conversation about the next steps in humanity’s reconnaissance of Mars. Featuring Casey Dreier, senior space policy adviser at the Planetary Society, and space and physics editor Lee Billings, this deep dive will begin with an overview of NASA’s upcoming Perseverance rover—slated to land on Mars in February 2021 to search for signs of past and present life and to gather samples for future return to Earth...