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The Week - Science
NASA discovered 'resilient' microbes in its cleanrooms - Under the radar - The bacteria could contaminate space - Under the radar
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Artemis II: back to the Moon -- The Explainer -- Four astronauts will soon be blasting off into deep space - the first to do so in half a century -- The Week2 days ago
A lemon-shaped exoplanet is squeezing what we know about planet formation -- Under the radar -- It may be made from a former star -- Devika Rao, The Week US2 days ago
The biggest astronomy stories of 2025 -- In the spotlight -- From moons, to comets, to pop stars in orbit -- Devika Rao, The Week US2 days ago
How climate change is affecting Christmas -- The Explainer -- There may be a slim chance of future white Christmases -- Justin Klawans, The Week US2 days ago
Trump aims to take down 'global mothership' of climate science -- IN THE SPOTLIGHT -- By moving to dismantle Colorado's National Center for Atmospheric Research, the White House says it is targeting 'climate alarmism' -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US2 days ago
The Alps start the countdown to 'peak glacier extinction' -- IN THE SPOTLIGHT -- Central Europe is losing ice faster than anywhere else on Earth. Global warming puts this already bad situation at risk of becoming even worse. -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US2 days ago
The twists and turns in the fight against HIV -- The Explainer -- Scientific advances offer hopes of a cure but 'devastating' foreign aid cuts leave countries battling Aids without funds -- Will Barker, The Week UK2 days ago
'The choice isn't between domestic and foreign talent; the nation was built on both' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- Justin Klawans, The Week US2 days ago
5 RECENT BREAKTHROUGHS IN BIOLOGY -- In depth -- From ancient bacteria, to modern cures, to future research -- Devika Rao, The Week US2 days ago
Blue Origin launches Mars probes in NASA debut -- Speed Read -- The New Glenn rocket is carrying small twin spacecraft toward Mars as part of NASA's Escapade mission -- Peter Weber, The Week US2 days ago
'The Big Crunch': why science is divided over the future of the universe -- The Explainer -- New study upends the prevailing theory about dark matter and says it is weakening -- Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK2 days ago
'These wouldn't be playgrounds for billionaires' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- Justin Klawans, The Week US2 days ago
Why scientists are attempting nuclear fusion -- The Explainer -- Harnessing the reaction that powers the stars could offer a potentially unlimited source of carbon-free energy, and the race is hotting up -- Harriet Marsden, The Week UK2 days ago
Dinosaurs were thriving before asteroid, study finds -- Speed Read -- The dinosaurs would not have gone extinct if not for the asteroid -- Peter Weber, The Week US2 days ago