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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin stands by the American flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.

Another moon landing will take more than rocket science

Reporting from The New York Times cited data showing prolonged school closures didn’t significantly decrease Covid-19 mortality, and also set many kids back in their education.
THE BROAD VIEW

This isn’t how you ‘restore gold standard’ science

Individual humans still always beat individual ants, according to a research report. But the insects' performance vastly improves when they team up. Humans’ performance does not.

What longhorn crazy ants can teach us about groupthink

A large screen showing news footage of China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe on the far side of the moon. It drilled beneath the surface and sent back 2 kg of rock and dirt.

The 10 most intriguing science breakthroughs of 2024

Robert F Kennedy,  picked by Donald Trump to be the new US health secretary, has targeted Froot Loops and other processed foods as a potential health danger for consumers.
LIFE & CULTURE

Don’t let RFK Jr distract from the big health threat: Sugar

Resilient people are those who are willing to look failure in the eye, but such people are rare because looking squarely at our failures makes us feel bad about ourselves.

Failure doesn’t breed success – except when it does

Sleep brings dreams, which, according to new research, can give shape to creative ideas that come to us like gifts from a muse.
LIFE & CULTURE

Want to be more creative? Try dream-hacking while you sleep