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Dec 2022
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Astronaut Blood, Screen Wrinkles, Save t...

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Today we explore how astronauts’ blood mutates when coming back from space, how our screens are aging us, and the potential extinction event of the snow crab. 

Astronaut Blood  

Screen Wrinkles 

Save the Snow Crab 

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