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Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting tiny grains of ice into space. These grains could hold traces of life − but...
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Introspection, argument, exploring paradoxes: These are hallmarks of great artists, not just philosophers.
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/ 3 weeks agoReagan’s great America shining on a hill twisted into Trump’s dark vision of Christian nationalism
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently ruled that it won’t approve energy projects on Native lands without tribal consent. But many...
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