When I was in middle school, my biology teacher showed our class the sci-fi movie “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.” The plot drew me in, with its depiction of the “Genesis Project” – a new ...

Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only the essentials: tools, seeds and clothing. Anything else would have to come ...

The dream of colonizing Mars has been an enduring vision, fueled by decades of science fiction, but recent developments in space technology are making this once far-fetched idea increasingly plausible ...

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