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What an Antarctic Disaster Can Teach Us About Getting to Mars
A manned mission to Mars presents a huge array of challenges for scientists and explorers to figure out. Chief among them: how to keep humans sane and relatively content on the isolating, confining, and potentially years long journey to the red planet and back. Turns out, explorers from generations ago here on Earth survived similar challenges that tomorrow's astronauts can learn from.
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Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and FBI informant.
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A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.
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The rich culinary tradition of soul food and its relevance to black cultural identity.