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Is the Universe Infinite? • CENTURIES OF DISCOVERIES HAVE HIT A DEAD END. WE MAY NEVER KNOW THE TRUE SIZE OF OUR UNIVERSE.

Aged to Perfection • WHAT GIVES YOUR FAVORITE WHISKEY ITS SPECIFIC FLAVOR? IT’S ALL ABOUT THAT BARREL.

THE ONLY EXERCISE YOU NEED • WALKING MIGHT BE ONE OF THE BEST EXERCISES FOR HEALTH — THOUGH THAT 10,000-STEP GOAL IS MORE MARKETING THAN SCIENCE.

I’m Your Venus

Eruptions on the Sun Might Trigger Earthquakes

WHAT WE’RE READING • The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science

More Pages to Turn

WHY A COVID-19 VACCINE IS KEY FOR RETURNING TO NORMALCY

LESS-EFFECTIVE VACCINES STILL PROTECT THE MASSES

How Hot Spots Crop Up

Anything but Predictable • HIS NAUSEA AND VOMITING JUST WOULDN’T STOP. BUT THE CULPRIT BEHIND THIS 50-YEAR-OLD’S DISTRESS CAME AS A SURPRISE.

Confessions of a Recovering Perfectionist • TAKE IT FROM A SEASONED PRO (AND MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS): YOU ARE NOT ALONE. BUT YOUR LOFTY, SELF-IMPOSED STANDARDS MAY BE ISOLATING YOU.

ARE WE ALONE? • WHAT SIX DECADES OF THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE CAN TEACH US.

LOOKING FOR SIGNS • OUT-THERE IDEAS MAY POINT THE WAY TO E.T.

SCIENCE … OR JUST FICTION? • LIFE BEYOND MIGHT NOT EXIST – OR WE JUST DON’T KNOW HOW TO FIND IT.

SCIENTIST IN TOYLAND • FROM MEDICINE TO SPACE TRAVEL, CHUCK HOBERMAN’S SHAPE-SHIFTING IS EXPANDING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

Talk to THE HAND • We’re more than just opposable thumbs — our hands gave us tools, new skills and better communication.

Cut the Clutter • ROBOTS CAN USE ECHOES TO NAVIGATE, BUT THE CACOPHONY OF SOUND IS TOUGH TO SIFT THROUGH. WHAT CAN THEY LEARN FROM BATS?

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