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In 2016, during the first Trump campaign, I wrote an article asking whether American democracy could survive the reduction of politics to entertainment. At the time, the question seemed exaggerated to ...

A nutrition scientist applies metabolism, biology and food science to one of science fiction's oldest questions.

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The nature of space, time and the evolution of life on Earth mean it’s unlikely extraterrestrial life has visited our home planet.