Inside a Utah desert facility preparing humans for life on Mars

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Hidden among the majestic canyons of the Utah desert, about 7 miles from the nearest town, is a small research facility meant to prepare humans for life on Mars. The Mars Society, a nonprofit organization that runs the Mars Desert Research Station, or MDRS, invited CNBC to shadow one of its analog crews on a […]


Her Discovery Wasn’t Alien Life, but Science Has Never Been the Same

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With TV cameras pointed at her, Felisa Wolfe-Simon began speaking at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 2, 2010. “I’ve discovered — I’ve led a team that has discovered — something that I’ve been thinking about for many years,” Dr. Wolfe-Simon said. She was at that time a visiting researcher with the U.S. Geological […]


‘The Antiquities’ Review: Relics of Late Human Life in 12 Exhibits

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By a campfire on the shore of Lake Geneva in 1816, five friends take up the challenge of telling the scariest story. Mary Shelley is clearly the winner, with her cautionary tale (soon to be a novel) of an obsessed doctor whose electrified monster achieves sentience, then runs wild. So freaked out is her pal […]


NYC office market roars back to life, sending tenants scrambling

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From 2020 bust to 2024 boom. Manhattan’s office market mounted a stirring recovery from its pandemic doldrums, with space so tight that tenants wanting to move or expand are out of luck. Companies such as Singapore-based sovereign wealth fund Temasek, which has 27,000 square feet at the Seagram Building at 375 Park Ave., wanted to grow […]


Black Friday Week Sales to Improve Your Reading Life

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Black Friday sales have begun, and they include plenty of sales relevant to readers! First, check out our round up of early Black Friday sales on hardcovers, paperbacks, and ereaders, and be sure to check back on Black […]