George Dvorsky
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7 Things We Learned From NASA’s Wildly Successful Artemis 1 Mission
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission concluded with Orion’s immaculate splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday. Seemingly a billion years — and most assuredly a few billion dollars — in the making, the mission ended far too quickly for space junkies like me. But in those short few weeks, it managed to nail all its primary…
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Why Your Brain Can’t Let Go Of A Grudge
We humans are masters of resentment — a characteristic that can be traced back the beginnings of recorded history. Feuds seem to be an indelible aspect of the human condition, but why should this be? We spoke to the experts to find out why we love to hold a grudge, and the importance of letting…
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Stop Feeding Your Pets Raw Meat
An emerging trend among pet owners is the practice of feeding dogs and cats raw meat. This idea is that we should put our domestic cats and dogs on diets that more closely approximate what they might eat in nature. New research from Europe shows the surprising degree to which germs and parasites can be…
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Sitting All Day Is Definitely Bad, But Does Getting Up Once In A While Help?
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that sitting for long periods of time is bad for us. But new research suggests it isn’t just the total amount of time we spend sitting each day that we need to worry about, it’s also the length of time between bouts of physical activity. While still incomplete, these…