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We are a group of literary science writers who use our blog to share our deepest thoughts with readers. Or at least the thoughts that don’t make it onto printed pages.

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  • The Search for Alien Life Begins in Earth’s Oldest Desert November 28, 2018
    In the Martian landscape that is the Atacama desert, astrobiologists are learning how to recognize extraterrestrial organisms.
    Rebecca Boyle
  • America in the Shadows August 21, 2017
    The nation’s dogged attempts to chase eclipses follow its own haphazard maturation.
    Rebecca Boyle
  • Offbeat Ways to Enjoy the Total Eclipse August 19, 2017
    Readers plan to take in the eclipse using psychedelic drugs, boat trips, and other diversions.
    Rebecca Boyle
  • A Family Vacation to See the Eclipse August 18, 2017
    Traveling into the moon’s shadow with loved ones
    Rebecca Boyle
  • American Marketing Casts Its Shadow August 18, 2017
    The “Great American Eclipse” is a showcase for great (and sometimes not great) American branding efforts.
    Rebecca Boyle

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  • Assisted suicide is now legal in Colorado, thanks to overwhelming voter support November 9, 2016
    Health A new way to die in the West Voters in Colorado overwhelmingly chose to offer terminally ill people the chance to end their own lives.
    Rebecca Boyle
  • After Rough Descent, Europe's Mars Lander Is Probably Dead October 20, 2016
    Space But the new Mars orbiter is a big success ESA is still analyzing data, but the lander is not communicating at all.
    Rebecca Boyle
  • Update: One Win, One Big Maybe For Europe's Mars Mission October 19, 2016
    Space Mars is hard Mars is hard.
    Rebecca Boyle
  • What Will The ExoMars Lander Do? October 19, 2016
    Space The importance of today's landing To find electric fields, Mars lightning, and more.
    Rebecca Boyle
  • A New Map Will Help Predict Earth's Response to Space Weather September 13, 2016
    Science Helping the Earth combat solar storms The Earth's magnetic field protects the planet from solar storms. But the planet's crust plays a role, too…
    Rebecca Boyle
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