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Ingenious: Lisa Kaltenegger

Stories about a life spent searching for life among the stars.

July 9, 2013

Worlds Without End

Think we might eventually travel to other planets? In a way, we already are.

July 9, 2013

The Wanders

When home is not a haven.

July 9, 2013

Frack ’er Up

Natural gas is shaking up the search for green gasoline.

July 9, 2013

Roadmap to Alpha Centauri

Pick your favorite travel mode—big, small, light, dark, or twisted.

July 9, 2013

Getting Straight to the Site of Disease

Nanomedicine is going to battle against brain disease in Iraq veterans.

July 9, 2013

The Box That Built the Modern World

How shipping containers made distance irrelevant.

July 9, 2013

Point and Shoot

Special spots in empty space might hold the key to interplanetary exploration.

July 9, 2013

A Seven-Month Wait for Lunch

Why food aid needs to overhaul its delivery system.

July 9, 2013

The Fast Food Fruit

The banana’s journey from the plantation to you is one long science project.

July 9, 2013