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![Shifting ancient climates shaped human evolution](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/13/skulls-scaled.jpeg?w=563)
Archaeology
Shifting ancient climates shaped human evolution
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International Space Station
SpaceX’s first paying ISS passengers say they’re not ‘space tourists’
![Fermilab's Collider Detector.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/07/Detector-scaled.jpg?w=632)
Particle Physics
This subatomic particle’s surprising heft has weighty consequences
![Germs and dirt around a playful child illustrated](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/28/hygiene-2000px.jpg?w=600)
Children are grimy, and that’s (mostly) ok
![a man wearing sunglasses and a space suit gives a thumbs up after landing back on earth](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/30/mark-vande-hei.jpeg?w=533)
International Space Station
After 355 days in space, an American astronaut rides home on a Russian capsule
![An hypothetical illustration of society running on garbage.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/24/bigq_2000x1500.jpg?w=600)
Is trash a form of renewable energy?
![two astronauts in the international space station prepare pizza](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/24/iss-pizza-space-food.jpg?w=675)
International Space Station
Sorry, you can’t eat these popular foods on the International Space Station
![An illustration of science's dirtiest jobs.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/22/01_Header_DJ-2000x1500px.jpg?w=600)
10 of science’s dirtiest jobs
![Transgenic Romaine lettuce](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/21/romaine-scaled.jpg?w=338)
International Space Station