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Climate Change
2021 was the sixth hottest year on record
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International Space Station
The ISS gets an extension to 2030 to wrap up unfinished business
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Ask Us Anything
Why you hate going back to work after vacation
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Fitness & Exercise
Check out the weirdest New Year’s Eve facts we could find
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Ask Us Anything
Our favorite science podcast episodes of 2021
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Deep Space