Spotlight Archive
Who Belongs?
With today’s polarized politics, people may not agree on the terminology – immigrants? refugees? invaders? – but there’s little doubt that migration is reshaping the world.
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Conservation
One million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction. For the sake of future generations, how can we conserve Earth’s biodiversity?
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Space Exploration
A few decades ago, reaching the Moon must have seemed like an impossible dream. Today, we’re setting our sights on Mars and the tantalizing notion of habitable planets beyond our solar system.
A Picture of Health
From revolutionary gene-editing techniques to heart valves for kids made from synthetic materials that can last a lifetime, rapidly evolving technologies are leading us into a new era of medical science.