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How much should I have in common with my significant other?
Caroline Sacks wasn’t used to dating quiet guys, guys who liked meditation, yoga, and the Grateful Dead. Sacks, a 29-year-old content creator who lives in Brooklyn, is more of a Bridgerton and Justin Bieber girl herself. In the past, she tended to date people who had the same interests and had similarly high energy. But […]
From threatening a civilization to ceasefire: What we learned from a wild day in the Iran war
President Donald Trump’s fast pivot on Iran — from “a whole civilization will die tonight” to a benign return to negotiations — has a whipsawed world scratching their heads. What was he up to? One possibility: Many Western analysts believe that Russian nuclear doctrine includes a concept called “escalate to de-escalate,” in which Moscow would […]
So what’s behind the Iran ceasefire?
Editor’s note, April 7, 7:30 pm ET: President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday evening that the US and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire to negotiate a more comprehensive agreement to end the war. This news came before Trump’s deadline of 8 pm ET for Iran to reach a deal or, he said, a […]
Human bodies aren’t ready to travel to Mars. Space medicine can help.
Editor’s note, April 7, 2026, 5:10 pm ET: The Artemis II mission is conducting experiments that may radically advance our understanding of space medicine. The findings of A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response (AVATAR) experiment could help us create personalized medical kits for astronauts, and the Artemis Research for Crew Health & Readiness (ARCHeR) study will […]
The importance of space toilets, explained
The Artemis II space mission is making history. Farthest humans have ever traveled in space? Check. First Black, woman, and Canadian astronauts to make it around the moon? Also check. First time a toilet has made this journey? Big, important check. Because while there are many significant questions about space — Is life out there? […]