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Science and technology have been an essential component of the American political experiment since the beginning.

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A backup version of Skylab was displayed when the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum opened 50 years ago. After ...

Using complex climate models, researchers have pinned down the point at which life will no longer be able to survive on Earth ...