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One challenge astronauts face as they prepare for a mission to Mars is that they haven’t got a thing to wear.For example, astronaut Andrzej Stewart had to…

Most scientists walk a well-worn path to their careers – high school leads to college, then to graduate school. Rob Phillips skipped college. Now he’s…

Welcome to the first of what we hope will become a regular feature here on Living Lab. We’re calling it From the Director’s Chair, and it’s a chance to…

Poet Len Germinara is resident naturalist and education coordinator at the Nantucket Field Station, and co-host of Spoken Word Nantucket. He teaches…

What do you do when your ship is stuck in sea ice, devoid of coffee and toilet paper? Make art of course! The aptly named Rowan Frost and Peter Kimball…

Comet ISON, coming from the far edge of the solar system, is making its' closest approach to the Sun on Thanksgiving day. Astronomy lover Dennis Schmidt…

It's not every day scientists discover a new ocean current.Each year, we're surprised by announcements that scientists have discovered a new plant or…

Who was it who said the best stories are reality? Whoever it was, they were right. And who can resist a story about a message in a bottle?Imagine stuffing…

Ben McNeil thinks our science funding mechanism is fundamentally broken. Here’s why, and what he thinks we should do about it.Dr. Ben McNeil is a Senior…

Jason Padgett got hit on the head, and now he’s a math genius. Seriously.If Jason Padgett’s story weren’t backed up by scientific evidence, it would be…