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KwaZulu-Natal Museum's Easter holiday activities line-up

The KwaZulu-Natal Museum has four exciting activities planned. "Our Easter Holiday offerings will have you hopping with joy," museum ...

Project Hail Mary Is the Ultimate 'Hopecore' Space Movie

Hopecore' space movies like Project Hail Mary and The Martian teach us that it's the little things that matter most.
Family Destinations Guide

This Beautifully Bizarre Massachusetts Restaurant Is Like Nowhere Else On Earth

Simon Collier Located on Massachusetts Avenue in the heart of Central Square, this place has been serving up science-themed sustenance to an appreciative crowd. The moment you step inside, you’re ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists Make a Major Breakthrough in Solving a Hair-Raising Mystery About Static Electricity

Static electricity may seem simple. Students often learn that rubbing a balloon against their hair will cause negatively ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Alien Life Could Look Nothing Like What We Expect. Here’s How Microbes Beyond Earth Might Live Without Liquid Water

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability ...

‘Project Hail Mary’ explores unique forms of life in space – 5 essential reads on searching for aliens that look nothing like life on Earth

“Project Hail Mary,” the movie adaptation to Andy Weir’s 2021 novel about a science teacher attempting to save the Earth from sun-eating microbes, was released in March 2026 to stellar ratings from ...