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Discover the evolutionary history of this strange fish and its even stranger appendage.

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Find out when Artemis II will return to Earth, and learn how the crew is getting ready to endure an intense splashdown.

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As climate change reshapes the planet, new rituals help people process ecological grief. Learn more about glacier funerals.