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When researchers reviewed footage of flying insects, they saw that the bugs tilted their backs toward the source of artificial light. Imperial College London Flip on a porch light on a summer evening ...

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As NASA plans for long-term human missions beyond Earth, one question keeps resurfacing: how do you sustain life in places ...

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