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Fermenting Miso in Space Offers Astrobiology Lessons
This Space Station Miso Tastes Out of This World Overall, “space miso” tastes just like regular miso—but slight differences in its microbial profile suggest that extraterrestrial conditions affect how microbes grow and flourish By Gayoung Lee edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier For the first time ever, scientists succeeded in fermenting soybeans aboard the International Space…
Steve Rosenberg: Trump offers Putin a way back in from the cold
A single phone call will not magically end the war in Ukraine. Talks may now get under way. Exactly when and how they will conclude isn’t clear. But President Vladimir Putin has already scored something of a diplomatic victory simply by holding this telephone conversation. After all, three years ago he was out in the…
Syria’s Top Rebel Offers Hint of Timetable for Potetial Elections
Syria’s Civil War Ahmed al-Shara, who led the rebel offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad, offered little clarity on what the electoral process might look like. By Ismaeel Naar Syria’s de facto new leader has said it could take up to four years to hold elections, offering the first potential timetable for a transition of power…
New Taiwanese boardgame offers chance to battle Chinese invasion
Mizo Games wants players to have a chance to ‘experience war on the tabletop before it reaches us’ As families in Taiwan prepare to gather for lunar new year celebrations in January, a game that will be released that month promises to offer some war-themed fun over the festive period. The board game 2045, developed…