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This composite image shows the Cartwheel Galaxy, located about 500 million light-years away. In the heat death scenario, the universe would expand so far that the light of one galaxy would be unable to reach its neighbor. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI hide caption
'Not a badge of honor': how book bans affect Indigenous literature
A cuttlefish swims on seagrass. Cuttlefish can change the color and texture of their bodies. cinoby/Getty Images hide caption
Dancing yeti crabs, morphing cuttlefish, other stories from the deep sea
Grammy award-winning soul singer Mavis Staples Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images hide caption
Crystal Wilkinson's praisesong biscuits Felix Cruz hide caption
Freelance science writer Sadie Dingfelder is the author of the new book Do I Know You?, which explores human sight, memory and imagination. Little, Brown Spark, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company hide caption
The human brain is hardwired to recognize faces. But what if you can't?
The truth and lies behind one of the most banned books in America
Ferris Jabr's book Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life examines the ways life and Earth have shaped each other. Lucas Heinrich/Random House hide caption
Earth is more than a planet with life on it. It's a "living planet"
Author Jules Gill-Peterson poses next to her book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny Headshot by Kadji Amin and book cover design by Angela Lorenzo for Verso hide caption
Carvell Wallace, author of 'Another Word for Love' Carvell Wallace hide caption
Kyne wearing her hyperbolic plane dress. Author photo by Fabian Di Corcia. Fabian Di Corcia/Fabian Di Corcia hide caption
Drag queen Kyne Santos explores how math is 'beautiful' in new book 'Math in Drag'
Stephen King says finishing one of his stories decades after he started it felt like "calling into a canyon of time." Francois Mori/AP hide caption
Understanding the refugee experience, through a time-traveling British colonizer
Michael McDonald, 72, describes his voice as a "malleable" instrument: "Especially with age, it's like you're constantly renegotiating with it." Timothy White/Sacks & Co. hide caption
Writer Carvell Wallace on past pain and forgiveness: Letting go is 'always available'
Author Miranda July poses next to her novel, "All Fours" Elizabeth Weinberg/Amazon hide caption
Serj Tankian, singer for System of a Down Travis Shinn/Hachette Books hide caption
System of a Down's Serj Tankian on his memoir, why a new album hasn't come since 2005
"When I first started being in Bikini Kill, I thought of myself as a feminist performance artist who was in a punk band," Kathleen Hanna says. Rachel Bright/Ecco hide caption
Kathleen Hanna on life as a 'Rebel Girl,' and the joy of expressing anger in public
Author Daniel A. Olivas poses next to the cover of his recent book, Chicano Frankenstein Author headshot via publisher hide caption
In 'Chicano Frankenstein,' the undead are the new underpaid labor force
Brittney Griner warms up before a game against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center on July 05, 2023. Dustin Satloff/Getty Images hide caption