(C) The Conversation This story was originally published by The Conversation and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis on The Conversation [1] ['Adia Harvey Wingfield', 'Caitlyn Collins', 'Carl Craver', 'Christopher Schaberg', 'Cody Musselman', 'Jeffrey Gillis-Davis', 'Jianqing Chen', 'Joanna Dee Das', 'Jonathan Losos', 'Michael Wysession'] Date: 2024-01-19 13:40:32+00:00 jayk7/Moment via Getty Images January 19, 2024 Students in this course learn the art of the apology Apologies can easily go awry if they’re not made in a certain way. AP Photo/Fareed Khan December 12, 2023 Scientists and space agencies are shooting for the Moon – 5 essential reads on modern lunar missions Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the Moon made 2023 a big year for lunar exploration, and future years will come with even more discoveries. 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