{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"5 Stories: Why wildfires are raging in one of the coldest places on Earth, NASA's pretend mission to Mars and other stories you missed","publication_date":"August 20, 2021","summary":"NASA welcomes applications for yearlong simulated missions to Mars, new research suggests increased screen time during the pandemic is leading to more nearsightedness in kids and scientists say our metabolisms don't slow down in middle age after all. Check out these stories and others you might have missed on this week's episode of 5 Stories. ","author_name":"By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2021\/08\/1642c065c76c23df165ed598c6a83667-GettyImages-1234713127-e1629474287163-1024x683.jpg","thumbnail_height":683,"thumbnail_width":1024}