America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Spins to Life
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG The Block Island Wind Farm, consisting of five turbines off Rhode Island, sets up the […]
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The Perfect Gift? It’s the One They Asked For
By JOHN TIERNEY Social scientists have come up with useful advice for gift-giving during the holiday season. Rule […]
Hordes of Geese Die on a Toxic Lake in Montana
By JIM ROBBINS The exact cause of the birds’ deaths is unknown, and experts worry that thousands more […]
Sinister Shellfish
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY It’s possible to be allergic only to crustaceans (like shrimp) and not mollusks (like […]
Investment Funds Worth Trillions Are Dropping Fossil Fuel Stocks
By JOHN SCHWARTZ A report said the new total, more than $5 trillion, was twice the amount measured […]
Where Will NASA Go in the Age of Trump?
By DENNIS OVERBYE A Mars mission heavy on infrastructure might be attractive to the next president’s developer instincts. […]
Rapid Evolution Saved This Fish From Pollution, Study Says
By JOANNA KLEIN Distinct populations of Atlantic killifish developed adaptations that helped them survive in waters tainted by […]
Rapid Evolution Saved This Fish From Pollution, Study Says
By JOANNA KLEIN Distinct populations of Atlantic killifish developed adaptations that helped them survive in waters tainted by […]
Monkeys Could Talk, but They Don’t Have the Brains for ...
By CARL ZIMMER Monkeys have the physical equipment to produce speech, a new study finds — but they […]
Mapping Three Decades of Global Water Change
By DEREK WATKINS and HENRY FOUNTAIN New research reveals how water has changed across the surface of the […]