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Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observations collected on Feb. 18 and 26, experts from NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California have refined near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4’s orbit and…
A couple of years ago, Sarah Venter wrote an article gently picking apart alarm over the specter of Africa’s iconic baobabs dying off due to climate change. Her review found that while a number of famously large and ancient trees…
The country’s network of footpaths is growing – with hopes they will develop local economies and better preserve the environment Follow the yellow footprints along Brazil’s newest long-distance trail, and they will take you through lush green forests and sandy…
Utility-scale solar soared in 2025 across the country; coal also grew, while natural gas was down. By Dan Gearino Texas, which already leads the country in electricity generation from natural gas, coal and wind, has passed California to become the…
A CSI-style investigation in Zimbabwe helped to successfully prosecute two people for killing a lion and trafficking its teeth, flesh and other body parts in February. Forensic specialists analyzed DNA collected from parts seized by authorities and matched it with…
The South American species is part of a conservation programme at the wildlife park.
A man who has done voice-overs for the M.T.A. for years is now speaking to riders of the Roosevelt Island Tram.
Fed up with a lack of action on climate change, some students are researching dimming the sun despite the pushback from other scientists. By Gloria Dickie Yashas Raj and Jake Chapman are hunkered down in a basement laboratory at the…
Some people spend more time than others imagining what they’ll do when the world ends. Survivalist movements have long urged adherents to focus on the details: How much food and water will you need if the power goes out? Where…
Adina Levin took Caltrain to San Francisco from her home in Menlo Park one night last month. A 40-minute ride on a train seems mundane, but Levin’s trip reflected a big change to the region’s transportation ecosystem — the result…