A Summer of Extremes Set the Conditions for Europe’s Wildfires
The wildfires torching Spain and France are a culmination of Western Europe’s extreme summer, in which record-setting heat waves and...
Explore New York City’s Layered Histories for the 250th Anniversary of the U.S.
Hints of New York’s past are interspersed throughout its built environment. Tucked between the concrete and the glass, traces of...
The Dead End to Trump’s ‘Perfect’ War
“We won,” President Trump announced on March 11, less than two weeks into his Iran war. “In the first hour,...
Guy Tudor, Whose Art Brought Obscure Birds to Life, Dies at 91
Guy Tudor, a self-taught ornithologist, wildlife illustrator and MacArthur fellow whose field guides to birds trained generations of naturalists and...
The Coming Peptide Free-for-All
One of the more successful activist campaigns in U.S. history was about keeping dietary supplements virtually unregulated. In the early...
Sally the Robot Was Coming to a New York School. Then the Plug Was Pulled.
When the Salamanca City Central School District in New York wanted to bring an A.I.-powered robot to the classroom, the...
In Maine, Democrats Pick Troy Jackson to Replace Platner in Senate Race
Maine Democrats chose Troy Jackson, a progressive former state legislator, to replace Graham Platner as their Senate candidate at a...
Fire Nears Bordeaux, a City of Wine and History
A wildfire scorching tracts of southwestern France is inching closer to Bordeaux, the city at the heart of a famed...
‘OnlyMarms’: Marmots Are on OnlyFans to Raise Money for Research
In June, Daniel Blumstein, a biologist, sat in a field in Gothic, Colo., waiting to see a marmot. The rodent...
From Celebration to Escalation: How Trump’s Iran Cease-Fire Collapsed
“The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all!” That was how President Trump announced...
What’s Left of the Cease-Fire Agreement Between the U.S. and Iran?
When the United States and Iran cut a cease-fire agreement last month to open the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump...
Bus Collision in Syria Kills 35, Health Ministry Says
At least 35 people were killed and 30 more injured in Syria on Saturday when a civilian bus collided with...
Silicon Valley Splits Over Closing the Borders to Chinese A.I.
For years, a philosophical divide over how artificial intelligence software should be created has split Silicon Valley technologists. This week,...
Can Rock Climbing, Weight Lifting and Free Lattes Keep People Sober?
When Kylie Corbitt got out of a 30-day addiction treatment center, a familiar problem was waiting outside. “My entire network...
QR Codes Make Their Way Down Wedding Aisles
Guests at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s July 3 wedding were given entry to the wedding venue, Madison Square Garden,...
