Natural gas companies are using hardball tactics to expand their network of...
Fracking companies in Pennsylvania want to expand their network of pipelines for the export of liquid by-products of natural gas, such as ethane and butane, which are used to make plastics — and to...
View ArticleThe US and China have now officially ratified the Paris climate agreement
The United State and China, the two nations with the most global warming emissions, have now ratified the landmark Paris Agreement, with other countries expected to follow suit.US President Obama and...
View ArticleThese cochlear implants can break the silence for people with hearing loss
Allyson Sisler-Dinwiddie took her first hearing test as a young girl and walked out of the doctor’s office with hearing aids. But she never thought she would end up completely deaf — until 2004, when a...
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French Chablis makers can't take another tiny harvest. So they're bringing in...
The hills in this part of Burgundy are postcard-perfect. Around the villages of Chablis and Irancy, you see beautifully combed, lush green vineyards.As winemaker Christophe Ferrari drives up his...
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Should we tweet about illness or, yes, even death?
This email came into my inbox from a reader seeking advice about how to maintain privacy in this age of Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and other social media platforms, especially when it comes to those...
View ArticleA physicist who proved Einstein right started by tinkering with the family...
When the Nobel Prize in physics is awarded next Tuesday, many in the world of science will be surprised if Rainer Weiss, an MIT professor emeritus, is not among those honored.Weiss dreamed up the idea...
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An artist finds inspiration in the celestial frustrations of astronomer...
For her latest exhibition, called “Deep Sky Companion,” artist Lia Halloran was inspired not by the accomplishments, but by the frustrations, of a celebrated astronomer.Charles Messier was an...
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Dogs may be friendly toward humans because it's in their genes
If you think dogs are drawn to your winning personality then think again — the attraction may be genetic, according to a study released Thursday that pinpoints genes linked to inter-species...
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A scientist and her team wish their Rosetta comet probe a bittersweet farewell
The Rosetta probe has been orbiting in space for years, sending information back to Earth.But on Friday its mission came to an end.The spacecraft, operated by the European Space Agency, crash-landed —...
View ArticleHere’s the science behind singing
When you hear a recording of Whitney Houston belting out a classic like “I Will Always Love You,” it’s impossible to miss her raw talent and refined vocal skill. What’s amazing is that anatomically...
View Article'Silicon cowboys': The underdog story of personal computing
Ready for an underdog story?In the early 1980s, personal computing was a winner-take-all industry, and IBM was king — to the point where Intel gave Big Blue early access to its newest processors. And...
View ArticleHow games are changing the way we stay fit
Working out isn’t everyone’s idea of a good time. But would you run a little faster if a pack of zombies were breathing down your neck on your morning jog? (Figuratively.)An app called “Zombies, Run!”...
View ArticleNeed to be in two places at once? Try a telepresence robot.
What’s the polite way to say “I can’t make it to your party, but my robot can”?It’s not a question many advice columnists have considered, but it may soon be time for a definitive how-to. Most...
View ArticleIn Baltimore, an effort to turn lives around by planting trees
In the predominantly black and low-income neighborhoods of Baltimore, violent crime is all too commonplace along bleak asphalt and concrete streets. But there is now an effort to green these...
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We need phosphate to grow food. But should we be digging it up from the sea...
The view from the sleepy town of San Juanico, Mexico, is about what you’d see from any village along the Pacific coast of Baja California — craggy coves, turquoise waves, a couple of surfers and...
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Nobel winners get cash, a gold medal and a piece of original art
The Nobel prizes are being announced this week and next. At awards ceremonies in December, winners will receive their share of each nearly million-dollar prize and a gold medal.According to a tradition...
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PHOTOS: Hurricane Matthew's destructive path through Haiti
Hurricane Matthew, the Caribbean's worst storm in nearly a decade, barreled toward the Bahamas Wednesday after killing nine people and pummeling Haiti and Cuba.Far to the north, the first evacuations...
View ArticleAfter quick action, the Paris climate deal is set to go into effect way...
The wheels of international diplomacy usually turn very slowly, but things have moved fast this year on one major diplomatic effort — the global climate deal negotiated last December in Paris.The...
View ArticleRecent study shows that invasive insects cause billions of dollars in damage...
Invasive insects cause at least $77 billion in damage every year, according to a study released Tuesday that says this figure is "grossly underestimated" because it covers only a fraction of the...
View ArticleRedwoods and fog: a love story
California’s towering redwood trees are iconic symbols of its coastline — and so is the low, rolling fog that often blankets Route 1. And as it turns out, the two are linked in more than just imagery:...
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