3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (337+ words) An otter in New York. It sounds like the title of a direct-to-VHS children’s movie starring Jason Alexander as both the voice of the otter and his human nemesis. Seeing an otter in the Bronx River doesn’t sound like a…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (473+ words) New York City is one of the most well-explored places on Earth. Established nearly four centuries ago by an influential Dutchman, the city has since grown into the largest and most densely populated metropolis in the country, with no fewer…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1169+ words) After I pressed Kaplan about the impact of his mining work, he said we could talk more about it another time. But when I reached out a week later to set something up, he declined. Vox shared a detailed list…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (232+ words) Wind turbines play an important dual role in humanity’s present and future. One, they are a symbol of our continued effort to save the planet through simple yet innovative green energy breakthroughs. Two, they act as giant mid-air food processors…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (470+ words) Over the last few decades, wildfires, farmers, and cattle ranchers have razed millions of acres of tropical forests across the planet. Much of that deforestation has occurred in three countries: Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia. But in…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (195+ words) Bruce, a disabled kea parrot in New Zealand, became the big boss of his flock. He did this despite missing his entire upper beak, which forced him to invent his own fighting style, helping him establish dominance in his social…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (199+ words) We tend to think of Darwinian survival as applying exclusively to wild animals in wild settings, such as jungles. But why can’t it just as easily apply to animals living in major cities? Spend enough time in a major city,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1036+ words) The paparazzi staked out their turf, elbow to elbow with dozens of other gawkers on their lunch break on an unseasonably warm spring day in Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan. Pétanque balls clanged in the background on Tuesday as one…...

9+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1529+ words) Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll find out about eels that live in a place you might not expect to find them. We’ll also get details on what President Trump has said about two Republicans who are running for governor....

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (583+ words) When the last of four dams on the Klamath River in southern Oregon and Northern California was demolished in October 2024, everyone who knew the river well had a question: How long would it take for salmon to reclaim the upper…...