It took me a while to come around to Bridges. A critic likes to lift the veil on new finds, not just hit the “like” button on a viral smash. But this stylish It-restaurant has been overflowing with It-people and It-hype from the moment its doors …
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A Diver Visited a Fallen Whale. When He Returned, It Had Vanished.
How does an 18-foot-long, 2,000-pound carcass just disappear? That question has puzzled some divers and photographers who regularly plunge into the waters off San Diego. It started earlier this spring when Doug Bonhaus took advantage of some calm …
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Who Was Marie-Antoine Carême, the Father of French Gastronomy?
Marie-Antoine Carême, considered by many to be the father of French haute cuisine, is perhaps most famous for his sweets — he perfected the soufflé, invented the croquembouche and may have developed the modern wedding cake. But was Carême as racy as …
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Citing N.I.H. Cuts, a Top Science Journal Stops Accepting Submissions
With federal support, Environmental Health Perspectives has long published peer-reviewed studies without fees to readers or scientists.
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Humans’ Wounds Heal Much More Slowly Than Other Mammals’
We naked apes need Band-Aids, but shedding the fur that speeds healing in other mammals may have helped us evolve other abilities.
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A Massive, Glow-in-the-Dark Cloud Lurking in Our Cosmic Backyard
The cloud, named Eos, is chock-full of molecular hydrogen and possibly rife with star-forming potential in the future.
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Lab Animals Face Being Euthanized as Trump Cuts Research
Animal testing remains a fundamental part of biomedical research. But as funding evaporates, mice, rats and even monkeys may be euthanized.
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Amazon to Launch First Project Kuiper Internet Satellites: What to Know
The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do before it can compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.
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What Nearly Brainless Rodents Know About Weight Loss and Hunger
Studies in neuroscience with applications to humans offer clues about what makes us start eating, and when we stop.
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