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The Enormous Heat Pumps Warming Cities
From New York City to rural England, communal heat pump networks could be the answer to decarbonizing heat in both city high-rises and other hard-to-heat homes.
From New York City to rural England, communal heat pump networks could be the answer to decarbonizing heat in both city high-rises and other hard-to-heat homes.
Seeing meaning in the stars is a vital part of the scientific story.
In Norway, children walk to school aged six, or even travel across the country – and no one bats an eyelid. Why do these kids have so much independence, while other countries are so risk-averse?
Studies have found that isolation, stress, and uncertainty can cause forgetfulness and disorganization. Here’s what to do about it.
These titles conjure their settings so vividly that you’ll feel as if you’re there.
In new computer experiments, artificial-intelligence algorithms can tell the future of chaotic systems.
Do convenience stores really survive on cigarettes and lotto tickets?
The Underground Railroad conductor’s understanding of botany, wildlife biology, geography and astronomy allowed her to guide herself and others to safety.
Economists and historians are connecting the early rise of organized crime with Sicily’s citrus trade.
“The detachment had already happened in my mind ... It’s no longer my arm. As I picked up the knife, I was very cool and collected.”
You don’t need an office, employees, or investment capital to launch a small business that could generate thousands of extra dollars a year.
The problem of yellow leaves on plants—although common—can be caused by a number of reasons. Here, an expert outlines four of the main ones.
From bad bosses to gossipy colleagues and, of course, office refrigerator drama.
The man behind the Calexit movement claims to be a baller. But he’s broke.
Hurricane-free Caribbean beaches, empty canals in Venice, and lush safaris—all can be yours in off season.
The starchy staple evolved from the tomato about 9 million years ago.
Some of us seem to be bitten much more than others – and in unlucky cases this can lead to an allergic reaction or chronic illness. Pharmacists explain how to avoid the worst insects have to offer.
Money, housing, kids and heartache keep victims with abusers. For a Florida woman, breaking free meant risking it all.
’The Naked Gun’ aims to resurrect what was once one of our most beloved sure-hit genres. Why did it ever go away?
As increasing numbers of us can’t or won’t have children, Helen Coffey talks to those who are planning their lives without a nuclear family, and investigates why government policy has yet to catch up with this rapidly growing demographic.
The immune system senses damage to cell membranes caused by pore-forming proteins and mounts a response.
If shopping organic is a priority for your family, this is what you need to know.
Air pollution is less dramatic than floods or storms, less inconvenient, and much harder to politicize. It’s also much more deadly.
Hibernating animals reverse aging, avoid diabetes, and preserve muscle. Could we one day do the same?
In Gaza, where displaced children play games called “air strike” and act out death, the lack of mental-health resources has become another emergency.
A dermatologist and sleep doctor break down what lack of sleep can do to your complexion and how to take control of your beauty sleep.
Every Marvel movie and TV show ranked from worst to best.
Podcast: Double Emmy nominee Julianne Nicholson reveals how she created her viral “Dance Mom” character in “Hacks” and mysterious Sintra in “Paradise.”
Black communities brace for fallout after Trump revokes core safeguard that outlined pollution’s impact on nature and humans.
It’s hard to think of a policy move that could more directly target climate science than this.
These Black-led platforms are closing gaps in STEM, building community, and making higher education more accessible.
“We should count it as a win that a tsunami occurred, we got a warning and it wasn’t the worst-case scenario,” a seismic network director says.
Opinion | A growing research field known as ‘the science of science’ will be essential for navigating an uncertain future.
Millions of student borrowers could begin having their wages garnished as soon as this summer. That’s according to estimates from credit bureau TransUnion.
This common syndrome can certainly harm your happiness. Here are three ways to get over it.
Gold prices have largely risen over the past 18 months, approximately, but will they continue to do so this August?
Now’s the time to replenish your bug spray supply.
Which obligations need your immediate attention and which can wait.
All were said to have been in good health before a sudden onset of lethargy, nausea, seizures and other symptoms.
This is so interesting.
Here’s how to tell if something nefarious might be behind them.
If you’re wondering how everyone is staying at four-star hotels in Italy right now, you’re not alone.
In a new book, writer Suleika Jaouad explains why journaling is a form of alchemy — and offers tips on how to reignite your practice if you’re feeling stuck, bored or uninspired by your own writing.
This year, parents will pay more for back-to-school essentials such as pens, pencils and backpacks.
When it meets this week, the Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep its key short-term interest rate at its current target range — where it has stayed for all of 2025.