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Bernadine Strik, Whose Insights Helped Blueberries Thrive, Dies at 60

Blueberry plants spaced about three feet apart, she discovered, produced 50 percent higher yields as they grew, without lowering yields once they matured....

Move Over Jupiter: Saturn Adds 62 More Moons to Its Count

In the red corner, Jupiter, the largest planet orbiting our sun, which shaped our solar system with its gravitational bulk.In the blue corner,...

‘A Bit Spooky’: The New Shark Species With Bright, White Eyes

What has long, bright white eyes, swims along the deep waters off Australia and attaches its eggs to coral?A new species of shark,...

W.H.O. Ends Mpox Global Emergency

Why It Matters: The sharp decline is a victory.The W.H.O.’s declaration is an acknowledgment that the world successfully managed an international outbreak even...

F.D.A. Ends Ban on Blood Donations From Gay and Bisexual Men

The NewsThe Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday that it had formally ended the agency’s wide-ranging prohibition on blood donations from gay...

How Deep-Diving Sharks Stay Warm Will Take Your Breath Away

Hammerhead sharks like it warm, but for a good meal they’re willing to get cold. The flat-headed predators dive more than 2,600 feet...

He’s the Decider for $400 Billion in Climate Funding, and Time Is Short

The hotel ballroom was packed before breakfast as Jigar Shah took the stage at the oil and gas industry’s annual conference in Houston...

Before Smartphones and the National Weather Service, There Was Grandma’s Knee

I thought my grandmother was psychic. One day in the mid ’90s, in Richmond, Va., where I grew up, the temperature had climbed...

Families of Those Lost to Covid Wrestle With Mixed Emotions as Emergency Ends

Shannon Cummings, 53, has tried to push forward after her husband, Larry, a college professor, died of Covid-19 in March 2020.She flew from...

E.P.A. Proposes First Limits on Climate Pollution From Existing Power Plants

The Biden administration on Thursday will announce the first regulations to limit greenhouse pollution from existing power plants, capping an unparalleled string of...

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