Science
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‘Parentese’ Is Truly a Lingua Franca, Global Study Finds
We’ve all seen it, we’ve all cringed at it, we’ve all done it ourselves: talked to a baby like it…
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Luxury Rental Buildings Take ‘Working From Home’ to the Next Level
When Christopher Dossman and his wife, Yao Li, were looking for an apartment in New York last year, they compiled…
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Can I Force My Landlord to Install Window Boxes for Air-Conditioners?
Q: I live in a ground-floor, rent-stabilized apartment in Harlem, with a window in the living room and another in…
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It’s Time to Slow Down and Appreciate Nature’s Tiny Marvels
“Look at that caterpillar,” Andrew J. Brand said one afternoon, as we passed a hummocky old bottlebrush buckeye shrub in…
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It Looks Awkward, but This Fish Has a Secret Glow
What color is a lumpfish? The answer is more complicated than you might expect. These bumpy, bottom-dwelling fish, found in…
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Two Companies Aim to Beat SpaceX to Mars With ‘Audacious’ Landing
SpaceX could lose the race to send the first private space mission to Mars. Maybe. For years, Elon Musk, the…
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The Secret to an Elephant’s Trunk Is Skin Deep
The elephant has a secret hiding right on its nose. Its famous trunk, full of muscle and devoid of bone,…
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How to Deal With a Difficult Doorman
Q: My co-op building has a new doorman who does not perform his duties. He never opens the door. He…
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Putting Family First, in a Pandemic and at a Price
In the early months of 2021, Lisa Willis’ daughter drove from Brooklyn to visit her in the Cleveland suburb where…
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Did Nature Heal During the Pandemic ‘Anthropause’?
In a typical spring, breeding seabirds — and human seabird-watchers — flock to Stora Karlsö, an island off the coast…