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Seeing Stars, Sperm and Millions of Spawn After a Valentine’s Day Rendezvous
Sunflower sea stars, a species of giant starfish, are critically endangered. Researchers tinkered with sperm in an aquarium lab to…
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Atom Bombs in Space Are Back to Scare Us Again
Russian President Vladimir V. Putin may find that a nuclear weapon in orbit is less useful for war than intimidation.
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Trump’s Conquest of the Republican Party Matters to Every American
With Donald Trump’s victories on Tuesday, he has moved to the cusp of securing the 1,215 delegates necessary to win…
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After Super Tuesday, Trump Is Stronger Than He’s Ever Been
About 18 months ago, Donald Trump suffered one of his worst political defeats, when many of his loyalists and handpicked…
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The Babe Paley in ‘Feud’ Is Not the Woman I Knew
The first time I saw Naomi Watts playing my grandmother Babe Paley in “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans,” she was…
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We’re Not Asking the Most Important Questions About Age
After President Biden delivers his third State of the Union address on Thursday, much of the analysis will focus on…
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If They Can’t Make a Federal Case Out of Trump …
While the Supreme Court ruling on Monday that states cannot bar Donald Trump from appearing on their presidential ballots garnered…
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Inside America’s Shadow War With Iran
It’s often been said that the most dangerous hot spot in the world is the waterway between Taiwan and mainland…
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The New Rape Denialism
On Oct. 7, Hamas invaded Israel and filmed itself committing scores of human-rights atrocities. Some of the footage was later…
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Janice Burgess, Nickelodeon Executive and ‘Backyardigans’ Creator, Dies at 72
Ms. Burgess oversaw the production of “Blue’s Clues” and drew on her own childhood for “The Backyardigans,” in which five…