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A New York City Subway signal light in the snow.

A century of amber lights: the story of New York’s subway signals

 Tech
• October 25, 2021

The broken signal that delayed your train might seem like a simple case of aging infrastructure — but its history is one of convoluted origins, past dreams and lost futures

Line drawing of the three winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Nobel Prize in Economics goes to labor market research

 Blogs
• October 11, 2021

The committee recognized three economists based in the US

Line drawing of Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov

 Blogs
• October 8, 2021

Ressa and Muratov recognized for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression

Line drawing of Abdulrazak Gurnah

Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature

 Blogs
• October 7, 2021

Gurnah was recognized for his portrayal of the refugee experience and his focus on identity and self-image.

Line drawings of the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to ‘greener’ molecule building

 Health
• October 6, 2021

Organic catalysts have allowed scientists to create medicines more efficiently.

Line drawing of the three winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics

Scientists studying climate and disordered materials win Nobel Prize in Physics

 Space, Physics, and Math
• October 5, 2021

Researchers who examine complex systems were recognized for their contributions.

Line drawing illustration of the two Nobel prize winners, Julius and Patapoutian

Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for research on temperature, touch

 Health
• October 4, 2021

Two U.S.-based researchers are honored for their work on sensation.

A whale swimming in the blue ocean with its T shaped tale sticking out of water

Seafaring scientist is catching up on whale culture

 Environment
• September 17, 2021

Protecting whale culture is crucial for conservation efforts, says biologist Hal Whitehead

A very cute cat walks outside among bushes and grass. He is wearing a harness and leash, and looking back over his shoulder.

COVID-19 made me reconsider my cats’ housebound lives

 Life Science
• August 18, 2021

Under pandemic lockdown, those lucky enough to stay home got a taste of pets’ confinement

A large brick building sits on top of a big dam, with the river in the foreground. Excavators are demolishing a corner of the dam.

Take dams down and the fish will come

 Environment
• August 13, 2021

Thousands of U.S. dams could be removed to restore important fish habitat without impacting hydropower generation, experts say

A tree climber student looks out in from high up in an old-growth redwood tree.

This professional tree climber teaches inspiration and conservation

 Environment
• July 12, 2021

Tim Kovar imparts wisdom about tree climbing techniques and preservation to his students, who range from children to grown biologists.

Neill Holland holds a crab trap dipped in water and stands on a white boat

Chasing ‘ghosts’ in the bay

 Environment
• July 2, 2021

A Florida captain’s creative solution to the global problem of marine debris: Let’s rodeo 

A red and black, 4-propeller drone hovers a few feet above green cotton plants in a field, emitting a fine white mist of pesticides.

A growing flock of farm drones could help with our pesticide problem

 Environment
• June 30, 2021

The U.S. is relaxing regulations on pesticide-spraying drones, and some experts believe their precision may help reduce overall chemical use.

An adult bald eagle feeds two small eaglets in a nest

Webcams offer citizens a peek into the lives of bald eagles

 Environment
• June 16, 2021

Growing public awareness and engagement have played a part in the birds’ recovery, experts say

Spotted lanternflies on a tree

Learning to live with the lanternfly

 Environment
• June 13, 2021

I fought the good fight against a backyard invader, but I don’t have it in me this year

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