Gerald Navratil, a professor of plasma physics at Columbia, on the pursuit by start-ups for clean, unlimited power. Page A6.

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Through her restaurant in France and her academy, Nadia Sammut aims to teach people about how their food choices can harm — ...

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has met with Donald Trump, confirmed by the president-elect's incoming deputy chief of policy.

More burial sites are forgoing pristine lawns for drought resistant plants and wildflowers that help wildlife. Efforts picked ...

That’s almost five times farther than the moon. Advertising First spotted in August, the asteroid began its semi jog around Earth in late September, after coming under the grips of Earth’s ...

In January, when the asteroid passes closest to Earth, it will no longer be moving at the same speed. At that point, its velocity will increase, and it will continue on a new path around the Sun.

Religious communities in Brentwood and Amityville also have taken steps to restrict development on their large campuses.

If we had been asked to really consider that Orli’s time on earth was limited, how would we have used that time? Americans — ...