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A Pancaked Turtle Fossil’s 150-Million-Year-Old Tale
Today it is Bavaria, a region of Germany. But in the Late Jurassic Period, it was a shallow tropical archipelago…
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A Looming Retraction Casts a Shadow Over a Field of Physics
Misconduct allegations are leading scientists to question the work of Ranga Dias, including his claimed discovery of a room-temperature superconductor.
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When Ancient Eruptions Pumped Diamonds to Earth’s Surface
A new study offers clues to the mysteries of kimberlite eruptions, the source of most of the diamonds mined on…
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Replacing Your Lawn? Instead of a Meadow, Consider a Food Forest.
Or just start by planting a few pawpaw or persimmon trees. Chances are, you’ll want more.
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What You Can Do at Home to Help Stem Climate Change
Relatively simple measures like thermostat control, composting and switching to electric appliances can make a big difference.
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$550,000 Homes in Virginia, Oklahoma and Maine
An 1820 townhouse in Portsmouth, a 1940 home in Oklahoma City and a Colonial Revival house in Westbrook.
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Read Your Way Through Maine
Reading and writing are deeply valued in Maine. The novelist Lily King recommends fiction, nature writing, memoirs, children’s books and…
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How Those ‘Barbie’ Dreamhouses Came to Life: ‘We All Had to Believe in It’
To make their Barbieland sets a reality, the movie’s production team embraced the surreal, going big on bright pinks and…
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‘Annihilation,’ ‘Support the Girls’ and More Streaming Gems
This month’s rundown of off-the-radar picks on your subscription streaming services includes indies of all stripes, plus three documentary explorations…
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At Two Summer Theater Festivals, Reassuring Signs of Life
The industry is facing challenges, but in western Massachusetts the quality of the works is as rich as ever, our…