One researcher compares the massive, synchronized frenzy of spawning to “a wave at a stadium,” one that builds reefs and is threatened by warming seas.
Essay: What Do This Season’s Political Books Tell Us About the Election?
The divisions on display in this election year are not unique in our history. This season’s books offer insights on how we got here.
Reckoning Near for Merger of Energy Transfer and Williams
Williams shareholders will vote on the merger soon, and on Monday the two companies will go to court to accuse each other of breaching the agreement.
Books of The Times: Review: Natashia Deón’s ‘Grace,’ a Tale of Slavery, Its Ghosts and Legacy
With her debut novel, Ms. Deón has announced herself beautifully and distinctively. She has delivered something whole, and to be reckoned with, right now.
As Wind Power Lifts Wyoming’s Fortunes, Coal Miners Are Left in the Dust
New climate change regulations are helping transform the country’s biggest coal-producing state into what could be its largest wind energy producer.
China’s Last Wild River Carries Conflicting Environmental Hopes
With global temperatures rising, can a nation afford to protect a pristine waterway and forgo the building of dams as an alternative to burning coal?
Robert Paine, Ecologist Who Found ‘Keystone Species,’ Dies at 83
Dr. Paine identified certain species, like sea otters and starfish, that if removed, could disproportionately affect their ecosystems and neighboring species.
Nonfiction: Jenny Diski’s ‘In Gratitude’
Jenny Diski’s final memoir examines the origin, and the close, of her life as a writer.
12,000 Years Ago, Humans and Climate Change Made a Deadly Team
By dating bones and teeth from megafauna found in South America, researchers found that prehistoric extinctions were tied to warming and the presence of humans.
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