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Neptune’s Clouds Have Vanished, and Scientists Think They Know Why
A recent study suggests a relationship between solar cycles and the atmosphere of the solar system’s eighth planet.
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What Is That Question Mark in Space? Here’s What We Know — and Don’t Know
Close scrutiny of a recent image from the Webb Space Telescope revealed some questionable punctuation.
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She Can See the World in Colors He Can’t Even Imagine
Male zebra longwing butterfly vision sticks to a duller pallette, perhaps for mating reasons. The genes that explain this may help unlock how differences between sexes evolve.
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An Even Better Way to Eat Hard Boiled Eggs
A popular Ghanaian street food, kosua ne meko — eggs stuffed with tomato relish — is easy to make and fun to share, Yewande Komolafe writes.
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Pat Hamilton, news photographer in war zones, dies at 74
In addition to covering combat, he may have helped alter a presidential election with a whimsical picture of Gerald Ford eating a tamale incorrectly.
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Delano Lewis, who led NPR during divisive budget fights, dies at 84
In a wide-ranging career, Mr. Lewis served as U.S. ambassador to South Africa, a telecoms executive and confidant to D.C. Mayor Marion Barry.
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For cable news, UFO story has ratings payoff — and reporting pitfalls
NewsNation found good ratings in David Grusch’s murky claims of alien visitors but also had to correct Ross Coulthart’s reporting about the Intercept.
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Carolyn Hax chat: How do I talk to my boyfriend about his lack of friends?
Advice columnist Carolyn Hax answers your questions about the strange train we call life.
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Nabisco chocolate wafers are no more. We found the best alternative.
Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers were a beloved ingredient. These are the best replacement options for icebox cakes and cookie pie crusts.
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How Geopolitics Is Complicating the Move to Clean Energy
The fate of Indonesia’s unrivaled stocks of nickel — a critical mineral used to make batteries for electric vehicles — is caught in the conflict between the United States and China.