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From a former chef of the classics Diner and Marlow & Sons, a new Brooklyn Heights corner spot serves comfortably deft seasonal cooking.

This staple of Southeast Asian cuisine enhances all kinds of dishes, J. Kenji López-Alt writes.

The United States has stockpiled millions of doses of two smallpox vaccines, also effective against monkeypox. But the outbreaks so far are clustered in other countries.

Nations are accelerating efforts to control data produced within their perimeters, disrupting the flow of what has become a kind of digital currency.

TV’s spike-haired rhapsodist of roadside eats is still playing it for laughs. But he’s also winning food-world respect as a sort of graying eminence.

New research explains how meteorites called aubrites may actually be shattered pieces of the planet closest to the sun from the early days of the solar system.

The puzzling coronavirus cases highlight ongoing surveillance challenges and blind spots.

Millions of Americans take aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. Now, doctors are advising against it — especially for people over 70.

This revamped 1950s staple, a celebration of canned clams, takes some cues from rich, cheesy crab dip.

If it returns to Earth successfully next week, the space taxi built for NASA could carry astronauts to orbit later this year.

Flush with cash, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Google are positioned to emerge from a downturn stronger and more powerful. As usual.

It’s an adventure, not a chore, and with few exceptions, it’s hard to go wrong. Even worst-case scenarios are great learning opportunities.

The aerospace giant’s astronaut capsule reached orbit, but has yet to complete a flight to the space station, while SpaceX has carried seven crews into orbit.

Dozens of recordings of a 2019 massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand, remain online, in a sobering reminder of the internet’s permanence.

The soaring drug fatalities in the U.S. are being fueled partly by fentanyl-tainted pills bought by teenagers and young adults on Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok and other social media apps.

American Express, a sponsor, said it would refund the price of the $700-a-person dinners after hearing that the chef, René Redzepi, tested positive for Covid.

The Mekong River is home to enormous and endangered aquatic life. A 400-pound fish’s release shows how some conservation efforts in Cambodia are paying off.

The Department of Homeland Security suspended the work of a panel focused on the subject of disinformation. The group had provoked accusations of government overreach.

Lovebirds — and perhaps other species — seem to confound nature’s strong preference for bilateral bodies.

Crypto boosters such as Matt Damon, Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow have been criticized for hyping virtual currency without highlighting the risks.

A number of restaurants are betting that Americans want to get gussied up again, but not everyone is thrilled about the fashion screening.

New treatments aim for a gene variant causing the illness in people of sub-Saharan African descent. Some experts worry that focus will neglect other factors.

Some private companies are keeping tabs on employees with systems that may rely on questionable behavioral science foundations.

For one Ukrainian American home cook, recording and sharing the dishes she grew up eating is an act of resistance.

Meet the new materials overpowering the electric economy.

Inspired by a best-selling sandwich at All Day Baby in Los Angeles, Genevieve Ko offers a formula for a delicious brunch.

On Sunday night, Earth’s shadow will fall over the moon and make our natural satellite turn blood red.

Reverse-seared tri-tip may be the tastiest dish you grill all summer. Steven Raichlen guides you through the process.

Researchers are gaining a better understanding of the biochemical processes that precede female octopuses’ deaths after they lay and then tend their eggs.

Mr. Musk said he wanted to confirm Twitter’s findings that spam and fake accounts make up less than 5 percent of its users.

This easy, jewel-tone roast chicken is tangy-sweet, weeknight-fast and full of savory schmaltz.

A California site takes the next step in regenerative viticulture, demonstrating the value of animals in the vines, even during the growing season.

The Event Horizon Telescope has once again caught sight of the “unseeable.”

A clinical trial will be needed to verify the research, which offered a warning about taking steroids or nonprescription drugs for weeks on end.

Researchers identified a protein in the fluid that could boost the cognition of aging animals — and might lead to future treatments for people.

Emily Meggett, the keeper of centuries-old culinary traditions in the Carolinas, has spent her life feeding others. At 89, she shares her kitchen wisdom.

The charges stemmed from a woman’s allegation that the celebrity chef groped her in a Boston bar in 2017.

After nearly 22 years, Apple is stopping production of the devices that changed consumer electronics and led to the creation of the iPhone.

Around the country, the setting for adolescent mental health care looks ever more like this doctor’s office in Kentucky, the next patient arriving every 15 minutes.

Instead of evolving to produce poison, some distantly related fungi became toxic through a process called horizontal gene transfer, scientists say.

Proceedings began Monday in Boston for the celebrity chef on charges that he groped a young woman in a bar.

Scientists say they have discovered the first case of mammals mimicking insects to defend themselves from being eaten.

With inpatient psychiatric services in short supply, adolescents are spending days, even weeks, in hospital emergency departments awaiting the help they desperately need.

As part of an effort to “sonify” the cosmos, researchers have converted the pressure waves from a black hole into an audible … something.

A tangy beet soup, rich wild salmon and an elegant cherry compote from David Tanis round out a bright meal made for May.

The agency stressed that the disease was still very rare in children and that a cause had not been determined.

The discovery of clasper limbs in a fossil suggests that some species of the ancient arthropods reproduced much like modern horseshoe crabs.

Verdant asparagus, peas and shallots top this light yet comforting meal from Melissa Clark.

Researchers found that small sea creatures exist in equal number with pieces of plastic in parts of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which could have implications for cleaning up ocean pollution.

Supporters of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are using live video to spread misinformation on social media. Voters have become inured to the situation, researchers fear.