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Thomas Neff, Who Turned Soviet Warheads Into Electricity, Dies at 80
An M.I.T. physicist, he engineered an East-West deal that reduced nuclear threats and produced one of the greatest peace dividends…
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Arts
Keeping the Lights on at the Met Museum Is an Art in Itself
There’s a job opening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And it’ll give you the opportunity to skulk around the…
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Arts
Adventures in Space and Time With Stockhausen
An elliptical halo of thin, concentrated light floated in the capacious drill hall of the Park Avenue Armory on a…
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World
Scanning the Dark Universe, Euclid Finds Scenes of Cosmic Light
Scanning the Dark Universe, Euclid Finds Scenes of Cosmic LightBy Katrina Miller Euclid, a European Space Agency telescope launched into…
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The Northern Lights I Did Not See
I spend a fair amount of time looking at the sky, for the sky is nearly always full of magic.…
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Northern Lights Set to Return During Extreme Solar Storm’s 2nd Night
Electrical utilities said they weathered earlier conditions as persistent geomagnetic storms were expected to cause another light show in evening…
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In Coral Fossils, Searching for the First Glow of Bioluminescence
A new study resets the timing for the emergence of bioluminescence back to millions of years earlier than previously thought.
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Like Moths to a Flame? We May Need a New Phrase.
Over time researchers have found fewer of the insects turning up in light traps, suggesting they may be less attracted…
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Marian Zazeela, an Artist of Light and Design, Dies at 83
She pivoted from painting to lighting exhibitions, performance art, graphic design and minimalist music, performed with her husband, the composer…
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Arts
‘Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus’: A Parting Gift From a Master Musician
The final concert of the Japanese virtuoso is captured in an aching meditation on mortality and legacy.