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News
The Paradox Holding Back the Clean Energy Revolution
With its 1.2 million LED lights shining brightly against the Las Vegas night, the Sphere may well be the ultimate…
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Science
Watch the First Meteor Shower of 2024 Reach Its Peak
The Quadrantids are forecast to be one of the year’s strongest showers, but they can be difficult to actually spot.
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Arts
Watch Taraji P. Henson Sing in ‘The Color Purple’
The director Blitz Bazawule narrates a scene from the musical, featuring the star performing as the dynamo Shug Avery.
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News
Renovating a Kitchen? Don’t Forget the Most Crucial Thing: Light.
Blasting everything with one bright light won’t do. Here’s how to create a multilayered lighting plan like the pros do.
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World
The Miracle of Light, One Spark at a Time
As Hanukkah draws to a close, American Jews see the week’s brighter glow as especially necessary during a dark season.
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News
‘Are You Going to Be the One to Get Rid of Santa?’
A family in a small town in New York holds a world record for having the most lights on a…
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World
These Underwater Fireworks Are From ‘Sea Fireflies’ Looking for Mates
Tiny crustaceans the size of sand grains sneeze up packets of glowing mucus to impress potential partners.
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News
It’s Holiday Window Season in NYC. Here’s What to Know.
“Let’s light it up!” the actress Jennifer Lawrence said on Monday night as she helped to reveal the holiday windows…
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News
Poem: Suddenly, Last Summer
Lisa Jarnot’s “Suddenly, Last Summer” develops, through ecstatic repetition, a theology of lostness. The sea-turtle hatchlings, with their instinctual desire…
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Arts
Flight of the Drones Lights Up Central Park
It began with a sudden, breathtaking emergence over the trees to the south — a thousand points of blue light…