Real Estate
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Why Do People Make Music?
Music baffled Charles Darwin. Mankind’s ability to produce and enjoy melodies, he wrote in 1874, “must be ranked amongst the…
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The Unusual Evolutionary Journey of the Baobab Tree
New research shows the “upside-down trees” originated in Madagascar and then caught a ride on ocean currents to reach mainland…
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Butterflies Know: These Native Plants Aren’t Weeds
Pollinators recognize a good thing when they see it — and so do gardeners in search of organic pest control.…
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$450,000 Homes in Kentucky, New Jersey and New York
A two-bedroom bungalow in Lexington, a 1925 home in Blairstown and a Colonial Revival house in Buffalo.
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Fossil Catches Starfish Cousin in the Act of Cloning Itself
The brittle star specimen suggests that the sea creatures have been splitting themselves in two to reproduce for more than…
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At-Home IV Drips Are the Latest Luxury Building Amenity
High-end condos and rentals now offer the medically dubious therapy as a regular wellness practice, not just a vacation splurge.
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Alarmed by Climate Change, Astronomers Train Their Sights on Earth
A growing number of researchers in the field are using their expertise to fight the climate crisis.
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An Independent Life of Flowers and Bible Verses in the Bronx
A woman in a HUD-subsidized apartment in a building for older New Yorkers bristles at the notion that she would…
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$2.2 Million Homes in California
A shingled bungalow with a guesthouse and a geodesic dome in Topanga, a Victorian-era retreat in Napa and a midcentury-modern…
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The Solar Storm Fried GPS Systems Used by Some Farmers, Stalling Planting
The storm interfered with navigational systems used in tractors and other farming equipment, leaving some farmers temporarily unable to plant…