— Inside the Courtroom In a small town courtroom in Mandan, N.D., Greenpeace representatives stood with heavy hearts as a jury delivered a staggering blow – a $670 million verdict. The lawsuit, filed by Energy Transfer in 2019, accused Greenpeace of orchestrating disruptive and damaging protests against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. A

— Max Park, the Mastermind Meet Max Park – a legend in the realm of speedcubing. With a remarkable best official time of 3.13 seconds for the 3x3x3 cube, he has etched his name in history as one of the fastest to ever solve this puzzle. Max’s journey into the world of cubing is nothing

As Monte Wooden, a seemingly healthy 71-year-old man, experienced a sudden heart attack, medical professionals were baffled by his condition. Despite conventional risk assessments indicating low susceptibility to such cardiac events, further investigation revealed an alarming presence of Lp(a) particles in his bloodstream. This discovery shed light on a lesser-known yet significant contributor to heart

In the microscopic world, where single-cell organisms reign supreme, a peculiar discovery has unfolded. Imagine a tiny trumpet-shaped organism known as a stentor, about the size of a sharpened pencil tip, trying to catch its prey of swimming bacteria and microscopic algae. It sounds like a challenging feat for a single-celled creature. However, recent research

Residents of the Harborside face uncertainty as their upscale retirement community goes bankrupt. — Upscale Living Turned Upside Down Three years ago, Bob and Sandy Curtis embarked on a new chapter in their lives. They bid farewell to their Long Island home of 50 years and invested $840,000 in an upscale continuing care retirement community

President-elect Donald J. Trump recently made a surprising and controversial decision by appointing Brandon Williams, a former Navy officer and one-term congressman from New York, to manage the National Nuclear Security Administration (N.N.S.A.). This move has raised eyebrows due to the unconventional background of Mr. Williams for such a critical role in handling the country’s

Scientists have long been baffled by the peculiarly long tails sported by manta rays and their relatives in the ocean. These creatures, with their imposing diamond-shaped bodies stretching up to 30 feet across, are already a sight to behold. But it’s their whip-like tails that have left researchers scratching their heads for years. The prevailing

The sun was setting over the Caribbean, painting the sky in hues of orange and pink as air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration office in Puerto Rico began to receive urgent radio calls on that fateful Thursday evening. It was a day like any other until chaos erupted in the form of an

In the lush surroundings of the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Kyoto, Japan, a group of chimpanzees has captured the attention of researchers due to an unusual behavior – contagious urination. Ena Onishi, a dedicated doctoral student at Kyoto University, has immersed herself in over 600 hours of observing these primates relieving themselves. But why all this

Prisons can hold countless stories, but few tales are as poignant as Westil Gonzalez’s. Imagine receiving news of your long-awaited freedom after decades behind bars only to have it slip through your fingers like sand. This was the reality for Mr. Gonzalez, who, despite being granted parole due to his ailing health, remains confined within