Jul 22, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins pitcher Cole Sands (44) and catcher Ryan Jeffers (27) celebrate after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports The Minnesota Twins will go for back-to-back wins over the team with the best record in baseball when they face the Philadelphia Phillies…
A century ago, the timber-and-iron tower had supported a tram carrying precious salt across the Inyo Mountains that had been mined from a remote valley in the California desert. More recently, it stood as an artifact in the Saline Valley, and it marked the edge of a hiking trail through the sun-baked wilderness. But a…
When it came to housing, Susan Apel and Keith Irwin thought they had planned adroitly for later life. They bought a four-bedroom house on two acres in Lebanon, N.H., 24 years ago, and “we made sure to pay off the mortgage before we retired,” said Ms. Apel, 71. That way, the home equity they had…
If Galentine’s Day had an animal mascot, it would have to be one of the species whose females can reproduce without a mate. Nearly all animals make more of themselves the traditional way, by combining eggs and sperm. But some have an alternative called parthenogenesis: no males needed. No matter how many romantically frustrated mammals…
From the outside, it looked as though Adam Alter was gliding along. At 28, he had earned a doctorate in psychology from Princeton and soon afterward landed a job as a tenure-track professor at the N.Y.U. Stern School of Business. But he felt stuck. Preparing to teach while simultaneously doing research became overwhelming, especially after…
