The natural gas delivered to homes contains low concentrations of several chemicals linked to cancer, a new study found. Researchers also found inconsistent levels of odorants — substances that give natural gas its characteristic “rotten egg” smell — which could increase the risk of small leaks going undetected. The study, which was published in the…
Growing up, the chef David Kuo and his brothers played video games in a converted garage in the family’s backyard in West Covina, Calif. Just outside, luffa gourds, garlic chives, sweet potato leaves and other crops beloved in Taiwan grew in his grandmother’s vegetable garden. Yet Mr. Kuo’s father would often come home late from…
Coach is something of a fashion unicorn these days. Humble beginnings in mid-1940s New York established the brand as a no-nonsense leather goods maker. That legacy continued throughout the 20th century, and eventually, it was cemented as an American success story, one replete with pebbled leather and the signature “C” monogram print. More recently, however,…
To get their ideal retreat in the Hamptons, Frank Selvaggi and Bill Shea didn’t just renovate one house — they overhauled two. But that wasn’t the original plan. In 2015, the couple bought a small cottage in Amagansett, N.Y., for about $1 million, on a street nestled amid sand dunes extending to the ocean. The…
Anger has a bad reputation, but it is a basic human emotion like any other. Here’s how to help children cope.
At the lifeguard station at Fourth Street in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Capri Djatiasmoro and a group of friends — all long-distance swimmers — got ready Sunday morning for a different kind of food crawl. Stuffing cash and credit cards into their rubber caps and attaching neon swim buoys around their hips, they prepared to hit the…
Women’s reliance on the black market for access to medication abortions means they may not follow best medical practice. When C., a 24-year-old teacher in Recife, bought misoprostol from a drug dealer last year, she searched Google to figure out how to take it. “Because it was illegal, there was no information about how to…
Amazon is a treasure trove of hidden gems. Nearly every day, it seems as if another beloved name brand pops up on the platform, or we come across a new in-house label whose stylish-yet-affordable offerings quickly go viral. But unbeknownst to many, the mega e-tailer has an under-the-radar section of luxury apparel and accessories that’s…
Back when salmon were running in rivers and seas on the East Coast, salmon dinners were a New England July Fourth tradition. Wild Atlantic salmon have been pretty much gone for about 75 years, but newly farmed coho from upstate New York are ready to sear or poach and serve traditionally with peas for the…
Ten years ago this week, Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues published the results of a test-tube experiment on bacterial genes. When the study came out in the journal Science on June 28, 2012, it did not make headline news. In fact, over the next few weeks, it did not make any news at all. Looking…