Frozen Citrus Desserts That Are Not Sorbet

Nick Morgenstern has come up with a collection of irresistible citrus-based ice creams for winter. The rich flavors are nutty cardamom swirled with lemon jam; lemon curd-poppy seed ice cream, as a play on a popular poundcake flavor; moody dark chocolate olive oil ice cream bolstered with orange zest; and bright vegan lemon-lime, made with…

Cooking for the Lunar New Year

Good morning. Planning for Lunar New Year, which falls this year on Feb. 1, begins in earnest this week, at least for those who are a) celebrating and b) won’t be doing so in a restaurant. Many will follow family traditions and eat what they usually do on the holiday — longevity noodles; dumplings; lumpia;…

How Omicron’s Mutations Allow It To Thrive

As nurses and doctors struggle with a record-breaking wave of Omicron cases, evolutionary biologists are engaged in a struggle of their own: figuring out how this world-dominating variant came to be. When the Omicron variant took off in southern Africa in November, scientists were taken aback by its genetic makeup. Whereas earlier variants had differed…