Something was wrong with a tiger in central India’s Pench Tiger Reserve earlier this month. For several days, wildlife managers had observed the 10-year-old male making frequent visits to a nearby pond, possibly, they speculated, because it was running a high fever. Though staff administered antibiotics, the tiger didn’t improve and eventually died by the…
Good morning. Remember when there were handshakes and hugs, crowded delis at lunchtime, crowded elevators at the mall, crowded rest stops on the interstates, close-quartered Elmos in the Elmo pens of Times Square? That was back in the before times, when you could do things like pop out for the turmeric you forgot to buy…
Taryn Harvey moved to New York City in January, hoping to break into the city’s competitive modeling market after working in Toronto (her hometown) and Cape Town. It took her three years to secure a work visa for the move, she said. By February, she was walking in New York Fashion Week. By March, the…
Who needs your help right now? Unfortunately, the list is long. Front-line medical workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic need protective equipment. Those struggling with sudden unemployment may be hungry. Small and local businesses could use financial support, in the form of product purchases or gift cards. Blood banks, too, are looking for donors. There’s been…
SEATTLE — As the coronavirus outbreak consumed the city of Wuhan in China, new cases of the virus began to spread out like sparks flung from a fire. Some landed thousands of miles away. By the middle of January, one had popped up in Chicago, another one near Phoenix. Two others came down in the…
Because of coronavirus restrictions, many of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day have been forced indoors and online. To help offset the isolation of worldwide social-distancing measures, the Travel desk has collected a series of stories to help recall the spirit of the annual event. But all of them, we hope, will…
Over the past few weeks I’ve found myself returning to this story from our April Conservation Issue, which the incredibly talented Cole Sprouse shot in the sun-drenched landscape of Death Valley. As I sit at home I have started to reflect on my own on-the-go lifestyle and how I often take for granted the stillness…
Here’s what you need to know: ImageAn idle pump jack near Karnes City, Texas, in April.Credit…Eric Gay/Associated Press Combination of virus and oil glut yields chaos worldwide. From Iraq to Venezuela, nations reliant on oil sales have seen the combination of the price collapse and the coronavirus pandemic create new threats of poverty and political…
Here’s what you need to know: Video Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy said the country would proceed with caution when it begins easing lockdown measures in May.CreditCredit…Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times Italy’s poorer south suffers under lockdown, and fears a second blow from the virus. In Italy, the pandemic hit the wealthy…
Here’s what you need to know: Image“Each one of those deaths is probably the tip of an iceberg of unknown size,” said Dr. Sara Cody, the chief health officer of Santa Clara County, pictured last month. “It feels quite significant.”Credit…Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group, via Associated Press California announces earliest publicly known U.S. coronavirus deaths.…