In How to Kill an Asteroid, Robin George Andrews looks at the successes and shortcomings of planetary defense.

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Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “The Serviceberry" explores the profound benefits that sharing and mutual exchange can create.

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Both tree ring and ice data pinpointed the date of the extreme Miyake solar storm whose timing had long eluded researchers to ...

“This technology has the potential to be applied not only to water supply in arid regions and places with limited energy ...

CBS News New York's Alecia Reid recaps what was a busy holiday in New York City and beyond.