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Amber, or fossil tree resin, exists in rock layers all over the world. But for some reason, paleontologists never found much of it in Australia or New Zealand. That’s why it was exciting when Jeffrey Stilwell, a paleontologist at Monash University in Melbourne, and a group of students, found a …

Alfred Hitchcock may seem like an odd choice for this column, which purports to recommend entry points for movie genres you don’t get or directors who seem difficult. Hitchcock, by contrast, could easily be considered the most famous director who ever lived. His run from 1958 to 1963 alone — …

6. Take some time to think about what you’re comfortable — and not comfortable — with your kids doing online. I, for instance, don’t want my kids to engage with strangers online, so I’ve been selective about the apps I let them use. I signed my son up for a …

“It was like personalized trick-or-treating,” Ms. Chester said. And then there is the stand-by party. In New York City, participants at a birthday block party recently stood — six feet apart — outside the building of a friend to wish her well. In Stamford, Conn., on March 22, Liatte Lasher, …

Where I live in Manhattan, wine retailers appear to be experiencing a sales boom, even though many shops are in delivery- or pickup-only mode. While these are financially difficult times for many people, the desire for wine and spirits remains strong. People want to drink away the coronavirus blues, at …

Nestled in South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind, the Drimolen paleocave is an amphitheater hosting the remains of ancient ancestors of humans. Most famous among the hominins found there are Orpheus and Eurydice, a pair of Paranthropus robustus unearthed in 1994 and named after the lovers from Greek mythology. They are …

“We have it so well under control,” he continued, “I mean, we really have done a very good job.” Now, of course, the message is quite different. The White House expects a six-figure death toll — 100,000 to 240,000 deaths, provided most Americans follow federal guidelines for social distancing. This, …

LONDON — Dara O’Briain, an Irish comedian, appeared in a tuxedo on a YouTube live stream on Thursday night and announced the start of the 2020 BAFTA Games Awards, celebrating the best video games of the past year. “I’ve hosted these awards many times before,” O’Briain said, “usually from some …

Making sense of the coronavirus pandemic requires getting up to speed on semantics as much as epidemiology. Government officials and health care professionals toss off mentions of mortality rates, flattening the curve and lockdowns, assuming that we know what they mean. But the terms mean different things from country to …

Police impersonators with phony badges and flashing blue lights are taking advantage of quarantine rules to defraud or harass people across the country, the authorities warn.