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On Italy’s Coast, Empathy Mixes With Frustration After Migrant Tragedy

As bodies continue washing up in a poverty-stricken part of Calabria, some local residents wonder whether a hard-line government understands what drives migration.

Finance

Nations Agree on Language for Historic Treaty to Protect Ocean Life

The United Nations agreement is a significant step toward protecting biodiversity under growing threat from climate change, overfishing and mining…

Science

The Biggest Penguin That Ever Existed Was a ‘Monster Bird’

Fossils found in New Zealand highlight an era after the dinosaurs when giant flightless birds prowled the seas for prey.

News

Restaurant Review: Le Bernardin Holds On to Its Craft (and Its Four Stars)

When I tell people that the city’s great sushi counters are guardians of a cultural legacy, they usually know what…

News

Jonathan Raban, Adventurous Literary Traveler, Dies at 80

An expatriate Briton, he followed Huckleberry Finn’s Mississippi, sailed to Alaska and explored eastern Montana. But, he said, he was…

World

As Hope Fades for Missing Thai Sailors, Ship’s Safety Is Scrutinized

Four days after the warship sank, 23 men remain missing. The authorities said the warship did not have enough life…

Finance

She Harvests Shellfish and Helps Protect Them

Ana Shellem has found peace and prosperity while searching for wild species off the North Carolina coast for her one-woman…

News

Completely at Sea

I am not excited to go on a cruise. I am not a “cruise person.” I don’t boat. I’ve read…

World

Five State Parks to Visit This Winter

See elephant seals, visit a gold rush town and more.

Science

The Missing Mammal That May Have Shaped California’s Kelp Forests

Researchers claim that the behavior of a massive extinct herbivore, the Steller’s sea cow, might inform conservation efforts of threatened…

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