The U.S. Is Paying Billions to Russia’s Nuclear Agency. Here’s Why. Nuclear power companies rely on cheap enriched uranium made in Russia. That geopolitical dilemma is intensifying as climate change underscores the need for emissions-free energy. By Max Bearak, nytimes.com The United States’ reliance on nuclear power is primed to grow as the country aims … Read more
The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin The New York Times has identified 34 such large-scale operations, known as Bitcoin mines, in the United States, all putting immense pressure on the power grid and most finding novel ways to profit from doing so. Their operations can create costs — including higher electricity bills … Read more
Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart This is a story unlike any we have previously published. It is much longer than the typical New York Times Magazine feature story; in print, it occupies an entire issue. The product of some 18 months of reporting, it tells the story of the catastrophe that has … Read more
“Single in Chicago,” stripped of “90 percent of the words while distilling the story’s meaning.” “Sin gle in Ch i ca go” is an erasure poem the Reader’s Asher Klein made out of Stephanie Rosenbloom’s New York Times travel piece, “Single in Chicago.” Updated August 30, 2023: The link now points to the November 2012 … Read more