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A few weeks ago a reader suggested I write about beech leaf disease, but I said it wasn’t that big a deal. Then I went for a walk in the woods and was astonished – but not in a good way.

By DAVID BROOKS

There is no science more removed from practical life than quantum mechanics. Or so I thought.

By DAVID BROOKS

The flooding in Texas this week, wildfires in Canada and record-breaking heat in New England are reminders that the supercharged climate means disaster can strike anywhere at any time. It also means that interest in weather alerts and emergency preparation, once limited to places like Tornado Alley, are entering the New Hampshire mainstream.

By DAVID BROOKS

I was on vacation playing with a grandchild during last week’s heat dome, so I didn’t pay much attention to the details. Now I’m back at work and wondering: How bad was it?

By DAVID BROOKS

I hate over-reacting to bad news but I don’t think this statement is an over-reaction: All emails, texts and phone calls that you get from companies, non-profits and government organizations are scams. Yes, all of them.

By DAVID BROOKS

Just like you and me, Dean Rubine admits that he sometimes wastes time online.

Turtles aren’t the only species endangered by cars as spring arrives: Frogs and salamanders face automotive peril, as well.

By DAVID BROOKS

Plenty of camera buffs and astronomy fans are excited about the possibility of seeing Northern Lights tonight,  June 2, but amateur radio operator are even more excited than that.

By DAVID BROOKS

How wet has it been recently? Very.

By DAVID BROOKS

The nation’s power grid is a massive beast — by some definitions, it’s the biggest thing ever built by humans. But these days, its most interesting changes are happening as close as your garage.

By DAVID BROOKS

The National Weather Service has made it official: The last vestige of drought in our soggy state is gone.

By DAVID BROOKS

Demand for electricity in New England is about to start rising for the first time in two decades, causing potential problems in winter when solar power is weak, but for the time being we’re in good shape.

By DAVID BROOKS

New Hampshire’s attorney general has joined his peers to tell Congress that they shouldn’t block state efforts to do what the federal government won’t do in terms of “protecting consumers from the harmful effects” of artificial intelligence.

By DAVID BROOKS

This is the time of year when that defining outdoor chore of homeownership, mowing the lawn, becomes a bit problematic. 

By DAVID BROOKS

Hiking the Appalachian Trail through New Hampshire will get a little easier this year as the U.S. Forest Service faces a question that has come up several times before: Whether to replace old structures in regions designated as pure wilderness.

By DAVID BROOKS

In today’s least surprising news, the drought is officially over in Concord.

By DAVID BROOKS

When it comes to budgeting, you can’t get much worse than bottled water.

By DAVID BROOKS

Some people flying back to New Hampshire have faced problems with TSA’s identification system not recognizing the state’s redesigned driver’s licenses — a flaw that TSA representatives say is the result of an incomplete software update, according to a press release from the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles.

By DAVID BROOKS

Remember all the COVID-related shortages we faced five years ago? I bet you remember toilet paper; it made for the best jokes. But you may have forgotten the big hiccups that occurred in the supply of something more significant than pulp-based hygiene products: Food.