Ada Yonath obituary

Nobel prizewinning biochemist who succeeded against the odds in mapping the ribosome For years, the crystallographer and biochemist Ada Yonath had to contend with the disdain and sometimes derision of many of her contemporaries after she set herself the challenge of mapping the molecular structure of the ribosome. Ribosomes are...

The Louisiana wind industry’s plan for survival: Outlast Trump

Louisiana’s offshore wind industry has a date circled on the calendar: January 21, 2029 — the first day after President Donald Trump is scheduled to leave office. Trump’s policies have brought offshore wind development to a near standstill around the country, with his administration paying developers roughly $4 billion to...