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Cyril Hilsum, Who Helped Invent Flat-Panel Displays in TVs and iPhones, Has Died at 101

MICHAEL S. ROSENWALD

The man who helped develop the technology for liquid crystal displays — the screens in flat-panel televisions and laptops — has died at 101.

Swarms of Butterflies Land at New York’s Natural History Museum

ZOË LESCAZE

The cartoonist Peter Kuper has filled a corridor with drawings of monarchs, depicting the beauty of the annual mass migration to Mexican forests — as well as its perils.

Ebola update, AI math scoop and permanent daylight saving time

Ebola outbreak crosses grim milestone, artificial intelligence solves major math problems, and scientists caution against making daylight saving time permanent

Do Animals Grieve?

EMILY ANTHES

The feeling of existential loss was long thought to be uniquely human. But studies of coyotes, cockatoos and other creatures are prompting some scientists to reconsider.

These Patients Struggle With Runaway Bones. Finally There’s Hope.

STELLA RAINE CHU

F.O.P., a rare genetic condition, causes uncontrolled explosions of bone. New drugs may slow or halt the process.

How to tell if a voice recording is AI-generated

I can clone my voice in seconds—but there are tricks to help tell real speech from AI

This bull and donkey show interspecies homosexual bonds can run deep

The unlikely pairing suggests that social relationships between males are more complex than we thought

Investigators Looking for Cause of Florida Crash Say Ice Was ‘Certainly a Factor’

ALEXANDER NAZARYAN

Ice, experts said, can change the shape of a plane’s wing, disrupting its aerodynamics.