News about Accidents and Safety, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

While the Outer Space Treaty (OST) provides vital foundations for tackling this global issue, the principles it first laid out in 1967 need to be further refined to produce rules that we can apply in ...

When Jessica Davila-Alvarez drives her car behind her teenage daughter running in the woods, she is not just supervising the 13-year-old's routine run—she is ensuring safety in a world that many ...

News about Food Safety, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Lithium-ion batteries sparked 60 fires across the five boroughs between Jan. 1 and May 3 of 2022, according to the FDNY. City data shows it represents a 233% increase from the same period in 2021 ...

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