EditorialDoug Shiffler holds a photograph of his wife, Joleen, and their children, while visiting her grave in Ogden, Utah, July 14, 2022. (Kim Raff/The New York Times)
EditorialA tactical air sampler gathers tiny particles from the area during a prescribed burn at Blodgett Forest Research Station in Georgetown, Calif., May 14, 2022. (Andri Tambunan/The New York Times)
EditorialFiltered wastewater samples, colored black because of the binding agent that adheres to coronavirus particles, in John Dennehy’s lab at Queens College in New York on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (Jackie Molloy/The New York Times)
EditorialVase, Edward Lycett, American, born England, 1833 - 1909, porcelain, Small ovoid vase with circular base, slender neck with outcurved lip, and two quadrant handles attached to shoulder of neck. Banded decoration about shoulder of gilding and color, enc...
EditorialJar, 15th?century, Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Shigaraki ware), 21 7/16 in. (54.5?cm), This large storage jar from the Shigaraki Valley, southeast of Kyoto, epitomizes an aesthetic integral to Japanese ceramics. Coil-built in sections, the jar de...