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In 2013, a British journalist and a doctor introduced an obscure dietary protocol to the wider culture. The idea was simple: Two days a week, eat almost nothing — fewer than 600 calories. The rest...

He was a surgical oncologist at a hospital in a Southern city, a 78-year-old whose colleagues had begun noticing troubling behavior in the operating room.During procedures, he seemed “hesitant, not...

In 2020, Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, outlined an ambitious plan to conserve water at the company’s growing fleet of data centers that power the internet. He pledged to cut use, support...

Over the past year, President Donald Trump carried out what was essentially a grand experiment with the U.S. economy, by raising tariffs to levels not seen in a century. It was an exercise that pitted...

President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States had reached a trade agreement with India that would reduce some of the punishing tariffs the United States had placed on Indian imports.The...

A company might lay people off for any number of reasons: It didn’t meet financial targets. It overhired. Tariffs, or the loss of a big client, rocked it.But lately, many companies are highlighting...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has said it will issue nearly 65,000 additional H-2B guest worker visas through September, effectively doubling the maximum number that can be issued in a...

To stay competitive in the artificial intelligence race, Meta increased its spending on data centers last year and began shifting away from virtual reality.On Wednesday, the company said it would bet...

Tesla reported a steep decline in annual profit Wednesday as it cut car prices to try to fend off growing competition from established automakers like Volkswagen and newer rivals from China.Chinese...

The price of silver continued its rapid climb on Wednesday, extending its gain to 60% this month alone, drawing attention from both investors seeking returns and the companies that rely on the metal...

Large chunks of space junk that return to Earth at supersonic speeds are like artificial meteors, emitting sonic booms that shake the atmosphere before slamming into the ground.That phenomenon gave...

 President Donald Trump threatened to increase tariffs on South Korean exports because the country had not ratified a trade deal with the United States quickly enough.In a post on Truth Social, Trump...

LONDON — For decades crushing debt has spread misery in the world’s poor and lower-income nations. But the menace of unsupportable borrowing that now hangs over the global economy emanates from...

THACA, N.Y. — Vanya Gregor Rohwer slid open a drawer to display the rich pink spread wing of a roseate spoonbill, one of thousands of mounted wings at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates.He...

If you’re resolving to make 2026 the year you finally get fit, here’s a simple way to ensure you meet your goal: Aim for the minimum.A growing body of research suggests that the amount of exercise...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — When Chinese internet giant ByteDance officially split TikTok into separate entities for the United States and the rest of the world Thursday, the deal marked a final capitulation...

President Donald Trump’s intensifying standoff with European leaders over the fate of Greenland prompted a sharp response from investors, with the value of the dollar, U.S. government bonds, and...

Under the cover of darkness 67 million years ago, a dog-sized dinosaur crept up to the nest of a bigger, unsuspecting contemporary. Its goal: to snatch a large egg.The tiny thief had a handy hack to...

President Donald Trump and his allies have said repeatedly that the United States wants to acquire Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the...

We’ve all encountered that traveler with an iron stomach — the one who never gets queasy, much less sick, even after slurping down lukewarm oysters at a street stall, or who can effortlessly...