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 I’ve always heard that the BRAT diet, with its bland foods, helps ease diarrhea and nausea from a stomach bug. Do doctors still recommend that? A: Doctors once swore by a diet of bananas, rice,...

Four paintings by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina were stolen from a museum in Messina, Sicily, on Saturday, Italian officials said. Taking advantage of an annual religious celebration that...

In many cases, aches and pains can be a reflection of your daily routines. Habits like sitting at a desk all day, looking down at your phone or even straining to pick your socks up off the floor can...

The year is 2035. You, like most people you know, have a small, button-sized device implanted in your forearm. For a recurring fee, it continuously monitors your blood pressure, core temperature,...

The United States and Iran on Monday missed their 60-day deadline to reach a deal to curtail Iran’s nuclear program under the terms of the ceasefire they agreed to in June, underlining the breakdown...

The black and white flags of the Taliban were flying high along the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, as the group celebrated five years in power on Saturday. Shiny Mercedes drifted in front...

Beets owe their vibrancy — ruby red, deep purple, bright gold — to powerful antioxidants. But what really sets these root vegetables apart is that they are a standout source of nitrate, a...

 Last month, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s CEO, boldly came out in support of “open source” artificial intelligence models that are publicly available to download and modify without payment or...

KUNRI, Pakistan — Pakistan is one of the world’s top producers of red chile peppers, and the small town of Kunri is its red chile capital. Farmers dry their chiles the old-fashioned way, in the...

Anyone who imagined that reports in recent days of Iran and Oman being near an agreement on reopening the Strait of Hormuz meant that it might actually reopen, and that oil and other critical...

The Israeli government has rejected a 15-point plan backed by the Trump administration aimed at disarming the Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. It...

On an August morning two years ago, Meredith Melville was crossing Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, California, to meet a friend at a cafe. While in the crosswalk, she noticed a car some distance away. ...

Amazon is investing in a large-scale natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, the company confirmed Friday, a facility that could become the largest single source of...

More than 1,700 butterfly species across 105 countries are not living where they once did, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. That translates to nearly...

The same chemical process that turns a baking cake golden brown is at work aging your body’s cells. Over decades, your tissues, baking steadily at 98.6 degrees, slowly accumulate compounds called...

Turtles move around in their own armored sanctuary, have adapted to living on land and in water and are among the longest-living animals on the planet. Their anatomy is so unusual that it’s hard to...

A star about 1,300 light-years from Earth shows signs of having devoured one of its planets — and is now gearing up for a second helping, according to a pair of new studies. For many planets, it is...

It has been a big couple of years for cervical cancer screening: New testing options have arrived, and recommendations have shifted. Doctors hope the changes will help reduce cases of the cancer, a...

Corporate America was enthusiastic about artificial intelligence. Until it got the bill. Whiplash around spending on “tokens,” the units of computing power in which AI is sold, is hitting...

Boeing was cleared by US regulators on Monday to start delivering the smallest version of its bestselling 737 Max jet, a significant achievement for a company that has struggled with safety and...