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When obesity prevents joint replacement

The last time Alicia Kline walked unassisted was in January 2021. She is in constant pain from hip arthritis and uses a walker and a wheelchair. The problem is her obesity — her body mass index, or BMI, is over 50....

Dr. Yale Fillingham of the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute in Philadelphia, holds a model pelvis in Bryn Mawr, Penn., on Aug. 15, 2024. (Hannah Beier/The New York Times)

June-August 2024 was the hottest ever recorded

A road worker drinks water on a construction site as southern California is facing a heatwave, in Los Angeles

You’ve lost weight taking new obesity drugs. What happens if you stop?

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Unusual origin found for asteroid that killed the dinosaurs

An illustration provided by Mark Garlick shows an artists impression of a large asteroid impacting Earth 66 million years ago, abruptly ending the age of dinosaurs. (Mark Garlick via The New York Times)

How to strengthen your happiness muscle

Simple steps can help you boost your drive to seek out positive emotions and enjoy life. (Hoi Chan/The New York Times)

A personalized brain pacemaker for Parkinson’s

Shawn Connolly, wearing a green hat, heads down Divisadero Street with his San Francisco Skate Club summer camp on June 18, 2024. (Jason Henry/The New York Times)

NASA to decide Saturday on return of stranded astronauts

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose ahead of the launch of Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test

How close are the planet’s climate tipping points?

Earths warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse. (Mira Rojanasakul/The New York Times)

Can stress turn your hair gray?

A women with gray hair in Los Angeles in June 2024. Some studies have linked the stress hormone norepinephrine to premature graying. (Joyce Lee/The New York Times)

Disease trackers set their sights on pets

Cats sit on steps at Grazing Plains Farm in Newton, Kan. — NYT

Can dirt clean the climate?

Stuart McDonald, a fifth-generation farmer, with a handful of dirt from a field freshly sown with Canola seeds coated with Loam Bios fungal treatment, near Canowindra, Australia, April 24, 2024.

How healthy are tomatoes?

Tomatoes vinaigrette. Food styled by Cyd Raftus McDowell. (Armando Rafael/The New York Times)

Scientists propose warming up Mars as first step to make it habitable

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Saudi Arabia to host HALO Space’s test flight

HALO Space's real-size prototype capsule, Aurora

Will AI kill meaningless jobs?

If workers find their labor dispiriting, and the work adds nothing to society, whats the argument for keeping these jobs? (Pablo Delcan/The New York Times)

These nutrients can strengthen aging bones

Bone loss is a natural part of getting older, but prioritizing certain foods can help slow the process down. (Kouzou Sakai/The New York Times)
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