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Is it safe to wear earbuds while sleeping?

I sleep better when I block out noise by listening to music with my earbuds. But I worry about damaging my ears. Is there a safer way to use them for sleep?A: Many people pop in earbuds at bedtime, hoping that soothing...

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Drought that snarled Panama Canal was linked to El Niño

A cargo vessel travels through the Miraflores Locks in the Panama Canal in Panama City, on Sept. 8, 2023. (Nathalia Angarita/The New York Times)

How to advocate for yourself at the dentist

To get the best results and a more positive experience while at the dentist, experts recommend speaking up. (Albert Tercero/The New York Times)

The ozone layer’s recovery shows how to protect the planet

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Perfectionism is a trap. Here’s how to escape

Perfectionism among young people has skyrocketed, but experts say there are ways to quiet your inner critic. (Linda Merad/The New York Times)

Patients hate ‘forever’ drugs. Is Wegovy different?

Study after study shows that most people don't take the medicines prescribed for them

Scientists at Spain meeting sound alarm over ocean warming

Over 90 per cent of the world's oceans experienced heat waves in 2023.

Mystery of 'Dragon's Egg' nebula revealed

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Study: new test spots signs of motor neurone disease before symptoms

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Your questions about sodium, answered

In recent decades, researchers have disagreed about how much sodium is too much, with some suggesting that federal guidelines are too strict.

A swimming dinosaur? maybe not, says study

An artists rendering of spinosaurus standing in water and eating fish. (Daniel Navarro via The New York Times)

These may be the oldest olive trees in the World

Scientists have now established a more certain age for several of the trees of Bshaaleh (also spelled Bchaaleh) and found that most are about 500 years old.

Why Does Ramadhan start at different times in different places?

Indonesian Muslims offer the evening prayers called "Tarawih" at the Grand Mosque of Al Jabbar on the first night of holy fasting month of Ramadan

Are you a ‘floor person’? Why lying on the ground feels so good

Psychologists say spending time on the floor is unlikely to hurt, and can even help us feel grounded.

Apparently healthy, but diagnosed with Alzheimer’s?

New criteria could lead to a dementia diagnosis on the basis of a simple blood test, even in the absence of obvious symptoms.

A doctor’s quest to solve one of pediatric medicine’s greatest mysteries

Dr. Jane C. Burns, director of the Kawasaki Disease Research Center at the University of California, San Diego, examines Inez Maldonado Diega
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