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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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Europe to decide within weeks on when to restart space launches

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UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi lands safely on Earth

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India launches a rocket to study the sun

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Calls for ban on energy drink sales to children

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Indian rover confirms sulphur on Moon's south pole

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The oldest plant-eating Dinosaur found in India

An area of the Thar Desert in India’s Rajasthan state where 167-million-year-old dicraeosaurid fossils were found. (Krishna Kumar via The New York Times)

India becomes first nation to land spacecraft near Moon's south pole

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Stressed about your step count? Even 4,000 can have benefits.

Teo Filip walks while listening to music through her headphones at Eldridge Park, in Elmhurst, Ill., on June 28, 2022. (Yana Paskova/The New York Times)

What to know about the new COVID variant

The COVID-19 variant EG.5 is spreading quickly, but experts say its no more dangerous than previous versions.

Moon landing anticipation builds for India after Russia's crash

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New Covid vaccines on the way as 'Eris' variant rises

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How you should change your workout once you hit 40

Trish Talerico workout with the trainer Jarrod Jordan at Chelsea Piers in New York, on May 20, 2004. (Frances Roberts/The New York Times)

Women were hunters, too

Excavation work at the Wilamaya Patjxa archaeological site in Peru, where the nearly 10,000-year-old remains of a female hunter were found in 2018. (Randall Haas via The New York Times)

Worms revived after 46,000 years frozen in Siberian Permafrost

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Scientists have found a hot spot on the moon’s far side

A small portion of the Compton-Belkovich volcanic complex on the moon. (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University via The New York Times)
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