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Could a blood test predict if you’ll get Alzheimer’s?

Could a simple blood test predict your risk of getting dementia years, or even decades, before you experience memory loss?That’s the potential promise of a new class of biomarker tests. Two were approved last year by...

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How Singapore is trying to cool itself down

Winston Chow, the lead researcher of Cooling Singapore, which aims to build a computer model of the city that would analyze the effectiveness of heat mitigation measures, in Singapore, July 13, 2022. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)

Monarch butterfly joins global endangered species list

A Monarch butterfly, which is now placed in the endangered category of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species, perches at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario, Canada July 21, 2022.

When are expired drugs truly expired?

Plenty of us have medications that are past their expiration date — but are they still OK to use? (Delcan & Co./The New York Times)

6 ways to level up your daily walk

Studies have shown that walking at least 30 minutes per day is enough to reap significant physical and emotional benefits. (Yana Paskova/The New York Times)

NASA releases next wave of images from James Webb Space Telescope

This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth. Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

Nasa and ESA discuss sending first European to Moon

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Climate change erased a fifth of exposed nations’ growth

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Three Chinese astronauts arrive at space station

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How to get Dolphin-smooth skin

An undated photo provided by Angela Ziltener, a biologist, shows a dolphin with a fungal infection on its dorsal fin. (Angela Ziltener via The New York Times)

They’re all good dogs, and it has nothing to do with their breed

Ollie with his owner in McCarren Park in New York, Jan. 21, 2022. (Amir Hamja/The New York Times)

Climate change will accelerate viral spillovers

An infectious diseases research team catches bats for a study outside the Khao Chong Phran Cave in Ratchaburi, Thailand, Dec. 11, 2020. (Adam Dean/The New York Times)

Is driving high as dangerous as driving drunk?

Theres limited data on how marijuana impacts driving performance, but experts urge caution before getting behind the wheel. (Aileen Son/The New York Times)

Why do carbs give me headaches?

Experts say we may be thinking about food triggers for migraines and other kinds of headaches the wrong way. (Aileen Son/The New York Times)

Should you still wear a mask?

As masking mandates lift and new coronavirus infections fall across the United States, theres lots of confusion about if, and when, to wear a mask. (Tim Peacock/The New York Times)

Pandemic has been hard on our feet

A foot massage with a frozen water bottle, which helps minimize pain and inflammation, in New York, April 11, 2022.
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