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Is motion sickness preventable?

 I often feel carsick while traveling. What are the best ways to prevent or treat motion sickness? A. Historically associated with sailors reacting to the pitch, roll and yaw of ships, motion sickness now affects...

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An aerial view of the Sultanate from the International Space Station

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Your DNA can now be pulled from thin air

Environmental DNA research has aided conservation, but scientists say its ability to glean information about human populations and individuals poses dangers. (Isabel Seliger/The New York Times)

Climate change makes cyclones more intense, destructive

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Too many older men are still screened for prostate cancer

Joe Loree wanted to avoid the aggressive treatment for prostate cancer that he had seen his brother and friend undergo, and opted for a more conservative approach called active surveillance. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)

What happens to my body when I eat spicy food?

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Sultan al Neyadi is first Arab astronaut to perform a spacewalk

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The Diabetes drug that could overshadow Ozempic

Demand is mounting for Mounjaro though like some other trendy medications, it has yet to be approved for weight loss. (Alex Merto/The New York Times)

More girls are being diagnosed with autism

A photo of Morenike Giwa Onaiwu and her daughter, Legacy, who was diagnosed with autism in 2011 just before she turned 3, in Houston, April 6, 2023.. (Annie Mulligan/The New York Times)

A paler Uranus emerges in the latest telescope image

Uranuss north pole, seen in 2022, showing a thickened photochemical haze with several small storms near the edge of the polar haze boundary. (NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (NASA-GSFC), M. H. Wong (UC Berkeley), J. DePasquale (STScI) via The New York Times)

Dengue treatment advances in animal trials

An aedes aegypti mosquito is displayed under a microscope at the National Environmental Agency's mosquito production facility in Singapore August 19, 2020.

Is there an ethical way to kill rats?

A rat runs along a platform of a subway station in New York, June 15, 2015. (Michael Appleton/The New York Times)

Soy, oat, and almond Drinks can be called milk: FDA

The dairy-free milk section in a Wholefoods grocery store at Columbus Circle, New York, on Oct. 17, 2018. (An Rong Xu/The New York Times)

How to stop having those same silly fights

If youre having those same silly fights with your partner, experts say there are ways to meet somewhat near the middle. (Tyler Comrie/The New York Times)

Asteroid to come 'extraordinarily close' to Earth: NASA

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Could air someday power a flight? Airlines are betting on it

New technologies, including one fuel extracted from the atmosphere itself, could make flying more sustainable; but the challenges are many and the timeline is uncertain. (Rune Fisker/The New York Times)
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