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Why do my ears hurt on planes?

Sometimes my ears hurt during flights. Why does this happen, and what can I do about it? When you fly thousands of feet above the ground, changes in cabin pressure can be unpleasant — causing potential issues like...

An illustrative image of ear pain

The truth about tuna

An illustrative image of cans of tuna, in New York, Sept. 22, 2024. (Bobbi Lin/The New York Times)

How healthy are apples?

Apples with honey and crushed walnuts. Props styled by Kalen Kaminski. (Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott/The New York Times)

Power couple's ongoing battle

Professors Salim Abdool Karim and his wife Quarraisha Abdool Karim pose at the Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) in Durban

Nuking a huge asteroid could save Earth, suggests lab experiment

A big asteroid could threaten life on Earth

What to know about Mercury in dental fillings

When the European Union adopted a ban on dental amalgam fillings earlier this year, its aim was to eliminate one of the last remaining intentional uses of mercury in Europe. (Giacomo Bagnara/The New York Times)

Who’s the Dodo Now? A famously extinct bird, reconsidered

The only known flesh and bone specimen remaining of the dodo, on display at Oxford University.

Oman to witness supermoon on Wednesday

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6 Mistakes New Runners Make

A jogger in New York

The best time to get a flu shot

A flu shot is given

When obesity prevents joint replacement

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)
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