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Hiking has all the benefits of walking and more

Hiking is hot right now. From 2018 to 2021, the number of Americans hitting the trails ballooned to 59 million from around 48 million, according to the nonprofit Outdoor Foundation. For Alyson Chun, an outdoors guide...

People hike through a park in Marietta, Ga., May 19, 2023. (Bee Trofort/The New York Times)

Is it better to brush before breakfast or after?

A photo illustration of a toothbrush, instead of a fork, beside a breakfast plate, in New York, Oct. 7, 2022. (Aileen Son/The New York Times)

Can’t sleep? Try sticking your head in the freezer.

In the new book The Sleep Prescription, the psychologist Aric Prather offers tips for better rest without reaching for a pill. (Rachel Levit Ruiz/The New York Times)

Zinc? Honey? Ginger? What actually helps when you have a cold or the flu?

Ginger root for throat-soothing tea, one of the possible cold and flu solutions at home, in New York, Oct. 16, 2022. (Molly Matalon/The New York Times)

Cholera outbreaks surge worldwide as vaccine supply drains

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‘3,000 years of history are literally just beneath our feet’

Residents look at the site of an ancient tomb discovered beneath a street in a residential district north of Lima, Peru, Sept. 30, 2022. (Marco Garro/The New York Times)

3rd edition of Oman Science Festival begins

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At long last, can malaria be eradicated?

Simon Peter Ochieng receives his second of four malaria vaccine doses at Lumumba Hospital in Kisumu, Kenya, Dec. 8, 2021. (Kang-Chun Cheng/The New York Times)

How long does it take to fix a marriage?

John and Julie Gottman, the renowned love researchers, have decades of data to support the idea that brief moments of kindness and connection can predict marital happiness. (Marta Monteiro/The New York Times)

Sumaya al Seyabi contests final stage of Stars of Science programme

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Stars of Science: Sumaiya wins first place

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New evidence for liquid water on Mars discovered by scientists

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Nobel prize goes to pioneers of Lego-like "click chemistry"

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Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to scientists Aspect, Clauser and Zeilinger

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Long Covid remains a mystery, though theories are emerging

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How to avoid hurting yourself at the gym

High knees exercise in New York, Sept. 25, 2022. (Monica Dzik/The New York Times)
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