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Study: World has three years left to stay below 1.5 degrees warming

Only three years are left to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius if climate-harming emissions remain at their current level, according to study by a team of over 60 international scientists published on...

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When dementia changes a loved one’s personality

More than 11 million adults in the United States are caring for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. (Maria Medem/The New York Times)

How many continents are there? You may not like the answers

Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet's largest land masses is less clear than we learned in school

How healthy is broccoli?

Broccoli-walnut pesto pasta. Food styled by Vivian Lui. (Romulo Yanes/The New York Times)

Why controlling blood sugar is crucial for your health

More than one in three adults in the United States has prediabetes, higher-than-normal blood sugar levels that can lead to diabetes. (Andrei Cojocaru/The New York Times)

Some scientists may never win a Nobel, but they still deserve big prizes

A Nobel Prize medal in Monmouth County, N.J., May 18, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)

Scared of the dentist? Here’s how to cope

Dental anxiety is a common problem and studies of adults in the United States generally find that around 20 percent of respondents have moderate to high fear of dental care. (Dominic Kesterton/The New York Times)

Global coral bleaching event expands, now the largest on record

Bleached corals are seen in a reef in Koh Mak, Trat province, Thailand. — Reuters file photo

Recent winners of the Nobel literature prize

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This disease can damage the liver for years without being detected

Fatty liver disease

Earth had a ring 466 million years ago: Study

An artists rendering provided by Oliver Hull depicts the Earth surrounded by a temporary ring of debris 466 million years ago. (Oliver Hull via The New York Times)

How can I get ‘forever chemicals’ out of my life?

There is mounting evidence that forever chemicals, also known as PFAS and found in such common things as water, soil and cookware, can increase the risk of some types of cancer. (Naomi Anderson-Subryan/The New York Times)

Nobel prize for medicine goes to U.S. duo for discovery of microRNA

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Is it safe to exercise when you’re sick?

How to know when its best to refrain from exercise and when its safe to return to your normal activities.

The food of space travel could be based on rocks

A tray containing a sample from the asteroid Bennu. (Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebers/JSC/NASA via The New York Times)

The world’s oldest termite mound is 34,000 years and counting

Termite mounds dot the landscape of Namaqualand in western South Africa. Locals call them heuweltjies, which means little hills in Afrikaans. (Alistair Potts via The New York Times)
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