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How to sleep on an airplane

What’s worse than being crammed in a too-tight, too-upright seat on an overnight flight? Being wide awake the entire time. Short of receiving a golden ticket (i.e., an upgrade to a lay-flat pod), there are some...

These tested strategies can help you get some degree of rest, even in an unforgiving upright seat. (Pete Gamlen/The New York Times)

Stressed about your step count? Even 4,000 can have benefits.

Teo Filip walks while listening to music through her headphones at Eldridge Park, in Elmhurst, Ill., on June 28, 2022. (Yana Paskova/The New York Times)

What to know about the new COVID variant

The COVID-19 variant EG.5 is spreading quickly, but experts say its no more dangerous than previous versions.

Moon landing anticipation builds for India after Russia's crash

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New Covid vaccines on the way as 'Eris' variant rises

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How you should change your workout once you hit 40

Trish Talerico workout with the trainer Jarrod Jordan at Chelsea Piers in New York, on May 20, 2004. (Frances Roberts/The New York Times)

Women were hunters, too

Excavation work at the Wilamaya Patjxa archaeological site in Peru, where the nearly 10,000-year-old remains of a female hunter were found in 2018. (Randall Haas via The New York Times)

Worms revived after 46,000 years frozen in Siberian Permafrost

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Scientists have found a hot spot on the moon’s far side

A small portion of the Compton-Belkovich volcanic complex on the moon. (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University via The New York Times)

How a vast demographic shift will reshape the world

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Zone 88 announced in Duqm for space sector investments

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Does sugar actually feed cancer?

While experts say that diets high in added sugars may increase your risk of cancer over a lifetime, cutting out all sugars doesn’t actually fight existing tumors. (Jam Dong/The New York Times)

Is it bad to wash your hair every day?

The ideal hair-washing schedule varies from person to person, experts say. (Tonje Thilesen/The New York Times)

Put a bird on It? Ancient Egypt way ahead of us

A pigeon in the facsimile painting by Nina de Garis Davies of a 3,300-year-old Egyptian mural from the North Palace at Amarna. (Metropolitan Museum of Art via The New York Times)

Hiking has all the benefits of walking and more

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

An aerial view of the Sultanate from the International Space Station

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