There are long flights and there are long flights. Singapore Airlines has the longest haul currently, with nearly 19 hours from Newark to Singapore. But that’s bound to be eclipsed soon as airlines and aircraft manufacturers vie to be the first to pull off the last major nonstop air route: Sydney to London, estimated at…
Steve Aoki lives in Las Vegas, but that’s little more than a technicality. The electro-house D.J. is constantly on the road, playing between 200 and 300 shows a year. In addition to his career in music, Mr. Aoki has developed a fitness regimen, Aoki Bootcamp, which he posts on Instagram so his fans can follow…
Q. Sometimes my doctor orders an M.R.I., sometimes a CAT scan or an ultrasound. If one is best, why not just order it every time? A. The rationale for selecting an imaging test is complicated, but some general principles can be helpful. X-ray is the basic imaging test. X-rays are quick and cheap, and while…
Image “Bootleg” action figures are mash-up creations that straddle the line between toys and art. Above, rejected, flawed model parts in Morgan Phillips’s studio.CreditKarsten Moran for The New York Times What toys do you wish you had growing up? That question spurred a creative awakening for Aaron Moreno, when it was posed to him by…
Before a fire demolished their town, Rowdy Shaw and Shanna Shaw had planned to host nine guests for Thanksgiving at their new home, off Lucky John Road in Paradise, Calif. The Shaws had moved into the house just four months earlier, to be close to the community’s resources for their daughter, Chelsea, who has Down…
I have been thinking a lot about multiverse theory, the idea that there are infinite universes running parallel to our own where we are playing out our infinite lives. Remember the 1998 film “Sliding Doors”? Gwyneth Paltrow rushes to catch a train in London after being fired from her job. In one universe, she makes…
There’s no shortage of information on how to prepare Thanksgiving dinner, but there’s surprisingly little about how to deal with its aftermath. Cleaning may not be as glamorous as cooking, but it is just as important, if not more important, at least for the hosts. To help, our writers and editors have spent thousands of…
Inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome can both cause abdominal discomfort and diarrhea. Inflammatory bowel disease is the term for a group of inflammatory conditions that affect the digestive tract, which include Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. While the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can be similar, these…
Hepatitis C is a viral illness that, without treatment, can cause long-term damage to the liver. While this illness can affect both sexes, it may cause different symptoms and complications in females. Women can potentially pass the infection to a baby during childbirth. As a result, hepatitis C infections are especially important to detect in…
Researchers have called obesity an epidemic, and many are working hard to develop a solution. But is there a single answer? New research suggests that obesity takes different shapes and that the same approach will not work for everyone. We need better classifications for obesity, a new study emphasizes. Specialists from the World Health Organization…