Not long ago, the South African designer Thebe Magugu consulted a local healer who “reads” bones and other objects in the same way someone might read tea leaves. Magugu requested she ask the ancestors what was next for him. But before she could respond, he stopped her: “It made me too nervous, for some strange…
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There have been other reports of self-medication in animals, including dogs and cats that eat grass or plants, probably to help them vomit, and bears and deer that consume medicinal plants, apparently to self-medicate. Orangutans have been seen applying plant material to soothe muscle injuries. But the researchers know of no previous report of nonhuman…
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It’s a word many have been longing for since around March 2020: normalcy. And it’s being used much more often now. While the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is more contagious than previous ones, the share of severe cases has been lower, largely thanks to vaccinations, among other factors. New cases have been declining in…
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Vittorio Zunino CelottoGetty Images From hygge to MØ and Noma, aka the world’s best restaurant, Denmark is fast becoming the epicenter for all things cool and culturally relevant, and the fashion is no exception. Officially kicking off the month-long sartorial marathon that is fashion month, Copenhagen Fashion Week descended upon the Danish capital, showcasing forward-thinking,…
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In September 2021, after more than two years without traveling, my girlfriend and I decided to take a trip to Jordan — mainly to see the ancient city of Petra. For 10 days we traveled through the country from north to south in a rental car, tallying around 760 miles. Our itinerary took us along…
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“That could be a big problem for food production stability,” Dr. Seifert said. Health officials must stay vigilant, experts said. The U.S.D.A. is now working with state agencies to collect blood samples and nasal swabs from dead deer in more than two dozen states. The work should help experts estimate how many deer have already…
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If you plan to bake a cake for someone on Valentine’s Day — or any other time of the year, for that matter — a great cake stand will make it look even more impressive. “It’s a relatively easy way to bring your baking up to the next level, just because it makes your cake…
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An early cancer in the pancreas doesn’t produce a lesion that can be felt, and it rarely causes symptoms that might prompt a definitive medical work-up until it has escaped the confines of the pancreas and spread elsewhere. But scientists are studying one possible early warning sign: a link between pancreatic cancer and newly developed…
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Several years ago, Shani Orgad and Rosalind Gill noticed that a common message was being sent to women through advertisements, self-help books, music and other media: The solution to all their problems was to be more confident. “Whenever we heard a politician, a business leader or someone from a brand talking about inequality, then right…
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By now, the Omicron wave of the coronavirus has crested in much of the United States. But the size of the wave, which broke records for national cases and hospitalizations, has given regulators and scientists an opportunity to better assess vaccine efficacy in children aged 6 months to 4 years old, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a…
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