Childhood environments shape people’s navigational skills, researchers reported. The findings one day may lead to better tests for early dementia.
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Three Decades After Reunification, Germans Wonder: How United Are We?
With Germany now an established, reunified democracy, it is taking stock of what is working and what still needs work, especially as the economy continues to lag in the former East.
Rich People Don’t Just Live Longer. They Also Get More Healthy Years.
Wealthy men and women generally have eight to nine more years of “disability-free” life after age 50 than poor people do, according to a new study of English and American adults.
A Burning Lava Lake Concealed by a Volcano’s Glacial Ice
Persistent pools of lava are quite rare on Earth, and it took years of satellite images to find this one.
H.I.V. Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDS Epidemic
Scientists have long tried to duplicate the procedure that led to the first long-term remission 12 years ago. With the so-called London patient, they seem to have succeeded.