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Sports drinks and instant electrolyte powders have long been of interest to athletes – and are now popular for general wellness too. skaman306/Getty Images hide caption
People with hypertension are advised early treatment before blood pressure gets too high
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of a mid-level solar flare on Jan. 12, 2015. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Solar Dynamics Observatory hide caption
A new study finds that a single dose of LSD can ease generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, a disabling form of anxiety that affects about 1 in 10 people over the course of a year. mikkelwilliam/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption
Iceberg A23a is seen during a British Royal Air Force flight on Nov. 24, 2024, in the South Atlantic Ocean near South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. UK MOD Crown Copyright/via Getty Images hide caption
This artistic illustration depicts the kind of large impacts scientists think happened on Mars 4.5 billion years ago. Researchers think this kind of impact injected debris deep into the planet's mantle. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption
Influencers tout the benefits of creatine supplements. Is it healthy or all hype?
"Vanny," as this 2005 Chrysler Town & Country is affectionately known, has put in 20 years and 183,000 miles of service and won the deep affection of two small children. It was a good run. Camila Domonoske/NPR hide caption
Sell it, donate it — recycle it? A beloved old minivan faces a fork in the road
Fossils of the creature Spicomellus revealed elaborate body armor used to attract mates and deter rivals. Matt Dempsey/The Natural History Museum, London hide caption
Three scientists learned they carry genes that significantly increase their risk for Alzheimer's. Here's how they're grappling with the news, and working to keep their brains healthy. mohd izzuan/Getty Images hide caption
More than 1 in 10 people in the United States take an antidepressant. And the most commonly prescribed type of antidepressant are SSRIs — or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. That includes drugs like Zoloft, Prozac, Lexapro. CJSSIN/iStock/Getty Images hide caption
Evelyn Thompson of Lice Is Simple, a treatment company in Nashville, Tenn., checks the head of a student at a preschool that experienced a lice outbreak over the summer that included at least 13 children. Blake Farmer/WPLN hide caption
The Gifford Fire, the largest fire to burn in California so far this year, started near a road. Research shows wildfires are more likely to start within 50 feet of a road than they are farther out. Benjamin Hanson/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The FDA hasn't updated sunscreen ingredients in decades. ljubaphoto/Getty Images hide caption
This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the aftermath of a landslide in Wrangell, Alaska, in November 2023. U.S. Coast Guard via AP hide caption
Las Vegas Valley Water District Water Waste Investigator Devyn Choltko puts a water waste violation into the computer system outside a home in north Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 25, 2024. Choltko is one of more than a dozen investigators who patrol Las Vegas neighborhoods looking for water being wasted during irrigation times. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption
In Las Vegas, the water authority patrols the streets to prevent waste
Tonic the cat stars as Bud in the action comedy Caught Stealing. Sherry Lemcke/Sony hide caption
Siberian forest cat steals the show in new action comedy 'Caught stealing'
Susan Monarez, President Trump's nominee to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, arrives to testify before the Senate HELP Committee at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 25. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
A new study finds that the brain does not appear to significantly rewire its map of the body after an amputation. Westend61/Getty Images hide caption