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class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/science/coral-reef-climate-change.html" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16CORAL1/16CORAL1-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16CORAL1/16CORAL1-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16CORAL1/16CORAL1-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Craig Cook/Undersea Medical</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/science/coral-reef-climate-change.html" data-rref="">Giant Coral Reef in Protected Area Shows New Signs of Life</a> </h2> <div class="thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/science/coral-reef-climate-change.html" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation" tabindex="-1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16CORAL1/16CORAL1-thumbStandard.jpg" role="presentation" alt=""/> </a> </div> <p class="summary">Devastated by unusually warm water in the Pacific, the reef is splashed with colors again, providing hope for reviving coral elsewhere.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471297579" datetime="1471297579"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By KAREN WEINTRAUB</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary"> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/science/from-fins-into-hands-scientists-discover-a-deep-evolutionary-link.html" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/science/18ZIMMER/18ZIMMER-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/science/18ZIMMER/18ZIMMER-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/science/18ZIMMER/18ZIMMER-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Marie Kmita and Andrew Gehrke</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h3 class="kicker">Matter</h3> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/science/from-fins-into-hands-scientists-discover-a-deep-evolutionary-link.html" data-rref="">From Fins Into Hands: Scientists Discover a Deep Evolutionary Link</a> </h2> <div class="thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/science/from-fins-into-hands-scientists-discover-a-deep-evolutionary-link.html" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation" tabindex="-1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/science/18ZIMMER/18ZIMMER-thumbStandard.jpg" role="presentation" alt=""/> </a> </div> <p class="summary">The findings by a University of Chicago team will help researchers understand how our ancestors left the water, transforming fins into limbs so they could move on land.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471453205" datetime="1471453205"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By CARL ZIMMER</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li class="story-group"> <ol class="story-menu"> <li> <article class="story theme-summary"> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/world/asia/china-quantum-satellite-mozi.html" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/world/17CHINA-web1/17CHINA-web1-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/world/17CHINA-web1/17CHINA-web1-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/world/17CHINA-web1/17CHINA-web1-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Jin Liwang/Xinhua, via Associated Press</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/world/asia/china-quantum-satellite-mozi.html" data-rref="">China Launches Quantum Satellite in Bid to Pioneer Secure Communications</a> </h2> <div class="thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/world/asia/china-quantum-satellite-mozi.html" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation" tabindex="-1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/world/17CHINA-web1/17CHINA-web1-thumbStandard.jpg" role="presentation" alt=""/> </a> </div> <p class="summary">Researchers hope to beam transmissions from space to earth with quantum technology, a type of communication that could prove to be the most secure in the world.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471363802" datetime="1471363802"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By EDWARD WONG</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary"> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/science/for-olympic-diving-green-water-is-gone-if-not-the-mystery.html" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16OBS-GREENSUB/16OBS-GREENSUB-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16OBS-GREENSUB/16OBS-GREENSUB-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16OBS-GREENSUB/16OBS-GREENSUB-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>James Hill for The New York Times</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/science/for-olympic-diving-green-water-is-gone-if-not-the-mystery.html" data-rref="">For Olympic Diving, Green Water Is Gone, if Not the Mystery</a> </h2> <div class="thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/science/for-olympic-diving-green-water-is-gone-if-not-the-mystery.html" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation" tabindex="-1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16OBS-GREENSUB/16OBS-GREENSUB-thumbStandard.jpg" role="presentation" alt=""/> </a> </div> <p class="summary">The hue in the pool was almost certainly caused by algae; metals, probably copper; or both. But how that much entered hasn’t really been answered.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471302536" datetime="1471302536"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By KENNETH CHANG</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> </ol> </li> </ol> </div> <div class="rank-template template-3"> <ol class="story-menu layout-span"> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/health/analyzing-donald-trump-psychology.html" data-tracking-index="5" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/11/science/11PYSCHE-COMBO/11PYSCHE-COMBO-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/11/science/11PYSCHE-COMBO/11PYSCHE-COMBO-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/11/science/11PYSCHE-COMBO/11PYSCHE-COMBO-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/11/science/11PYSCHE-COMBO/11PYSCHE-COMBO-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/11/science/11PYSCHE-COMBO/11PYSCHE-COMBO-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/11/science/11PYSCHE-COMBO/11PYSCHE-COMBO-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Clockwise from top left: Sam Vestal/Time & Life Pictures, via Getty Images; Scott McIntyre for The New York Times; Okamoto/PhotoQuest, via Getty Images and Bettmann Archive/Getty Images</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/health/analyzing-donald-trump-psychology.html" data-tracking-index="5" data-rref="">The Psychiatric Question: Is It Fair to Analyze Donald Trump From Afar?</a> </h2> <p class="summary">The American Psychiatric Association says such an assessment would be unethical. But many in the profession, arguing that this election is too important, are doing so anyway.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471298720" datetime="1471298720"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By BENEDICT CAREY</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/nyregion/great-white-shark-new-york.html" data-tracking-index="6" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/nyregion/0816SHARKSss-slide-BK4M/0816SHARKSss-slide-BK4M-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/nyregion/0816SHARKSss-slide-BK4M/0816SHARKSss-slide-BK4M-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/nyregion/0816SHARKSss-slide-BK4M/0816SHARKSss-slide-BK4M-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/nyregion/0816SHARKSss-slide-BK4M/0816SHARKSss-slide-BK4M-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/nyregion/0816SHARKSss-slide-BK4M/0816SHARKSss-slide-BK4M-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/nyregion/0816SHARKSss-slide-BK4M/0816SHARKSss-slide-BK4M-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Nicole Bengiveno for The New York Times</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/nyregion/great-white-shark-new-york.html" data-tracking-index="6" data-rref="">Searching for a Great White Shark, in the Waters Off Long Island</a> </h2> <p class="summary">A team of scientists and researchers is hoping to prove that a swath of the New York coast serves as a great white breeding ground.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471373265" datetime="1471373265"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By SAMANTHA SCHMIDT</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/science/coal-industry-feeling-cornered-peeks-at-big-tobacco-playbook.html" data-tracking-index="7" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/17COAL/17COAL-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/17COAL/17COAL-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/17COAL/17COAL-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/17COAL/17COAL-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/17COAL/17COAL-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/17COAL/17COAL-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span></span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/science/coal-industry-feeling-cornered-peeks-at-big-tobacco-playbook.html" data-tracking-index="7" data-rref="">Feeling Cornered, Coal Industry Borrows From Tobacco Playbook, Activists Say</a> </h2> <p class="summary">A presentation at a trade group meeting showed that coal companies were seeing comparisons that environmentalists typically make.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471338031" datetime="1471338031"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By JOHN SCHWARTZ</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/science/scientists-just-say-no-to-chemtrails-conspiracy-theory.html" data-tracking-index="8" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16CHEMTRAILS/16CHEMTRAILS-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16CHEMTRAILS/16CHEMTRAILS-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16CHEMTRAILS/16CHEMTRAILS-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16CHEMTRAILS/16CHEMTRAILS-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16CHEMTRAILS/16CHEMTRAILS-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16CHEMTRAILS/16CHEMTRAILS-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Robert Alexander/Archive Photos, via Getty Images</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/science/scientists-just-say-no-to-chemtrails-conspiracy-theory.html" data-tracking-index="8" data-rref="">Scientists Just Say No to ‘Chemtrails’ Conspiracy Theory</a> </h2> <p class="summary">To counter “chemtrails” believers and keep others from joining them, researchers try a peer-reviewed study.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471300383" datetime="1471300383"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By HENRY FOUNTAIN</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <h3 class="kicker">Trilobites</h3> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/13/science/titan-flooded-canyons-saturn.html" data-tracking-index="9" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/13/science/13tb-titan_promo/13tb-titan_promo-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/13/science/13tb-titan_promo/13tb-titan_promo-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/13/science/13tb-titan_promo/13tb-titan_promo-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/13/science/13tb-titan_promo/13tb-titan_promo-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/13/science/13tb-titan_promo/13tb-titan_promo-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/13/science/13tb-titan_promo/13tb-titan_promo-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASI</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/13/science/titan-flooded-canyons-saturn.html" data-tracking-index="9" data-rref="">Grandiose Canyons on a Saturn Moon, Filled With Liquid Methane</a> </h2> <p class="summary">The Cassini spacecraft used radar reflections to detect the deep, narrow chasms on Titan, a frigid moon that shares certain similarities with Earth.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1470996032" datetime="1470996032"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By KENNETH CHANG</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> </ol> </div> </section> <section class="embedded-collection-package collection collection-package rank-template template-3 " data-collection-type="seriescollection" data-collection-identifier="the-science-of-fat"> <header class="section-header"> <h2 class="section-heading"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/series/the-science-of-fat">The Science of Fat</a> </h2> <a class="user-action" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/series/the-science-of-fat"> More in The Science of Fat » </a> </header> <ol class="story-menu layout-span"> <li> 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https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/02/science/jpLOSERS2/jpLOSERS2-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/02/science/jpLOSERS2/jpLOSERS2-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Emily Berl for The New York Times</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/05/insider/research-scientist-finds-inspiration-in-reality-tv-show.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref="">Reality TV Inspires Fat Study</a> </h2> <p class="summary">Science reporter Gina Kolata wonders where a government scientist got the idea for a new obesity study. Answer: Trash TV</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1462457433" datetime="1462457433"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By GINA KOLATA</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <h3 class="kicker">The Science of Fat</h3> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/health/skinny-fat.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/06/29/science/FAT2/FAT2-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/06/29/science/FAT2/FAT2-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/06/29/science/FAT2/FAT2-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/06/29/science/FAT2/FAT2-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/06/29/science/FAT2/FAT2-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/06/29/science/FAT2/FAT2-thumbLarge-v2.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Andrew White for The New York Times</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/health/skinny-fat.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref="">Skinny and 119 Pounds, but With the Health Hallmarks of Obesity</a> </h2> <p class="summary">A small group of thin patients who develop disorders typically tied to obesity pose a medical mystery and a potential opportunity for scientists.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1469181621" datetime="1469181621"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By GINA KOLATA</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <h3 class="kicker">The Science of Fat</h3> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/05/health/short-answers-to-hard-questions-about-weight-loss.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/05/science/05WEIGHTLOSS-Article/05WEIGHTLOSS-1462399179434-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/05/science/05WEIGHTLOSS-Article/05WEIGHTLOSS-1462399179434-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/05/science/05WEIGHTLOSS-Article/05WEIGHTLOSS-1462399179434-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/05/science/05WEIGHTLOSS-Article/05WEIGHTLOSS-1462399179434-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/05/science/05WEIGHTLOSS-Article/05WEIGHTLOSS-1462399179434-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/05/science/05WEIGHTLOSS-Article/05WEIGHTLOSS-1462399179434-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Getty Images</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/05/health/short-answers-to-hard-questions-about-weight-loss.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref="">Short Answers to Hard Questions About Weight Loss</a> </h2> <p class="summary">Some questions about weight loss and maintenance come up again and again. Here are some answers.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1462398322" datetime="1462398322"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By GINA KOLATA</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <h3 class="kicker">The Science of Fat</h3> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/05/health/readers-respond-the-biggest-loser.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/05/science/04LOSERREACT/04LOSERREACT-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/05/science/04LOSERREACT/04LOSERREACT-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/05/science/04LOSERREACT/04LOSERREACT-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/05/science/04LOSERREACT/04LOSERREACT-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/05/science/04LOSERREACT/04LOSERREACT-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/05/science/04LOSERREACT/04LOSERREACT-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>George Etheredge for The New York Times</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/05/health/readers-respond-the-biggest-loser.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref="">Readers Respond: ‘The Biggest Loser’</a> </h2> <p class="summary">An article about the struggles of “The Biggest Loser” contestants who regained weight drew an influx of responses from readers.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1462393040" datetime="1462393040"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By MARIE TAE McDERMOTT</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <h3 class="kicker">The Science of Fat</h3> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-loser-weight-loss.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/04/29/science/02BIGGESTLOSER/02BIGGESTLOSER-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/04/29/science/02BIGGESTLOSER/02BIGGESTLOSER-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/04/29/science/02BIGGESTLOSER/02BIGGESTLOSER-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/04/29/science/02BIGGESTLOSER/02BIGGESTLOSER-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/04/29/science/02BIGGESTLOSER/02BIGGESTLOSER-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/04/29/science/02BIGGESTLOSER/02BIGGESTLOSER-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>George Etheredge for The New York Times</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175733/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-loser-weight-loss.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref="">After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight</a> </h2> <p class="summary">Contestants lost hundreds of pounds during Season 8, but gained them back. 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