Plus, tap into your happy hormones without medication, and were the 12 Apostles real?
 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY DESIGN PICS INC, ALAMY STOCK PHOTO | | For a while, Hawaii was ruled from a dazzling shoreline town in western Maui. King Kamehameha III preferred Lāhainā to bustling Honolulu—and saw it develop in the 19th century an international whaling center that inspired sailor and budding writer Herman Melville.
In recent decades, contemporary Hawaiians saw the historic community develop into a tourist hub, filled with art galleries and restaurants. A magnificent banyan tree, planted 150 years ago in April, had overseen it all.
Then, swiftly, came hurricane-fueled winds, whipping up wildfires that destroyed much of the town and killed scores of residents. The banyan tree is deeply charred, but may survive. It is unclear whether Lāhainā, which has endured so much, will make it through as well. | | | |
 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY PATRICK T. FALLON, AFP/GETTY IMAGES | | | From the air: Residents say they had little warning of the fast spread of wildfires from the dry countryside into the Maui town. An aerial view Thursday shows the scorched historic banyan tree along with destroyed homes, boats, and buildings burned to the ground. Read more. | | | |
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY SPENCER WEINER/LOS ANGELES TIMES VIA GETTY IMAGES | | White pill or blue pill? Above, a psychiatrist holds two capsules: one containing medication, the other a placebo. But the placebo effect is more than just a pill. According to science, it has real potential to reduce pain, improve immune systems—and heal.
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| The elephant next door: They’re kind, they grieve, they’re intelligent—elephants are a lot more like humans than we initially realized. Celebrating World Elephant Day a day early, we learn how to live in this world with these gentle giants. (Above, a male elephant steps over an electric fence; they’ll often push trees onto fences and then step between the fallen wires.)
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY NASA, ESA, CSA | | | Are the aliens confused? NASA captured what looks like a question mark in outer space (pictured above)—located possibly billions of light-years away. But what exactly is it? Here’s what we know. | | | |
| Today’s soundtrack: The Weight, Robbie Robertson and Friends R.I.P.
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