Health & Safety

Ocean explorers hoped they photographed Amelia Earhart's plane. Turns out it's a rock

10:16am November 25, 2024

Earhart, her navigator and their plane disappeared during their attempted 1937 circumnavigation of the globe. A deep sea exploration company thought it might have solved the mystery, but it lives on.

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Long COVID patients push to see federal research refocused on treatments

8:00am November 25, 2024

The federal government has allocated $1.15 billion so far on long COVID research, without bringing any new treatments to market. Patients and scientists say it's time to push harder for breakthroughs.

Plastic waste is everywhere. Countries have one more chance to agree on a solution

5:30am November 25, 2024

Negotiations over a U.N. treaty to cut plastics have been bogged down. Environmental groups blame the oil and gas industry.

5 quick tricks to zap holiday stress

5:00am November 25, 2024

Keep these science-backed stress busters in your back pocket this holiday season. Whip 'em out the next time you're at a table full of bickering in-laws or your flight gets canceled!

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Tips from a top chef to beat holiday cooking stress

5:00am November 25, 2024

Tips from a top chef to beat holiday cooking stress

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Minnesota's Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge is a rest stop for migrating cranes

3:43am November 25, 2024

Each year tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stop at a Minnesota wildlife refuge for an extended layover as part of their migration south. These birds are long-legged, loud -- and methodical.

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A viral chocolate bar from Dubai is here to stay

3:37am November 25, 2024

by Neda Ulaby

Dubai chocolate bars are kind of like KitKats, but stuffed with pistachio nuts and aromatic pistachio nougat. Foodies used to have to order the confections from Dubai — now they are everywhere.

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Health & Safety

Ocean explorers hoped they photographed Amelia Earhart's plane. Turns out it's a rock

Long COVID patients push to see federal research refocused on treatments

Plastic waste is everywhere. Countries have one more chance to agree on a solution

5 quick tricks to zap holiday stress

Tips from a top chef to beat holiday cooking stress

Minnesota's Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge is a rest stop for migrating cranes

A viral chocolate bar from Dubai is here to stay

New Zealanders help save about 30 whales after a pod strands on a beach

Fold paper. Insert lens. This $2 microscope changes how kids see the world

With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal