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Once Upon a Gemstone
Precious stones hold the stories of continents, oceans, and cultures.
Precious stones hold the stories of continents, oceans, and cultures.
Constructed by a mysterious civilization that left no written records, the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are a testament to indigenous sophistication.
Reconnecting children and nature may be the last cause in America that transcends political, religious, racial, and professional barriers.
Light, air, and hygiene were not just aesthetic preoccupations of the early Modernists: They were the best treatment for tuberculosis at the time.
Rogue waves—enigmatic giants of the sea—were thought to be caused by two different mechanisms. But one idea that borrows from the hinterlands of probability theory has the potential to predict them all.
Assuming that you should be worried about them in the first place.
Heading out on a hike, but worried about how you’re going to handle walking uphill? Here are seven ways to make it easier, according to the experts.
In dating and in life, they’re not always what you think they should be.
Protein is a major part of cycling performance—particularly when it comes to recovery. Here’s how to figure out your needs.
It’s not easy to find the source of a swirling scent plume. Scientists are using experiments and simulations to uncover the varied strategies that animals employ.
All you need is patience, time, and (of course) to know where to look.
Say it with us: Vacation is good for you.
From bad bosses to gossipy colleagues and, of course, office refrigerator drama.
The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
In August 1964, three civil rights activists were found dead in the Deep South. The public’s response provided the impetus for new civil rights legislation in America.
How do I deal with my emotions without whiskey?
The man behind the Calexit movement claims to be a baller. But he’s broke.
After my father got sick, his collaborations with Jim Henson kept me afloat.
In Gaza, where displaced children play games called “air strike” and act out death, the lack of mental-health resources has become another emergency.
I responded to one of those spam texts from a “recruiter”—then took the job. It got weirder than I could have imagined.
If a whole leg of ham is a little too much, there’s always a pickle crock.
Researchers and National Geographic photographers are teaching people how to take better photos, be more mindful, shift their focus, and enjoy vacations more.
Before Jacory Patterson claimed a national title on Saturday, he’d done something even tougher — make a living as a professional track and field athlete.
The list of things you can bring on a plane is maybe just as strange as what you can’t.
If you’re making up for what they didn’t eat, or even if you’re just tiding your kids over until dinner, the food they munch on between meals matters. Here’s what nutritionists say.
Delegates are meeting in Geneva for a sixth — and potentially final — round of negotiations.
Talking with philosopher Nathan Crick about using mass persuasion for good.
It might be tempting when you have insects you don’t want in your yard to reach for a spray can. But there are more humane and effective ways to control them without harming other wildlife, and people too.
This nervous system response can leave parents feeling like they’re spending their days on autopilot without any sense of emotional connection to those around them. Here’s how to know if you’re experiencing functional freeze and how to address it.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the federal government is calling off around $500 million worth of vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology.
The two actors explain Noah Baumbach’s new Hollywood tale, which forced them to dig deep and forge a tight bond: “I kept telling the cast, ‘Don’t call him Sand Man.’”
Should gaming fans be worried about widespread $80 games?
Revisions are a “feature, not a bug” of any jobs report, former BLS commissioner told CBS MoneyWatch.
Though noise sensitivity is often dismissed by doctors, it can have long-term effects on our mental and physical health.
A federal agency ratcheted up its estimate of debt tied to Trump’s spending law.
You might be surprised by the seemingly innocuous behaviors that cause them.
While such loans can help you make large purchases without paying interest or undergoing hard inquiries in your credit report, they can also easily be overused.
Nasal sprays, injections and sunbeds – for many people, the yearning for a tan now outweighs the risks. But why?
Credit card balances rose by $27 billion in the second quarter to $1.21 trillion, according to a new report by the New York Fed.
“Listen to your feet, because they’re trying to tell you something.”
Thinking of leaving the United States for life abroad? You’re not alone. A record-setting 21% of Americans expressed a desire to emigrate in 2024. While politics might play a role in the uptick, an increasing number of creative professionals are also leaving for career reasons.
Experts are calling it an “emerging epidemic.”
This one simple but powerful shift can have major benefits. But be mindful of going overboard.
Even as the merchants of silicon and code try to render us disembodied intellects caged behind screens, something in our animal body knows where we came from and where we belong.
Packed with calories and protein, the same magic mixture has successfully treated famine for decades—but due to funding cuts it’s now in short supply.