Travel
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In Alaska, Slowing Down to Take Things In
With rain hitting the roof, the temperature outside hovering in the low 50s and a cast iron stove keeping things…
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On the Thai Island of Koh Tao, Can Tourism and the Environment Coexist?
On the high-speed ferry from Koh Samui, one of Thailand’s biggest islands, to the smaller neighbor of Koh Tao, known…
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Thrifty Strategies for Senior Travelers
For many older Americans, travel is a priority coming out of the pandemic. A late 2021 survey by AARP, the…
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Tending to Grass, and to Grief, on a Tennis Court in Iowa
Mark Kuhn is hunched over, one knee on the ground, pulling dandelions from an otherwise immaculate lawn. With a small,…
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The Curious Hole in My Head
I barreled into the world — a precipitous birth, the doctors called it — at a New York City hospital…
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NASA Calls Off Launch of Artemis Moon Rocket for a 2nd Time
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — For the second time in a week, NASA officials on Saturday called off the test…
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A Long-Lost Branch of the Nile Helped in Building Egypt’s Pyramids
For 4,500 years, the pyramids of Giza have loomed over the western bank of the Nile River as a geometric…
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NASA, and space fans, await decision on next chance to launch Artemis moon rocket.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Camille Calibeo woke up at about 2 a.m. to board a boat to get a…
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Why NASA Is Going Back to the Moon
“We are going.” That is the catch phrase that NASA is using in the lead-up to the debut flight of…
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How the Webb Telescope Expanded My Universe
I have a confession to make: I underestimated the James Webb Space Telescope. For years, as NASA struggled to build…