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A Boeing 757 plane operated by Delta Air Lines lost a nose wheel as it prepared to take off from Atlanta’s main airport Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It was the latest...

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration recommended late Sunday night that airlines begin visual inspections of door plugs installed on Boeing 737-900ER planes, the second Boeing model to...

Last Thanksgiving, Cynthia Mosson had been on her feet all day in her kitchen in Frankfort, Indiana, preparing dinner for nine. She was nearly finished — the ham in the oven, the dressing made —...

For centuries, Swiss farmers have sent their cattle, goats, and sheep up the mountains to graze in warmer months before bringing them back down at the start of autumn. Devised in the Middle Ages to...

Salmon is good for you — that part we know. “Fish is one of the few animal foods consistently linked to health benefits, and salmon is at the top of my list when I recommend fish to people,”...

What Came Before Tyrannosaurus Rex Researchers have announced the discovery of a new species of Tyrannosaurus from New Mexico, one that appeared in the fossil record 5 million to 7 million years...

Q: How much water does the average person need to drink? And is there such a thing as too much? A: If you’re not sipping from a 64-ounce Stanley Cup all day, are you even alive? Hydration is once...

Last year, after mandatory coronavirus restrictions were lifted around the world, international tourism recovered to 90% of pre-pandemic levels, according to the World Tourism Organization. But it...

PARIS — Airbus cemented its position last week as the world’s biggest plane maker for the fifth straight year, announcing that it had delivered more aircraft and secured more orders than Boeing in...

One plane clipped another at an airport on Japan’s snowy northern island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, according to the airlines involved, just weeks after a deadly runway blaze in Tokyo. Nobody was...

Dieting has long been viewed as the path to smaller bodies and better health. Stick to the right diet, the $75 billion U.S. weight loss industry may have you think, and you, too, can lose weight and...

The Quaker Oats Co. added more products this week to a recall that started last month over possible salmonella contamination, raising the total number of products to more than 60 in the United...

Since the height of the pandemic, there has been a cultural shift in the way we talk about mental health. It’s as if the years of isolation and uncertainty helped us understand how vital our...

Boeing 737 Max 9s are not leaving the tarmac anytime soon. Since a portion of a Max 9’s fuselage blew off midair during an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, this...

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it was expanding its scrutiny of Boeing, increasing oversight of the company with an audit of production of the 737 Max 9, a week after a panel in...

The numbers are in, and scientists can now confirm what month after month of extraordinary heat worldwide began signaling long ago. Last year was Earth’s warmest by far in a century and a...

After a portion of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner’s fuselage blew out in midair Friday and caused an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered...

Humans have searched for the secret to immortality for thousands of years. For some people today, that quest includes things like sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber, experimenting with cryotherapy or...

SAN FRANCISCO — At an event in San Francisco in November, Sam Altman, CEO of artificial intelligence company OpenAI, was asked what surprises the field would bring in 2024. Online chatbots such...

India landed a robot on the moon and NASA brought pieces of an asteroid back to Earth to study. A green comet illuminated night skies and a “ring of fire” eclipse captivated spectators from Oregon...