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TAMPA — We took a hard-hat tour Wednesday of Busch Gardens' newest land, Wild Oasis, now under construction for a spring ...

One of those beaches – Siesta Key – took a direct hit on Oct. 9, when Hurricane Milton made landfall there with winds of 120 ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

The Amazon is the world's largest rainforest, but it's shrinking. Around 17% of the Amazon has been destroyed, due in large part to deforestation, per Time Magazine. If this rate of deforestation ...

Debris cleanup was underway for properties in the burned areas of the Palisades and Eaton fires, and officials were preparing for potential mudslides and debris flows with incoming rain set to hit ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — January is typically one of the wettest months of the year, but a stubborn ridge of high pressure has been blocking weather systems from bringing California much needed rain ...

The best vitamins for kids contain essential nutrients to help ... They can check the product’s specifications and review this information with the individual before using it.

Microsoft’s recent $200 million investment in carbon credits to support Amazon rainforest restoration marks a significant milestone in the intersection of technology and environmental sustainability.

Most smartwatches designed for kids offer texting, calling and GPS tracking—all without the need for a phone. After testing more than a dozen smartwatches with kids of varying ages in elementary ...

The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

Amazon.com is pausing all commercial drone deliveries after two of its latest models crashed in rainy weather at a testing facility. The company said Friday it was immediately suspending drone ...