Read more about the article Meet Bette Nash: The Longest-Serving and Oldest Flight Attendant
BOSTON - DECEMBER 8: Bette Burke-Nash is the longest serving flight attendant at US Airways. She now flies the shuttle flight between Boston and Washington. (Photo by Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Meet Bette Nash: The Longest-Serving and Oldest Flight Attendant

A lot has changed since Bette Nash became a flight attendant. When she first took to the skies in 1957, tickets cost just $12 and cigarettes and matches were passed out after meals, she told ABC. Though soda and pretzels are the handouts of choice today, and the price of tickets has gone up quite […]

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“A New Era of Rail”: Amtrak to Roll Out New Upgraded Train Fleet in 2026 — See Photos

In a move that may encourage travelers to return to a more nostalgic and low-stress mode of transportation, Amtrak recently revealed that a brand-new fleet of more environmentally friendly railcars — called the Amtrak Airo — is set to hit the tracks in 2026. The new trains will represent the most substantial revamp of Amtrak’s […]

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Read more about the article Inside the History of Santa’s Reindeer and How They Got Their Names
Reindeer standing in snow in winter landscape of Finnish Lapland, Finland

Inside the History of Santa’s Reindeer and How They Got Their Names

It’s hard to imagine Santa Claus without his nine flying reindeer. But although the real-life St. Nicholas’ roots date back to the fourth century and Greco-Roman Lycia, the notion of the legendary character’s sleigh, and the magical creatures that drive it, is relatively new. The first mention of a sleigh as Santa’s mode of transport […]

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FDA Clears New, Rapid-Acting Magnet Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression

In October 2021, researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine published a study demonstrating the effectiveness of a new, rapid-acting magnet therapy on patients with treatment-resistant depression. SAINT, or Stanford accelerated intelligent neuromodulation therapy, is a more intensive and individualized iteration of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which has been in use for years. This […]

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Read more about the article Inside the 123-Year Christmas Bird Count, North America’s Longest-Running Citizen Science Project
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: A Northern Cardinal is seen during the Christmas Bird Count at Battery Kemble Park on Saturday, December 15, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The Christmas Bird Count is one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world where each individual count takes place in a 15-mile-wide circle and is led by a compiler responsible for organizing volunteers and submitting observations to Audubon. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Inside the 123-Year Christmas Bird Count, North America’s Longest-Running Citizen Science Project

Each winter, ornithologists and amateur birdwatchers come together to participate in the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC), a holiday tradition with a purpose. The count, which started on Christmas Day in 1900, is the longest-running citizen science project in North America, per Birds Canada, and involves thousands of volunteers stationed at more than […]

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