John Donovan
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How to be a good citizen on the hiking trail
When you're out on the trail, a little etiquette can take you a long way. → Read More
Up, up and away with a Thanksgiving Day tradition
The secrets and science behind those giant balloon characters in the Macy's parade. → Read More
Are your passwords truly safe?
If you're careful, if you're vigilant, if you're nimble enough, you can stay safe online with better passwords. → Read More
5 historic battles you can witness in the present
Here are five notable historic battles that you can still see today — sort of. → Read More
How long does a water molecule stay in a river?
A water molecule's "residence time" in a given system can help us understand how pollution moves through water and help protect this valuable natural resource. → Read More
Take me out to the ballgame (and leave the smokeless tobacco behind)
Cities become unlikely allies in Major League Baseball's fight to rid itself of smo → Read More
9 of the world's most extreme streets
Nine of the longest, shortest, scariest, wildest, highest, biggest roadways in the world. → Read More
The mystery and danger of Jacob's Well
The central Texas getaway of Jacob's Well lures daredevils and the heat-stricken. → Read More
The mystery and danger of Jacob's Well
The central Texas getaway of Jacob's Well lures daredevils and the heat-stricken. → Read More
A parade of fictional bears, starting with Teddy
Whether they were based on the real thing or imagined, we welcomed these bears into our homes with abandon. → Read More
Congo's rain forests under logging threat
Democratic Republic of Congo may allow new industrial loggers into environmentally critical region of the continent. → Read More
The land that gravity forgot
If you visit Churchill, Manitoba, you won't be bouncing around like you're on the moon, but its lower gravity is a scientific oddity. → Read More
What your eye color says (and doesn't say) about you
Those baby blues mean something, but perhaps not what you think. → Read More
The myth of the 'Cave of the Glowing Skulls’
An archaeologist dug through a publicity blitz to make an amazing find. A story of grave robbers. Ancient civilizations. Hidden treasure. Glowing skulls. → Read More
Do you sometimes feel like an impostor?
Go easy on yourself! Chances are you're not a fraud at all! → Read More
A cave glows gold in a remote corner of California
At Lava Beds National Monument, wonders sit above and below the high desert. → Read More
What living in a cave can teach us about the blues
Biological rhythms off? Feeling a little out of sorts? Try living underground for a few months. → Read More
Up, up and away with a Thanksgiving Day tradition
The secrets and science behind those giant balloon characters in the Macy's parade. → Read More
U.S. puts an end to all experiments on chimps
After decades of testing, agency says 50 remaining chimps will be retired to a sanctuary. → Read More
2 little words pave the path to a happier marriage
Gratitude: Show some, get some and both of you will feel a lot better about being together. → Read More