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Avoid The Crowd When You Travel, And Still See The Sites

Summertime means the height of tourist season for many destinations in the northern hemisphere. That can mean big crowds at museums and other popular…

The lowly zebra fish can make its own sunscreen.

Why Would A Fish Make Its Own Sunscreen?

Research suggests that genes that make a natural sunscreen jumped from algae to an ancestor of vertebrates hundreds of millions of years ago. Some animals kept the ability. Others didn't.

"Starving rail of funding will not enable safer train travel," Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., told the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, admonished Democrats: "Don't use this tragedy in that way," he said. "It was beneath you."

The Morning After: Lawmakers Vote To Reduce Amtrak Funding

In Philadelphia, an Amtrak train derailed on Tuesday. But in Washington on Wednesday, transportation supporters still could not get the House on track for providing more funding.

Smokers More Likely To Quit If Their Own Cash Is On The Line

A carrot isn't enough — bring on the stick. A study finds smokers are more likely to quit tobacco if they lose some of their own money after a relapse, than if they get a bonus for quitting the habit.

House Approves USA Freedom Act, Extending And Revising The Patriot Act

The USA Freedom Act would extend many parts of the surveillance legislation while also barring the NSA's massive collection of Americans' phone data. The measure's fate in the Senate is uncertain.

Behavioral Health Workers, Bellingham Nurses Walk Off Job In One-Day Strikes

Workers at a South King County psychiatric hospital are walking off the job Thursday, one day after another unit of the same SEIUHealthcare local staged a…

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