Here are five of the most spectacular aircraft that flopped for a variety of reasons, including the Spruce Goose and a nuclear-powered plane.

Bleary-eyed travelers everywhere rejoice! There may be a solution for jet lag symptoms.

Genetic tests are showing that individuals from Texas might breed with individuals from Japan or South America.

Women captains, co-pilots, navigators, air-traffic controllers and crew are slowly becoming a more common sight.

Learn more about those weird-looking thingamabobs down there.

Plenty of airports employ animals to handle vital duties from security detail to passenger therapy.

The FAA has warned that some unidentified tests on the West Coast will jam GPS signals — but how do pilots deal?

The Airlander 10 is a helium-filled airship intended for surveillance, communications and aid deliveries.

The Virgin Galactic founder envisions a near-future where space travel is as easy (and luxurious) as first-class air travel.

Flying with a dog, whether a pet or a service animal, is not easy. But airports can be surprisingly accommodating to your four-legged friend.

Despite fantastic cabin service and other amenities, these sky marathons can tax even seasoned travelers.

Are you spontaneous enough to take a surprise vacation? Try travel company Pack Up + Go.

Pack better and smarter the next time you travel. You'll save money on baggage fees and you probably won't miss the extra stuff.

Phoenix cancelled flights because due to high temperatures. When it's too hot, the air's density is lower, and that reduces lift.

Air travel could continue to get cheaper but it could also get a lot less comfortable, as seat sizes shrink and the differences between classes gets wider.

Air vents on airplanes create air turbulence around you, which blocks germ particles and forces them to the ground.

Mahshid Mazooji missed her connecting flight at the Charlotte airport, but instead of stewing about it, she threw a dance party.

If you prefer a window, does that mean that you're more selfish?

Cleaner, cheaper and sometimes more reliable, solar (and wind!) get their chance to fly.

Flying pets in the cargo hold can be a risky proposition, but sometimes you have no choice.

These five strategies may help you beat jet lag and sleepless hotel nights when you travel on vacation.

Prices are low, values are high and there aren't a lot of crowds in shoulder season.

Singapore's Changi Airport outdoes itself once again.

Therapy dogs are becoming more common at airports, but some other, more unusual animals are also helping to relieve travelers' stress.

With a little planning, you can stretch how much you have to spend each day when you're traveling.

Is the government really spraying toxic substances at 50,000 feet? Probably not, but here's what's happening with chemtrails.

The Swedish 'flygskam' translates as 'flight shame' — and it seems to be working.

With fears of the coronavirus — and flu season — here's how to stay safe on a plane.

New research finds the traditional beer can flick does nothing at all for fizz.

Whether it's Dry January or Dry July, a month off from alcohol could be good for your body.

Here are eight of history's most feared diseases that have been cured thanks to modern science.

This ultra-strong, ultra-thin supermaterial could yield a technological revolution.

This map helps you find the antipodes (the other side of the world) of any place on Earth.

Jellyfish have outlived the dinosaurs by hundreds of millions of years, some might be capable of living forever, and they've even been to space.

The Herculaneum scrolls are an archaeological detective story 2,000 years in the making.

Theory explains many of the bizarre observations made in quantum mechanics.

Scientists have just made the most precise measurement yet of how fast the universe is expanding.

A vast unseen force, more expansive than gravity, seems to connect galaxies separated by vast distances.

The genetically modified rice variety is laced with essential vitamins.

If the results can be replicated, 'this would be a no-brainer Nobel Prize,' according to one researcher.

Study found high levels of mercury in California's fog, but the problem likely extends around the world.

A law in Washington state makes it the first state to legalize human composting, and now the first facility is being built.

Whatever your intent, the statistics show you're probably only using those reusable bags once.

A wave in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Cape Mendocino is one of the tallest waves ever recorded.

Researchers counted nearly 600,000 dead hermit crabs on one island chain alone.

The magnetic pole is moving faster than at any time in human history, causing major problems for navigation and migratory wildlife.

This problem has plagued physicists ever since the laws of motion were first conceived.

The American coot is not as boring as it looks. These ducks are hiding some rather mischievous behavior under that boring veneer.

Startling new research suggests that dark energy might be nothing more than a simple measurement mistake.

The artifact was probably dropped by conquistadors as they fled from the city.