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A banana perennial is pictured at the plantation of the SCA Blondinière fruit production company in Capesterre Belle-Eau, Fond Cacao, in the French overseas region of Guadeloupe. (Helene Valenzuela/AFP via Getty Images)

'Fresh Banana Leaves' spotlights Indigenous science for a warming planet

Climate change is challenging all of our global systems. But as we seek solutions, the insights of Indigenous people are often overlooked.

A Frontier Airlines plane (right) prepares to take off from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Frontier Airlines drops its customer service line

The budget airline says customers will no longer be able to call a live agent by phone. Frontier is encouraging customers to instead reach out by text, social media and WhatsApp.

William Moulton Marston went by the pen name Charles Moulton when he wrote Wonder Woman from 1941-1947. This example is from a newspaper strip in March 1945.

The Man Behind Wonder Woman Was Inspired By Both Suffragists And Centerfolds

Wonder Woman's creator, William Moulton Marston, had a secret life: He had a wife and a mistress and fathered children with both of them. Jill Lepore explains in The Secret History of Wonder Woman.

Climate change is increasingly becoming a public health threat, experts warn. Thousands were displaced and dozens died during Hurricane Ida.

Climate Change Is The Greatest Threat To Public Health, Top Medical Journals Warn

With the global pandemic still in the spotlight, more than 200 leading health journals say climate change is an even more urgent threat.

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, pictured here in October, has operated with emergency power sources six times since Russia's offensive started.

Ukraine's top nuclear plant lost power for the sixth time. Is disaster imminent?

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station was among the Ukrainian structures damaged by a barrage of Russian missiles on Wednesday. Though power has been restored, the threat of nuclear meltdown remains.

The students also maintain the cleanliness and water quality

A unique aquarium that's part of a Central Coast high school wins top honors for education, conservation

The Cabrillo High School Aquarium is on campus and run by students.

Vehicles travel along a busy freeway. One of them is a blue transit bus.

Making a bus ride easier: Ventura County's intercity bus service now offering contactless payment

Seniors and Medicare cardholders can now use the Tap2Ride system for contactless payment with credit and debit cards.

An aerial view of roof damage after a rare confirmed tornado touched down and ripped up building roofs in a Los Angeles suburb on Wednesday in Montebello, Calif.

A rare tornado tears through part of Los Angeles County. Here's why that's so unusual

The strongest tornado to impact the Los Angeles metro area in 40 years touched down at 11:14 a.m. for two to three minutes, according to the National Weather Service.

27 hospitalized, including 4 children, after car plows into Liverpool FC parade

A 53-year-old man is in police custody. He is from the Liverpool area and is believed to be the driver, police said.

U.S. lawmakers push for military dialogue in a rare China visit

The rare U.S. congressional trip to China comes as relations strain over tariffs and Beijing's claims over the South China Sea.

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