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The flooded St. Mark's Square on Nov. 15, 2019, in Venice, two days after the city suffered a high tide.

Venice may be put on the endangered list, thanks to human-created climate change

The impacts of climate change including related disasters, such as wildfires and sea level rise, are increasingly raising a question about how best to save cultural heritage.

People check an area damaged by flash floods in Derna, eastern Libya, on Monday.

Libya fears a spiraling death toll from powerful storm floods

At least hundreds of people have died and thousands are feared missing in eastern Libya after Storm Daniel swept in, destroying dams and unleashing a torrent of muddy water that carried homes away.

Alabama is asking the Supreme Court to postpone the creation of a new congressional map while it pursues further appeal.

Alabama asks Supreme Court to aid a delay after June loss in voting case

Alabama is once again asking the Supreme Court to let it keep Republican-drawn congressional districts. In essence, the state is fighting a court order that the high court upheld just months ago.

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is helped off the field during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills on Monday in East Rutherford, N.J.

Aaron Rodgers' torn Achilles means the Jets QB will miss rest of the season

The 39-year-old NFL veteran has a torn left Achilles tendon that will require season-ending surgery, New York Jets coach Robert Saleh announced Tuesday.

James Franco, Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini and Seth Rogen in <em>Freaks and Geeks, </em>left, and Issa Rae in <em>Barbie.</em>

From 'Freaks and Geeks' to 'Barbie,' this casting director decides who gets on-screen

Allison Jones is known for casting actors who look like real people — and who are naturally funny. One of her hardest conversations? Telling Bob Odenkirk he didn't get Michael Scott in The Office.

The rich savory flavor of miso soup is one way to experience umami, the fifth major taste.

How umami overcame discrimination and took its place as the 5th taste

Everything about this savory flavor is mysterious, from how it tastes to why it took so long to get recognized as the fifth taste. What is it, and how does it make food taste delicious?

Bill in Congress proposes transfer of sacred lands to Karuk Tribe

Redemption via electronics, in Culture & Tech Decoded

Precious Yamaguchi and Samuel Campbell - Redemption via electronics, in Culture & Tech Decoded

Exchange Exemplar: Major crime as a diversion from a boring college life

Eric Borsuk and his friends Warren and Spencer were bored by college they cooked up would liberate millions of dollars of art and rare manuscripts from a university library. American Animals: A True Crime Memoir.

A swing sits empty on a playground outside in Providence, R.I. Experts say the ending of the expanded child tax credit was a key factor in the increase in child poverty.

Child poverty more than doubles — a year after hitting record low, Census data shows

Experts point to the expanded child tax credit as key to this poverty yo-yo. When it ended, many lower-income families struggled to pay their bills or buy enough food.

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