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New tools to make your next business trip a little less headache-inducing. Heading out on a business trip? Check out the latest in travel websites: They’ll help you find the best hotel deals, connect with other travelers, and even suggest things to do as you pass over cities along your flight route

If you flew from Houston to Chicago on November 7, your jet might have been fueled by something new-- specially grown algae . United Flight 1403 burned a blend of traditional petroleum-based jet fuel and bio-jet fuel refined from algal oil . [More]

A round-trip journey to Mars would probably kill a crew of astronauts, unless they had some futuristic defense against radiation from the sun and from galactic cosmic rays. Would microbes be hardy enough to survive? We may soon find out

Sit in on any meeting at Reckitt Benckiser in Slough, west of London, and you’ll get some valuable insights on the changing global workplace and the art of finding a job. This rapidly growing consumer products company prides itself on attracting top executives whose instincts are honed for mobility, global adaptation and data-driven rationality.

One of the pleasures of Scientific American , I’ve always thought, is that it offers armchair travelers a vicarious expedition to the exciting worlds uncovered through science. I reflected on that fact recently as I sat on the tarmac, my flight 23rd in line for takeoff at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. I was reading over this issue’s articles and again became absorbed by our cover story, “ The First Americans ,” by Heather Pringle.

Whitney Houston was allegedly involved in a tense exchange on a Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta to Detroit, after refusing to fasten her seat belt before take off at the flight attendant's request. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi reports.

Scott Harrison's story inspires Inc. 500|5000 attendees to donate their birthdays to charity:water. charity: water CEO, Scott Harrison, a nightclub promoter who transformed himself into one of the hottest not-for-profit entrepreneurs of our time, had Inc

"If I wasn't afraid of dying, why should I be afraid of failing?" asked Ric Elias, who survived a plane crash in 2009.

What happens when a group of young Swedes rent a New York loft for one month to launch their business?

First, though, the British government is going to put a normal sized balloon in the sky to see if spraying water to refract the sun's light can really prevent climate change. Maybe we'll need a Plan B

We continue our examination of the business book What Got You Here, Won't Get You There with an interview of author Marshall Goldsmith .

Probably not as loyal as you think (or hope), says a new study. Think "small" means close-knit? Think again: Small business employees aren’t feeling as loyal to their employers as one would think, says a new study

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