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Quotes: Study Abroad Students Drink More

“In general drinking is an issue on college campuses. When you take that and put it in a foreign country there’s potential for more consequences.” –  ERIC PEDERSEN, graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, whose research found that students on study abroad are likely to increase — and even double — their alcohol intake [...]

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Your Ears: The Next High-Tech ID

Forget fingerprints or retina scans, the shape of your ears could be the next choice of identification when you pass through airport security.

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40 Years and Rolling: Wheeled Luggage Celebrates Anniversary

Back in the Stone Age, we even had to haul our luggage over our shoulders.

Flight Attendant

Flight Attendant Gurls: Katy Perry, Lady Gaga Spice Up Airline Safety

Passengers, please direct your attention to the Lady Gaga dancers for important safety information.

Chris Usher for TIME

Have Texting Bans Made Our Roads More Dangerous?

New research shows that crashes are still on the rise, even with anti-texting laws in place. 

Pilot

Is Your Pilot Napping in the Air?

Could sleeping on the job make your flight safer?

Baggage Claim

Attempted Smuggled Items Shows Airport’s Dark Side

Fake Louis Vuitton handbags, cigars, steroids, date rape drugs and animal parts- these items apparently represent the dark side of American desires.

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Space Tourism: Boeing Promises To Take You Up, Up & Away

Thinking of getting away? Boeing announced its plans to launch tourists into orbit with a new space taxi.

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New Airplane Seats Give Only 23 Inches Of Leg Room

New reason to hate flying: Proposed line of saddle-like airplane seats.

Pilot

Almost 200 Chinese Pilots Falsified Their Flight Experience

It’s not just fake designer handbags and knock off shiny Rolex watches that people can master. Now it seems pilot licenses can also be added to the list.