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3.6-million-year-old footprint at risk of being lost forever

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Also: Top 10 US beaches and women who made aviation history View in Browser 05.25.24 In  travel  news this week: why climate change might make airplane turbulence worse, the best beaches in the United States just in time for Memorial Day and the record-breaking US pilot whose achievement was kept a secret for years.   By Maureen O'Hare   🌍 Our changing world The Laetoli footprint cast at the Olduvai Gorge Museum in Tanzania. (Richard Bates/British Council Cultural Protection Fund) The Laetoli footprints on the southern edge of Tanzania's Serengeti Plains are the oldest known footprints of our earliest human ancestors and the first evidence of an upright walking hominid. However, they're now at risk of being destroyed because of erosion from increasing storms and rainfall.   The site is one of 22 new projects to be funded by the British Council's Cultural Protection Fund , which protects cultural heritage at risk fro

Is there a science to being happy?

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The newest season of Chasing Life launches today! View in browser An exclusive inside look with your free CNN account 🎙 A New Season of Chasing Life: The Science Behind Happiness with Dr. Sanjay Gupta NEW EPISODE EVERY TUESDAY LISTEN NOW Have you ever wondered: What does it mean to be truly happy? And how can I be happier? While happiness may look different for everyone, and can at times feel impossible to achieve, we know it's an emotion that can be crucial to both your physical and mental health. In this 10th season of his CNN podcast Chasing Life, Dr. Sanjay Gupta is setting out to better understand happiness and what the science tells us about the best ways to achieve it . Listen wherever you get your podcasts.   How does Dr. Sanjay Gupta chase life?     That's a good question. The newest season, the 10th, of the "Chasing Life" podcast, is all about the science of happiness, which is the very essence of chasi