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10 Valentine's Day gift ideas for school

Need to make valentines for the whole class? Here are 10 great ideas for gifts that kids can make for all of their classmates.




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When kids are broken-hearted on Valentine's Day

How to help kids deal with unrequited love, a scarcity of cards, and broken hearts on Valentine's Day.




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Make your own natural red food dye for Valentine's treats

Instead of coloring Valentine’s treats with artificial red dye, try one of these natural red dye alternatives for cupcakes, cookies and more.




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Cute carbon Cupid is this year's tiniest valentine

Using carbon nanotubules, college students have created the world's smallest Cupid, to eventually be used in nanofilters.



  • Research & Innovations

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Valentine's meals to cook at home

From appetizer to dessert, a menu for Valentine’s Day dinner so you can enjoy time in the kitchen with your sweetheart.




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'Valentine rose' nebula blooms in deep space

This image from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory may look like a space flower, but it's actually a planetary nebula.




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Home is where the heart is: Lovey-dovey design for Valentine's Day

On the hunt for the perfect Valentine's Day gift? Consider these handmade and eco-friendly home accessories that not-so-subtly say 'amore.'




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7 of the most romantic 'Missed Connections' postings from Craigslist

For all those lost loves, Craigslist to the rescue.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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The history of Valentine's Day

It may invoke images of hearts and flowers, but the origins of Valentine's Day are more gruesome than you might think.




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How to choose the best wine to drink on Valentine's Day [Infographic]

A fun, not-so-serious, but still-helpful chart that helps you select a vino based on what you're doing, not what you're eating.




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Valentine's Day full moon rises on Friday

A full moon is rising for lovers on Valentine's Day, and it will be a Snow Moon.




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How to make Valentine's Day better for everybody

Given all the stress, how many people actually like Valentine's Day?



  • Arts & Culture

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Illustrator's winged assistant is a hoot

Spending hours in front of the computer can get lonely, but not for one Japanese illustrator who keeps an owl quite literally at hand.




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Healthy, red salad for Valentine's Day

Before you finish your Valentine's dinner with a decadent dessert, start it with this healthy salad full of red fruits and veggies.




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12 photos of cuddling animals to make Valentine's Day a little more snuggly

These adorable pictures are sure to warm even the coldest heart.




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Find your perfect (furry) match this Valentine's Day

Best Friends Animal Society shares 14 reasons why 'the one' for you might have four legs.




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Inexpensive wine and cheese pairings for Valentine's Day

Check out this useful infographic that has tips on pairing cheese with red, white or pink wine, plus explanations on why the pairings work.




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On Galentine's Day, ladies celebrate ladies

Inspired by Amy Poehler’s character on “Parks and Recreation,” Feb. 13 is all about celebrating female friendships.



  • Arts & Culture

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20 free ways to celebrate Valentine's Day

Forget dinner and chocolates. Do something for your sweetie that's fun and doesn't cost a thing.




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9 ways dogs say 'I love you'

Your canine companion shows affection in many ways. You just have to know what to look for. Here's how your dog says I love you.




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8 treats to pamper your pet (or pet lover) this Valentine's Day

Check out these sweet gifts for the love of your life, be it of the four-legged or two-legged variety.




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Give the gift of roaches for Valentine's Day

The Bronx Zoo will let you name one of its Madagascar hissing cockroaches after anyone you like — or don't like.




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The Navy's other Seals have fur

Marine Mammal Program trains and employs sea lions and other animals for military duty.




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Where have the Pier 39 sea lions gone?

The (in)famous sea lions of San Francisco's Pier 39 are gone and no one is really sure where they went.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Sea lions return to Pier 39 after dog leaves town

After weeks of absence, sea lions are starting to climb back onto the docks at San Francisco's Pier 39 and SF Weekly thinks they know why they left in the first



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Gravity-defying 'mystery spots' have a mind-bending explanation

There are some strange places around the world where objects appear to roll uphill against gravity.




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What's 5 stories high and may make you wish you'd never gone down this road?

This impressive feat of design in Chongqing, China connects eight roads, and somehow is still easy for drivers to navigate.




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A salute to Florida's Overseas Highway

As the Florida Keys cleans up and dries out after Hurricane Irma, take a moment to recognize this 113-mile-long feat of American ingenuity.




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Elon Musk unveils Tesla's new fully electric semi truck (oh, and a new Roadster)

Tesla unveils the Tesla Semi, an electric semi truck, and surprises everyone with an update to the Roadster at the same live event.




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Let's use the right-of-way in a smarter way

Right-of-way farming now joins solar car charging and pollinator-friendly landscaping along the Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway in Troup County.




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Showers in subway stations? LA Metro seeks to boost hygiene for city's homeless

As a growing number of homeless people take to Los Angeles' subway system, officials consider installing mobile showers and bathrooms at certain stations.




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New York's Tappan Zee Bridge to live on as artificial reef

The Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River will at long last sleep with the fishes, thanks to the largest expansion of artificial reefs in N.Y. history.




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Why Route 66 is on the list of America's most endangered places

The fabled highway's inclusion on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual most endangered list might come as a surprise .



  • Arts & Culture

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Scientist's claims of life on Venus are debunked

Crab-like creatures or camera lens covers? NASA and other experts weigh in.




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Scientists baffled to discover that Venus' spin is slowing down

Why is Venus rotating 6.5 minutes slower than it was just 16 years ago?




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Europe's sets the bar high for its 2013 space goals

The ESA hopes to fly a spacecraft close to Phobos, orbit the lower Venusian atmosphere and draw up a map of Mars' hydrous areas in 2013.




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Hot air balloons could soon fly over Venus' clouds

It won't exactly make Venus any more desirable as a tourist destination.




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Burger King's anti-bullying ad is an eye-opener

Burger King released an eye-opening anti-bullying ad by seeing how their own customers responded to bullied kids vs. a bullied burger.




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Sweet dad cheers his son through infant's first round of shots

Antwon Lee tells his little man "it's OK to cry" and to "stay strong" during the ordeal.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Some boys' brains may be wired to make them less empathetic

A new study has found structural brain differences that may account for callous-unemotional traits in boys.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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'What Were You Thinking?' answers the questions every parent wants to know

'What Were You Thinking?' is a podcast series that showcases real-life stories of adolescents who made life-altering choices.



  • Protection & Safety

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There's a way to know if someone slipped a drug in your drink

New products like the KnoNap may help keep women and men safe while they are drinking and socializing.



  • Protection & Safety

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Stop trying to find meaning in your kid's artwork

For many children, realism isn't really the objective, so we should probably stop looking for that in their art.



  • Arts & Culture

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Really, don't go to the grocery store hungry

When we're hungry, our brains get more excited about high-calorie foods.




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Don't put kids' plastic dinnerware in dishwasher

American Academy of Pediatrics warns heat from dishwasher can cause toxins to leach into food.




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There's a lot of glyphosate in kids' cereals

All of the oat-based cereals tested by EWG had traces of what the World Health Organization has named a "probable carcinogen."




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Why kids shouldn't play football until they're 18

The doctor who discovered the dangers of concussions says kids should avoid high-impact sports until they are 18.



  • Protection & Safety

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'In Your Face: The New Science of Human Attraction'

A new book shows us how our faces reveal our true selves.



  • Arts & Culture

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TV's impact on the gay marriage debate

Thanks in part to shows like 'Modern Family,' a majority of Americans are now in favor of same-sex marriage.



  • Arts & Culture

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Sexual addiction not a 'real' mental disorder, study suggests

New research concludes that hypersexuality is not a neurological or physiological disorder, but just heightened libido.



  • Fitness & Well-Being