(Getty Images) CHICAGO (AP) — If the wireless Internet connection during your holiday flight seems more reliable than it used to, you could have the humble potato to thank. While major airlines offer in-flight Wi-Fi on many flights, the signal strength can be spotty. Airlines and aircraft makers have been striving to improve this with the growing use of wireless devices and the number of people who don't want to be disconnected, even 35,000 feet up. (READ: Top 10 Places...

(Getty Images) One of America's most stunning tropical gems is slowing eroding from within. Researchers at Brigham Young University in Utah took a closer look at the building blocks of Hawaii's Oahu Island. They concluded that, in time, Oahu will actually flatten from an island to a "low-lying seamount," according to an article in Live Science. Parts of Oahu can get anywhere from 2 to 23 feet of precipitation a year, depending on the landscape. But scientists say it's not...

In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, travelers enjoy drinks and dishes at ICE Bar in Terminal 3. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) CHICAGO -- Getting stranded at an airport once meant enduring hours of boredom in a kind of travel purgatory with nothing to eat but fast food. These days, it can seem more like passing through the gates of Shangri-la to find spas, yoga studios, luxury shopping and restaurant menus crafted by...