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Experts say anyone can get seasonal affective disorder, though geography and gender may make people more susceptible.

Experts say anyone can get seasonal affective disorder, though geography and gender may make people more susceptible. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption

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Mental Health

Winter is coming. Here's how to spot — and treat — signs of seasonal depression

Many Americans experience some kind of winter blues. But in some cases, symptoms can rise to the level of clinical depression. Here's what to know about SAD and the natural therapy that can help.

Winter is coming. Here's how to spot — and treat — signs of seasonal depression

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People here live in complete darkness for 2.5 months. Here's how they do it

A view from researcher Kari Leibowitz's bedroom window in Tromsø, Norway in 2015. Kari Leibowitz hide caption

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People here live in complete darkness for 2.5 months. Here's how they do it

On a cluster of islands between Norway and the North Pole, everyone wears headlamps for two-and-a-half months out of the year because it's pitch black outside. This weekend, the darkness begins.

People here live in complete darkness for 2.5 months. Here's how they do it

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Ski Down and Mask Up — Resorts Try To Stay Safe In Pandemic Skiing Boom

There's plenty of social distance out on the slopes, but resorts are requiring masks in lift lines and lodges and limiting lodge use. Most skiers and boarders are happy to comply but Schweitzer Mountain in Idaho had to suspend season passes for some who refused to wear masks and were verbally abusive to lift line attendants. Schweitzer Mountain Resort hide caption

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Ski Down and Mask Up — Resorts Try To Stay Safe In Pandemic Skiing Boom

Ski areas are seeing record sales of season passes as people look for outdoor exercise this winter. Most are requiring masks, limiting lodge use, and making people put their boots on at their cars.

Ski Down and Mask Up — Resorts Try To Stay Safe In Pandemic Skiing Boom

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