This weekend, read about how high fructose corn syrup might be to blame for the bees disappearing along with a few other disturbing news items.

A muffin with the same amont of calories as ten chocolate donuts? A pretzel with more saturated fat than a Big Mac? Read it and weep.

San Jose City Council selects two sites for "sleeper cabin"-based housing communities for the homeless, after years of discussion and local opposition.

By implementing 'housing first' on a national scale, Finland has almost eliminated homelessness.

By 2032, everything will on the Danish island of Bornholm will be recycled, repaired or reused.

Plastic straws create litter and often end up in the stomachs of wild animals — but the group Last Plastic Straw has an easy solution.

From helping seniors to detecting microplastics, these kids have launched projects to help their communities and the world.

Researchers found that three out of four everyday plastic items contain toxins.

Yassin's Falafel House, a refugee-owned business in Tennessee, keeps that honor top of mind by always giving back to the community.

The pros keep apples from spoiling for many months. You can, too.

But what is lost when picked produce doesn't ripen for weeks or months?

The Red Delicious is falling from grace, as the Gala apples takes the top spot for production of U.S. apples.

Is green transportation a new status symbol? The affordable hybrid is favored by America’s richest drivers, especially in California.

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While out on a trip to photograph Arizona's latest winter storm, I came across this camouflaged Cadillac ELR.

Colleges and high schools have gathered in Detroit to show off their super-efficient home-built hot rods. Meanwhile, Shell is building its own fuel miser.

Going for the guzzlers when oil prices are cyclical simply isn't smart.

'Death Star' Vaporizes Its Own Planet: 1st Evidence

A prototype lunar rover that was sold to a scrapyard and reported by NASA to be lost has now been found.

Astronomers have used instruments on board SOFIA, the world's largest airborne observatory, to examine a planet beyond solar system.

New results from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft suggest that the Red Planet lost most of its carbon dioxide-dominated atmosphere to space about 3.7 billion years ago.

New Dwarf Planet In Our Solar System May Be The Farthest One Yet

For the first time ever, astronomers have directly observed planets in the process of being born.

Mars may one day have rings similar to Saturn's famous halo, new research suggests.

The padded bumpers remain popular with new parents despite health concerns.

SpaceX may try to make history with its next launch later this month, returning its rocket to a landing pad rather than an ocean-based platform.

Rare 'Flasher' Squid Caught on Video

Noticing the galaxy was a lucky catch by the Hubble telescope.

Researchers will likely never know what happened to the crew of the Catalina PBY-5.

The extinct relative of giraffes, Xenokeryx amidalae, takes its moniker from Queen Padmé Amidala, the wife of Anakin Skywalker.

The rocket's return even surprised SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, who initially thought the Falcon 9 booster didn't actually stick its landing.

The InSight lander is equipped to study the Red Planet's interior in unprecedented detail.

The newly identified species isn't the only glowing shark in the ocean, but it is the first found in the Pacific coast of Central America.

A black hole's epic "burp" may help solve one of the deep mysteries of the galactic core.

Event Horizon Telescope will harness the power of 9 telescopes around the globe.

This opposition, which occurs every 2 years, is considered relatively favorable and precedes another event when Mars will be at its closest to Earth all year.

Biologists were surprised to find carnivorous pitcher plants eating vertebrates, which may be a first for North America.

Fern Cave hosts a wealth of species, including the largest colony in the world of endangered gray bats and many other species.

While cigarette sales are slumping, sales for cigars have more than doubled in the last decade.

Some wart removers are highly flammable, and consumers should not use them around any source of heat.

New labels would focus on sugar and calories and reflect a realistic serving size for the American diet.

The FDA is opening up public comments for reaction to two possible nutrition labels. One will replace the label we’ve been looking at for 20 years.

The FDA is stepping up to enforce regulations on gluten-free labels, making foods safer for those with celiac disease.

Unilever’s lawsuit against eggless Just Mayo for false advertising inadvertently gives the small producer invaluable free advertising.

The backlash from Kraft placing a healthy eating label on its processed cheese singles made the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics rethink the label’s use.

The makers of Almond Breeze are being sued for false advertising, and it's a reminder not to believe everything you read on a package.

This is your chance to add your voice to the mix as the agency looks into what the label means.

The iconic look of the nutrition label remains, but some of the information has changed.

The FDA is re-evaluating what the term means when its used by food manufacturers, but maybe it shouldn't be used at all.

The makers of the mostly chocolate and sugar product want it reclassified. The FDA wants to know what the public thinks about that.