Researchers working on the ASSISI project recently tested the limits of interspecies communication by constructing a makeshift robot translator.

Juice and soda aren’t the only drink options available for children. Here are some healthy drink alternatives for kids (and adults).

The Spanish tipple is no longer just for tapas. This fortified, food-friendly wine is having a revival among cocktail enthusiasts.

Learn some of the lessons serial entrepreneur Hugh Whalan has learned in the 7 years he’s been working on renewable energy in the developing world.

Thousands of drilling rigs are idle and roustabouts are being laid off. Why not put them to work drilling for renewable energy?

The conceptual Dutch Windwheel takes the term 'mixed-use development' to dizzying new extremes.

Fom Argentina to Mexico, solar in Latin America is likely to grow like gangbusters in the coming years.

As President Barack Obama nears the end of his second term, let's take a look at his final record on the environment, climate change and green policies.

Advanced methane capture could make a significant dent in U.S. energy demand.

A deceased celebrity tops Barbara Walters' annual list for the first time.

We take a trip to a former Civil War-era insane asylum that has been called one of the most haunted places in America.

Sheryl Grossman has one of the rarest diseases on Earth and may not live to see 50. In spite of this, or perhaps because of it, this woman battling Bloom's Synd

New book about the painkiller industry has already been optioned by Warner Bros.

Once-in-17-year event in West Virginia brings out the bright and brave to study – and eat! – cicadas.

Find out why everyone from the candy lobby to the TV networks are weighing in on the daylight saving time debate.

Atlanta to Appalachia columnist Benyamin Cohen and his wife prepare for the arrival of their first chicks — and the wide new world of raising chickens.

Our first fowl emergency was truly a lesson in home healthcare.

When the only way to visit your neighbors is to hop into a car, holiday parties take on a deeper significance.

More than 4,000 deadly snakes call this tiny 110-acre island home, including one species with venom that can 'melt human flesh.'

Game cameras give us a view into what happens in the woods when the sun goes down.

The Ili pika, an animal sometimes referred to as the 'magic rabbit,' is more endangered than the panda.

They might make for terrifying adults, but giant squid are actually kind of cute when they're babies.

Long feared extinct, the extremely rare Omura's whale was recorded by a team of biologists off the coast of Madagascar.

After decades of testing, agency says 50 remaining chimps will be retired to a sanctuary.

A humpback whale fell victim to a swarm of sharks, which are usually known to hunt much smaller prey.

Otherworldly caves naturally lit by the eerie gleam of glowworms are a sight to behold.

Video could finally offer insight into the mysteries about how sharks get their shuteye.

Illacme tobini is the second leggiest animal species on the planet — but that's not it's only odd feature.

From 11:57 p.m. to midnight each night, sheep have been stampeding through Times Square.

Scientists have never seen a giant shipworm (Kuphus polythalamia) alive before, and it's the stuff of nightmares.

The now-extinct pouwa was a semi-flightless swan that was closely related to the Australian black swan of modern times.

A terrifying, meat-eating worm is named after John Bobbitt — you know, that terrible episode from 1993 involving Lorena Bobbit and a big knife.

The Inaccessible Island rail (Atlantisia rogersi) can only be found on a single Atlantic island in the middle of nowhere. Here's how it got there.

Whether you learn a language or listen to music tonight can impact how you perform at work tomorrow.

There are slow gains in equality of pay and power. Frustrated women are working on it.

It's not just medical expenses; the entire social safety net is in tatters — and boomers are experiencing it first-hand.

There are so many things you can do with Raspberry Pi, an amazing, tiny computer.

It's remarkable how attitudes change when the issue is in your own backyard, but progressive boomers are making themselves heard.

The newly refurbished stairs in Rome are open to the public again, but tourists will be fined for sitting on them.

Troubles on the set and suspicious deaths helped to cultivate a nasty reputation for these cursed movies and famous legends.

Many public library systems are eliminating late fees on materials because they see them as a form of social inequity.

Homeless woman Emily Zamourka became a viral video star after singing in a Los Angeles metro station.

Really, you can't blame the kids for being angry. But they're not just talking to the baby boomers.

Russian postwoman walks 25 miles to deliver mail and she's been doing it for half a century.

A Christmas commercial from British retailer Argos inspires both parents and kids to dream big.

From the words of a shipwrecked castaway to a sailor looking for love, these bottle-bound missives have tales of their own to tell.

These sweet, inspiring and silly commercials are Super Bowl stars.

The ancient weapon, likely owned by a Roman Centurion, was discovered in Germany by a 19-year-old intern.

The Sturminster Newton Mill in the U.K. is grinding out flour full time to help boost supply during the pandemic.

Herpers are people who search for chameleons at night and remove the invasive species from the wild. What happens next, though, is controversial.