Funding for the newest Breakthrough Prize is announced as the awards for life sciences and physics are given at a California ceremony.

With a donation of $970 million, the Facebook co-founder has become the country's top philanthropist for 2013.

Watch how one man's donation contributed to surgery that enabled 3-year-old Congo native Loic Mbeze to walk.

According to some experts, the ubiquitous BFF self-portraits may be responsible for a significant increase in head lice.

General Mills scraps new legal terms that served to waive the rights of Facebook fans and coupon users to sue the company.

Many of the social media network's users were outraged to learn they could've been unwitting participants in the study.

A Facebook meme and the resurgence of indie bookstores show that books are still important in our culture.

For many Facebook users, the urge to like a kitten video or snoop on a high-school flame is almost irresistible.

This New Years Eve, I'll be raising my glass of biodynamic champers to the success of energy and money-saving home improvement projects.

As homelessness woes mount in the city, one big-hearted solution is squashed.

Mild-mannered European travel guru Rick Steves never fails to surprise.

This year's ALS Challenge turns away from ice buckets and and bites into the fiery goodness of a hot pepper for a great cause: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

People are using low-power FM radio stations (LPFMs) to inform, educate and spark change in their communities.

This 12-year program in Finland inspires troubled kids to reach for their dreams.

A leopard cub left paralyzed by a car is pulling off a 'miraculous' recovery, thanks to the efforts of Wildlife SOS in Maharashtra, India.

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and cofounder of MNN, sits down with singer-songwriter Will Dailey to chat about Farm Aid and eating go

Video: Chuck interviews the Indigo Girls about their nonprofit, Honor the Earth.

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, finds out about the importance of having a single national wildlife refuge se

Video: Will Dailey talks about the importance of Farm-Aid, his music career, and how social media is helping him release his new album 'Torrent'.

Never doubt the power of the humble frog. These miracles of nature might just help us sail through flu season.

A small clinical trial suggests that suramin can reverse some autism symptoms with one dose, based on the theory of cell danger response.

Cancer patients given psilocybin experienced reduced depression and existential distress, even at the end of life.

Humans have always been searching for a cure for aging, but researchers claim to have developed a mathematical proof that shows it's impossible to avoid.

Using a single-pixel camera, a patterned light source and some computer processing, researchers have demonstrated a cheap way to do X-rays with "ghost images."

Researchers in Brazil are experimenting with sterilized fish skin as bandages for burns.

6.5 percent of Americans over the age of 40 experience phantom odors, but we're not sure what causes this sensation.

On the way to a palliative care facility, cancer patient Ron McCartney had one request: a caramel sundae.

A great pied hornbill at Jurong Bird Park developed cancer, and doctors used 3D printing to make a prosthetic casque for it.

Researchers discover that an overwhelming number of older adults with low vitamin D levels suffer from depression.

Human-based pathogens are showing up in penguin poop, and that could spell serious trouble for the Antarctic birds.

The secret to chicken soup's medicinal properties have been revealed by dietician Sandy Allonen.

Black women's contributions to society have often been overlooked, yet these pioneers in science, technology and medicine have changed history.

If you have trouble performing these tests, your life could be cut short.

Breakthrough vaccine technique makes you immune to all forms of the flu virus.

Mercury, bloodletting, corpses, radioactive water and even heroin are just some of the treatments doctors used to prescribe patients.

C. difficile is a harmful bacterium that produces toxins that attack the lining of the intestine. The superbug has exploded in growth over the decades.

As more states legalize cannabis for health treatments, here's a rundown of the science.

Michigan state parks are teaming up with Bob Ross Inc. to plant lots of 'happy little trees.'

Officials are warning people near the Tennessee coal ash spill to stop drinking well water after finding high levels of arsenic.

Some things are simple ... like these basic environmental questions.

Coal country Sen. Robert Byrd is crowing about $4 billion he steered towards the false hype that is "clean coal" in the Senate version of the economic stimulus

Recession? What recession? Step right up as the coal industry is loading up on lobbyists.

Matt Jones was arrested by TVA police after driving home elderly residents from a community meeting discussing the coal ash spill.

Coal has made Duke Energy wealthy, yet the company's CEO admits it can be dangerous. Will he solve the problem?

The ACES (aka Waxman-Markey) bill passes the house, but not all environmental groups are rejoicing.

The Pennsylvania Republican is a solid pick for social conservatives, but what are his views when it comes to environmental policy?

The New York City Department of Sanitation launches the BetterBin design competition in search of revamped litter receptacles.

Despite an uptick in public spending, 30% of city residents live more than a 10-minute walk from the nearest park, according to the 2018 City Park Facts report.

Plucking litter from canals while sightseeing is one of the more singular ways to spend a couple hours in the Dutch city.

The two cities will receive substantial financial and technical assistance from Bloomberg Philanthropies to help combat combat climate change.