Armed with a husky voice and a $10 mask, BatDad has a cult following on Twitter Vine.

The hashtag has started to trend as academics compete for cooler-than-you tweets. But you probably haven't heard of it.

Exposing and discussing harassment is a way to send the message that it's not OK.

Young school boy touches hearts after sending letter to teacher when her dog dies.

It's coming. And it's just as bad as you imagined.

If the three-term Texas governor follows the same game plan as others in his party, he may be able to become the Tea Party's choice for president.

Finally, it appears that the networks' love affair with the Palin family is coming to a merciful end.

Former governor hopes new show will inspire young women to get out and enjoy the great outdoors.

Designer Emiliano Godoy's Snowjob Chair features a shimmering, silver cover made from post-industrial candy wrappers.

Stay out of the doghouse and send a Valentine e-card to your honey. Here's our favorite free sites.

Here are some ways to help you get creative with your surplus holiday candy.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’ve rounded up romantic hot spots across North American national parks.

From appetizer to dessert, a menu for Valentine’s Day dinner so you can enjoy time in the kitchen with your sweetheart.

It may invoke images of hearts and flowers, but the origins of Valentine's Day are more gruesome than you might think.

A fun, not-so-serious, but still-helpful chart that helps you select a vino based on what you're doing, not what you're eating.

Given all the stress, how many people actually like Valentine's Day?

Spending hours in front of the computer can get lonely, but not for one Japanese illustrator who keeps an owl quite literally at hand.

These adorable pictures are sure to warm even the coldest heart.

Forget dinner and chocolates. Do something for your sweetie that's fun and doesn't cost a thing.

These heart-shaped islands are top-notch destinations for romantic vacations, honeymoons, weddings and marriage proposals.

Check out these sweet gifts for the love of your life, be it of the four-legged or two-legged variety.

After weeks of absence, sea lions are starting to climb back onto the docks at San Francisco's Pier 39 and SF Weekly thinks they know why they left in the first

An energetic little kelpie named "Westie" was rescued after it chased a sea lion four kilometers out to sea from a South Australia beach.

Has Astoria finally found a way to drive away pinnipeds humanely?

More than half the cats in the U.S. are overweight. Here's how to get your feline fit again.

A new generation of do-it-yourselfers is bringing back a trend that started long ago with classic Volkswagens: turning standard vans into full-featured campers.

California's congested freeways could be a boon for large-scale piezoelectric power generation.

Diesel trucks and other municipal vehicles in Portland, Oregon, will soon start filling up at a wastewater treatment plant.

The gridlock-relieving rapid transit project across Lake Washington is a world's first.

This impressive feat of design in Chongqing, China connects eight roads, and somehow is still easy for drivers to navigate.

Artist Hunter Franks' idea to transform a defunct Akron highway into a leafy urban retreat is a winner in the 2017 Knight Cities Challenge.

As the Florida Keys cleans up and dries out after Hurricane Irma, take a moment to recognize this 113-mile-long feat of American ingenuity.

This parking scheme could reduce the congestion and emissions associated with drivers endlessly circling, looking for a spot.

Ride-sharing giant says its foray into the e-bike scene will give its customers more ways to affordably get from Point A to Point B.

Despite its aim to ease a housing crunch and kill congestion, California's Senate Bill 827 has its detractors.

As a growing number of homeless people take to Los Angeles' subway system, officials consider installing mobile showers and bathrooms at certain stations.

The Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River will at long last sleep with the fishes, thanks to the largest expansion of artificial reefs in N.Y. history.

Citroen's new Seetroen glasses promise to ease your motion sickness within 10 minutes.

Why is Venus rotating 6.5 minutes slower than it was just 16 years ago?

Venus is quite easy to see in a clear blue daylight sky, if you know exactly where to look, and if you can focus your eyes on it. What makes today's Venus appea

The transit of Venus is so rare that it's visible only once every century or so, and will next to be seen by our descendents in 2117.

A NASA sun-watching spacecraft will have an unbeatable view of June's historic Venus transit, but some of the probe's scientists are taking measures to get a gr

Much of the world will be able to witness a rare skywatching event on June 5, as Venus crosses the face of the sun in a spectacle that will not be visible again

When Venus interposes itself directly between Earth and the sun for the last time in more than a century, national parks across America will be prepared to obse

On June 5, Venus will cross the face of the sun. If you live in North America, Europe, Asia or eastern Africa, you'll be able to witness this historic celestial

Photographing the historic Venus transit of the sun is special enough on its own, but one space photographer managed to get NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in the

With daylight saving time still in effect across most of the United States and Canada, the sun is now rising at many localities after 7 a.m. local time. That me

A giant, constantly evolving cyclone that has ravaged Venus' south pole for years has recently come under the telescope.

As darkness falls tonight, Aug. 9, be sure to take a look low toward the western part of the sky for a beautiful celestial tableau.

Although Venus is very bright, it is also very low in the sky, so you'll want to find a low southwestern horizon for the best view.