Venus will pass between Earth and the sun tomorrow, becoming visible in the early morning hours next week.

A new study has found structural brain differences that may account for callous-unemotional traits in boys.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 'No Student Goes Hungry Program' aims to provide healthy, locally sourced meals to all students, K-through-college, who need them.

'What Were You Thinking?' is a podcast series that showcases real-life stories of adolescents who made life-altering choices.

New products like the KnoNap may help keep women and men safe while they are drinking and socializing.

For many children, realism isn't really the objective, so we should probably stop looking for that in their art.

When we're hungry, our brains get more excited about high-calorie foods.

The AAP clarified their child car seat guidelines to make them easier for parents to follow.

Study finds that only 17 percent of children create deep imaginary worlds but they also exhibit higher levels of creativity.

Meat will be off the menu on Mondays for over 1 million students who attend New York City public schools,

Scientists can only guess at how they have avoided extinction for so long.

For a big selection of eco-lingerie, MNN's lifestyle blogger recommends FaeriesDance.com — which stocks many hard-to-find European eco-fashion brands.

It's got to happen sooner or later. So take a deep breath — and a big sip of wine if you need it — and follow these tips for talking to your daughter about

Tips for moms on how, when, and what to talk about when talking to your son about puberty.

Having sex with an ex seems to be a fairly typical part of the breakup process for young adults, a new study shows.

Guys may now have another reason to get off the couch: Watching TV has been linked to lower sperm counts.

ncreasing fathers' support during pregnancy may lower rates of premature babies and babies born too small.

From the neurobiology of attraction to the hard truth about online dating, these five books offer fresh takes on our quest for love.

As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in two gay marriage cases, it's easy to forget how far opinions have moved on the issue.

A federal judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to make the morning-after pill available to teens without a prescription.

But rolling in the hay resumes as doctors treat her allergy to semen.

Women who have had heart attacks want more information than they're currently getting from their cardiologists in order to move on with their lives.

Keeping sperm from being ejaculated may provide the key to creating a birth control drug for men.

The popularity of weird beards and mustaches among young men living in Brooklyn, N.Y., may be more than just a hipster fad.

Picking a partner while on the Pill might have lasting ramifications on marital satisfaction, new research finds.

Cancer-causing human papilloma virus, or HPV, can be spread through kissing and oral sex.

Rise of the robosexuals: What will it mean for our human relationships?

From the researcher who discovered peacock spiders, a new Australian spider species engages in a complex game to determine if a potential mate is a virgin.

A newly discovered mechanism in the throats of mice works like a supersonic jet engine.

Moorland hawker dragonfly demonstrates the lengths women must go to avoid the opposite sex.

New evidence suggests that deforestation and increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are creating a meaner poison ivy.

Video shows a motorcyclist in Belgium stopping to rescue a kitten from the road.

Bei Bei the panda is leaving the Smithsonian Zoo in Washington, D.C., and heading to China after 4 years.

Video captured by salmon farmers shows a bald eagle grabbed by an octopus — and then the farmers stepped in.

Former oilman T. Boone Pickens talks about the need to get off foreign oil and the recent spill in the Gulf Coast.

Nature photographer Florian Schulz says the oil spill in the Gulf must serve as a warning as the U.S. seeks oil in the Arctic.

Eco-publisher giving away copies of Riki Ott's book on the Exxon Valdez spill, <i>Not One Drop</i>, in exchange for donations to help in the Gulf coast relief e

Louisiana Gov. Jindal puts up Flickr album of gruesome oil creeping into Louisiana wetlands.

While the the big NGOs appear to be asleep at the wheel, thousands of Americans will gather on June 26 to make a bold statement to Big Oil execs: 'Stay off our

The oil spill drives home the consequences of our addiction.

The makers of eco-docu 'FUEL' wants you to attend two big events to help end America's addiction to fossil fuels.

ClimateCulture launches a campaign asking individuals to do their part in reducing the need for oil. Not sure this one will go over well in middle America.

A federal official and a police officer told a local Florida news reporter that digging in the sand wasn't allowed without a permit.

Are gas prices making you want to pull your hair out? CNN's Ali Velshi explains why we're to blame for high gas prices.

By 2030, America could surpass Saudi Arabia in terms of crude output. That's great for energy independence, but it's not all good news.

From Texas and Colorado through the Midwest, South and East Coast, tornadoes are tearing through the U.S.

Amid an uproar from some conservatives, the Obama administration will delay an industry-funded effort to promote real Christmas trees over plastic replicas.

Schools don’t have to discard textbooks with the old food pyramid in them. They can supplement what they have with free material about MyPlate from the USDA.

Officials will offer money to owners of environmentally sensitive farmland if they idle it in a conservation program instead of growing crops.

The USDA is expected to announce that schools will be able to request beef patties with or without the controversial filler.