A small town in Illinois has become the world's third International Dark Sky Community, a place that aims to protect the quality of its dark, star-filled sky by

Deadlier than Glenn Close with a kitchen knife, light's 'fatal attraction' kills millions of birds each year.

If you're hoping to escape the omnipresent skyglow of your town or city, consider taking a trip to one of these protected pockets of dark sky paradise.

In 'Hades Exhales,' viewers are given a day-to-night tour of one of the most volatile geothermal landscapes in the country.

Time-lapse artists and filmmakers Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinović traveled North America and photographed the impact of light pollution in ‘SKYGLOW.’

The latest from the SKYGLOW project looks at the sky from the river level of the Grand Canyon.

Chengdu's wild plan involves a reflective satellite or "moon" that would beam down a "dusk-like glow" within city limits.

Get some blackout curtains. More and more studies show artificial light can harm your health.

Engadget sneaks some video of the new digital reader Kindle DX. Can it save 100 million trees per year?

This weekend, before your kids hit the baseball and softball fields, read about how energy and sports drinks can damage tooth enamel, plus take a look at a few

Amazon honors National Bullying Prevention Month with a daily deal on two titles that help empower kids against bullies.

This step-by-step Kindle book will help families of all sizes get home-cooked meals on the table.

Guide to pulling off a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with style from the former New York Times restaurant critic is a bargain.

You may have a credit in your Kindle account from a legal settlement that you probably didn't realize you were a part of. Time for a book shopping spree.

ames Beard Award winner Elissa Altman's book about her relationships with food and those she loves is a bargain right now for Kindle.

Lost in the woods? Stuck in the wild? These 8 handy smartphone apps will help you survive in the wilderness.

New meta-trackers integrate data for an overall view of users' activity and aim to find hidden connections that might help users improve their lives.

The wireless camera attaches to your mobile device and provides a clear view — even through water and ink — for taking photos or recording video.

Flying paper airplanes has never been this fun.

A rampant scam can add $20 more to your phone bill if you hit redial. Make sure your kids know not to call the scammers back.

Business doesn't stop just because you're snowed in.

After breaking up a fight between two dogs, Arizona mother Laura Toone needed medical attention.

Introverts rejoice at the launch of a new 'anti-social' media app that can help you avoid unpleasant situations.

The student-designed mobile game Galactickitties lets you save space-flying felines and benefit the ASPCA too.

New empathy-building app lets you swap lives with people you don’t know.

The EveryDrop LA app makes it easier for ordinary Los Angelenos to identify and report sources of wasted water in their communities.

A new app has launched in the Philadelphia region with guides to sustainable businesses in 20 categories.

Shared mobile health app will allow doctors to monitor a patient's health in real-time — and intervene before a hospital visit is needed.

Here's how to capture gorgeous close-up photos in any scenario, with nothing but your smartphone and an affordable lens attachment.

With the swipe of a finger, you could help advance medical research on diseases such as Parkinson's, breast cancer and diabetes.

Starbuck's new keyboard app offers 28 coffee-inspired emojis that make words obsolete when you're planning a coffee date.

Tracking Santa this year? There's an app for that. And a website, and a Facebook page, and a twitter profile, and more.

Everything from the way we tell time to the way we measure things and plug in our phones is screwed up.

Finnish startup aims to engage mobile users in an international competition to send someone to the International Space Station.

The company will do the work for you.

NBC’s Adrienne Mong ventures inside one of China’s fake Apple stores to look at the bogus products being sold under the guise of the legitimate American tec

The iHospital is a chain that fixes broken Apple products but takes Apple-care to new levels. Ian Sherr reports on Lunch Break.

Orangutans are great communicators, whether through sign language, gestures or sounds. Now, trainers at Jungle Island in Miami are using technology to help the

Apple fans are frothing at the mouth in anticipation of the release of Apple's sequel to its wildly successful iPad, a 7.85-inch, Wi-Fi-only tablet computer spe

Apple has had its fiscal, competition and marketing ups and downs this year, so here's a few insights into what the company should do to be successful in the co

Open Table pays $10 million to Foodspotting for its library of user-generated restaurant food photos.

The debate continues about whether mobile technology is creating the most advanced generation ever or a society of uncultured automatons.

This worry-free form of the popular multimedia chatting app limits children's activities to drawing and taking photos to store on your device.

Apple's app store hasMark Bittman’s go-to book on the basics of how to cook just about anything you can imagine for free.

Improve your study habits and track your learning progress with these 5 study-aid apps.

With a few clicks of a mouse, you can buy Christmas gifts for the home cook, vegetarian, paleo or recipe hoarder in your life.

In addition to its ease of breaking, the iPad Mini is also the most difficult gadget to repair according to a new study.

Microsoft is expected to unveil its flagship software suite for its competitor's tablet at the end of the month.

A study suggests some toxic substances may irritate skin and organs.

Somewhere on the Internet there’s the perfect recipe for the pound of ground turkey in your freezer, plus other ingredients you already have in your kitchen.