Parents and teens should be on the lookout for this new privacy setting that affects 13- to 17-year-olds.

A new quiz making waves across Facebook has many users changing their profile photos to pictures of giraffes, all in the name of good fun.

Why actually create your own status updates when your computer can do it for you?

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.

Facebook is in talks to buy a drone company that manufactures ultra-lightweight, solar-powered planes.

Feeling down? Happy? Angry? No matter how you're feeling, you can now blame it on your friends' most recent Facebook posts.

New research finds some surprising reasons that people air all of that drama on Facebook.

Family, friends, and Facebook join in the efforts to remember Kristina Chesterman by making her biggest dreams come true.

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

One Australian is on a mission to have coffee, one-on-one, with each of his 1,088 Facebook friends. The question is, would you want to do that?

Have you noticed a plethora of puppies on your Facebook page? This is why people are posting them.

The social media giant has partnered with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help get out the word when kids are in danger.

More than half of moms and one-third of dads surveyed admit to sharing — and oversharing — info about their kids on the Internet.

Organizers are planning a huge event to celebrate the joy of 'ginger pride.'

It's rare, but it's real. Here's how to keep it from happening to you.

This will create the world's largest virtual graveyard.

Some say that news articles from questionable sites shared on social media swayed the election, so these students took the challenge on.

By taking stock of what you want from your internet experience, you can customize your time online with the slow web.

Bill Clinton is behind a home weatherization variation of the cash for clunkers program that he hopes will give the sagging economy -- and the environment -- a

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

Obama unveils "cash for caulkers," quake tilted Earth's axis, weed killer tied to sex changes, and more.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $29 million in Recovery Act funding for weatherization training centers in 27 states.

Flash Drives for Freedom aims to take old USB sticks and smuggle them into North Korea loaded with Western media.

25-year-old wave runner Lindsey Russell undertook the 20-mile challenge to raise money for charity.

The job satisfaction of working for a nonprofit is worth an extra $40,000 per year, British study finds.

Generosity may depend on a person's humility, says new study.

When disasters strike, we want to help the victims, even from thousands of miles away. Consider these giving strategies to make sure your donation counts.

Cardborigami's clever folding shelters offer the displaced a surprisingly sturdy alternative to tents.

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

As a partnership with a nonprofit that provides shelter to homeless families goes to show, Amazon's takeover of downtown Seattle isn't without altruism.

Do Good Bus offers a fun way to help others and make friends by connecting volunteers with community causes and each other.

With frigid weather throughout the country, communities offer the homeless respite from the dangerous temperatures.

After debuting in Nottingham, England, the big-hearted concept catering to 'rough sleepers' is coming to America.

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.

The need for help in the Florida Panhandle after Hurricane Michael hasn't gone away and these relief organizations are keeping residents and helpers fed.

Learn how Aflac and other companies are using the power of their brands to speak out on major public policy issues and social missions.

Making room in your budget for charitable giving will require some adjustments. But if a cause is important to you, it's worth a little extra saving.

Philanthropist Marcus Lemonis is offering work at his Camping World stories and access to an army of volunteers to national parks in need.

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 talks to CBS sportscaster Greg Gumbel about how the NFL is going green.

Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, talks to pop star Jason Mraz about his avocado farm and what it felt to be named the

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 Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, takes a tour of the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge.

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and cofounder of MNN, sits down with the Indigo Girls to chat about the complexities of touring with bi

Turns out peeing on a jellyfish sting may do more harm than good, here's what to do if you get tased with a tentacle.

A protein complex has been shown to repair DNA damage caused by radiation or old age.

That chickenpox you had as a kid left a virus behind that can cause shingles, but there's a new vaccine to help prevent it.