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.

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

The SmartGait innovation could help patients with compromised balance by analyzing how they walk.

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.

Recycling or donating your old iPhone is sensible. But these projects are much more fun.

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

Sherry Turkle says we are losing our capacity for empathy, and our ability to carry on a conversation.

A new study finds that we cannot remember phone numbers anymore. Shocking!

The design world is agog at its ugliness, and the fact that it was needed in the first place.

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

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

This all-article, no-recipe magazine about food and cooking packs a lot into its first free issue.

Teach your kids about saving, spending, budgeting, and investing with one of these 5 fun apps for your iPhone.

Blackberry has cornered the military market but after the Department of Defense approved the use of Apple devices, this will likely change.

From magnifiers to medication trackers, these apps can help savvy seniors stay on track.

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

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.

To celebrate the 30th birthday of Macintosh, Apple filmed an ad entirely on an iPhone and aired it during the Super Bowl.

'I See Change' app taps the power of citizen scientists to gather data on nature and weather.

Is hi-def digital travel the new eco/recession-friendly way to go?

In an effort to encourage residents to pedal to work, Minneapolis is making strides in bike-friendly commuting. Learn why we should follow their lead.

A lunchbox and a thermos may be the best tools for saving money during the work week.

An ultra-low emission zone for London by 2020.

Why have inmates manufacture license plates when they can help put an end to a housing crisis?

Leticia Gasca failed miserably at her business, but then she realized the amazing power of admitting your failures and a new business venture was born.

This EarthEcho Expedition takes an in-depth look at dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay — and hopes to get kids involved in finding the answer.

Keep seniors in your family and your community in the loop by helping them get connected online.

The Buddy Bench is designed to foster friendships and prevent the blues at playtime.

Take the pledge to go plastic-free on Feb. 21, which has been dubbed Plastic-Free Day.

Home furnishings retailer IKEA uses about 1 percent of the world's commercial wood supply to make its products.

The troubled life of Nate the terrier gets a Hollywood ending thanks to George and Amal Clooney.

Actress Leslie Jones' experience on social media service Twitter can be a reflection of all that's right and horribly wrong with our species.

Acclaimed British actress stars in a new BBC documentary that unlocks the remarkable secrets of forests.

Extinctions are a wake-up call to protect the dwindling species that still exist.

Shafts that haven't been closed could be transformed into geothermal boilers to produce heat and hot water for nearby communities.

A closer look at the Lone Star Geyser could help scientists predict volcanic eruptions.

Yellowstone National Park closed a popular road on July 10 after geothermal heat cooked the asphalt.

The newly discovered species have been isolated from other toads for 650,000 years.

Virginia Tech researchers have deciphered and codified the honey bee language with remarkable precision.

Hives of honeybees do 'the wave' by shaking their booties. The wave pattern, called "shimmering,", requires impressive coordination.

The decline of Ohio's butterflies likely reflects a broader crisis for a wide range of insects, researchers say.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Linkin Park, Don Cheadle, and Sergio Marone are all judges in the Date with History contest, which will send one young visionary to address t

Did you know that 80 percent of the known terrestrial plant and animal species are found in forests?

Thought-provoking documentary weaves together stunning imagery with enlightening interviews to show how connected we are to our planet.

Yellowstone grizzly bears were removed from the U.S. endangered species list in 2017.

Romeo the Sehuencas water frog desperately needed a girlfriend and a team of researchers found her along with several others.

In the middle of a takedown of Van Jones, the White House's Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Glenn Beck veered strangely off-topic.

The world's glaciers lost 260 gigatons of water each year between 2003 and 2009, making them responsible for almost a third of sea-level rise.

Titled 'Bigger Than Life,' a new short video explores Alaskan ice caves with a GoPro-toting drone.