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Everything you need to know about ExoMars

The European Space Agency's ExoMars mission is a two-phase operation that will look for methane, ice and landing sites for future rovers.




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Now you can build your own mini Mars rover

NASA's open source plans for a smaller model of the Mars Curiosity rover are meant to inspire next-gen STEM students.




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Would you watch a talk show about sharks?

Discovery hopes so as it debuts 'Shark After Dark.'



  • Arts & Culture

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The science of love: Are you wired for desire?

National Geographic's popular 'Brain Games' series takes a look at the laws of attraction in a special Valentine's Day episode.



  • Arts & Culture

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Science explains your environmental leanings

Psychologists wanted to know why some people are more likely than others to be proactive. Here’s what they found.




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How to make your refrigerator more efficient

This one tip can save up to 20 percent of the energy your refrigerator uses.




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9 women you've probably never heard of who've made conservation history

They may not be as well known as Rachel Carson or Jane Goodall, but they've contributed in profound ways to the environmental movement.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How to help your houseplants this winter

Short, dry days with no sunlight and cold temperatures? You can nurse your houseplants through the perils of winter with some simple care and attention.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Your daily dose of turmeric, now in a cordial

New Hampshire distillery Tamworth turns the healthy spice into a tribute to Alexander Von Humboldt, the "forgotten father of environmentalism."




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8 ways to green your lunch habits

From what you eat to where you eat it, here's how to help the planet on your lunch break.




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What you need to know about palm oil

Palm oil's effect on the environment and the people directly and indirectly involved with its creation is detrimental. Here are some of the issues.




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How holiday eating disturbs your 'food clock'

A new study reveals how binge eating can reset the body's food clock, and may have implications for other health issues.




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Whatever you do, don't skip breakfast

The evidence that suggests that breakfast is a meal not-to-be-skipped is overwhelming.




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Eat me! This is your brain on sugar

New video shows how sugar effects the brain like alcohol, nicotine and heroin.




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Youth poetry about food experiences will blow you away

The Big Picture Campaign is empowering youth to change the conversation about Type 2 diabetes with poetry that could help solve our country's food ills.




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Would you live in an actual company town?

Would you live in Facebookville? The company's $120 million housing community might just bring the old “company town” concept back into fashion.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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How Facebook knows when you'll get divorced (even before you do)

Facebook knows who your romantic partner is, even if you keep that information private, and can even predict if the relationship will last.




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Do you 'like' nonprofits? Now you can donate right through Facebook

World Wildlife Fund, the Red Cross and UNICEF are among the first users of the new "Donate Now" button.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Disappointed in your Facebook movie? You'll love this

Comedians Tripp and Tyler have envisioned a funny — and much more accurate — Facebook movie of their own.




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How social media can make you look smart

If Google is making users stupid, then social networks like Facebook may be making people seem smart without actually being so.




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How to use your cat photos for good

For every cat photo or video you post on social media using the #MyGreatCat hashtag, Purina Pro Plan will donate a pound of food to feline rescue groups.




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No Facebook for 99 days? New initiative dares you to try

The '99 Days of Freedom' project has launched an experiment promoting happiness by helping users give up the social networking site.




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Is meeting face-to-face with your Facebook friends really a smart idea?

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?




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Facebook's new Safety Check feature lets friends and family know you're OK after disaster strikes

The idea grew out of disaster message boards that sprung up on Facebook after Japan's most recent natural disaster.



  • Protection & Safety

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How you use Facebook offers clues to your personality

The number of updates you make a day, how often you use the 'like' button and even your photo album organization can tell your Facebook friends a lot about you.




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Who owns your baby's selfie?

A new toy line that lets babies post their images to the Web raises an interesting question.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Why 'Photo Doggies For Anthony' is blowing up your Facebook feed

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




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Facebook knows you better than your friends

New research shows that just clicking the 'like' button reveals more about us than we realize.




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For $25/month, this app will be your invisible boyfriend

Need to get friends and family off your back? There's an app for that.




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What is 'sharenting,' and should you stop doing it?

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




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Do you know what HMU4ATBH means?

If you see this tagline on your teen's social media pages, here's what's going on.




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How to protect your family from digital kidnapping

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



  • Protection & Safety

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Your social media activity can help and hurt animal rescues

When you share a rescue organization's posts or comment on them, it may not always be what's best for the shelter.




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Half of your 'friends' don't really like you

A new study reveals the majority of people you consider your friends may not feel the same way about you.




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Fast web stressing you out? Try the slow web

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




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Let nutrition drive your food donations

SuperFood Drive is working to turn food pantries into nutrition pantries.




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What do you get when you mix bearded men with mermaid tails? Your new favorite calendar

Who needs calendars of yoga cats when you could have bearded mermen from the Newfoundland & Labrador Beard and Mustache Club on your walls?




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Compound that makes your poop stinky could be the fountain of youth

The secret to a longer, healthy life might have been living in our guts this whole time.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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What is shingles and will you get it?

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.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Problems getting an EpiPen? You're not alone

More than 400 people have had problems filling EpiPen prescriptions. Maker Mylan has had "intermittent supply constraints," which may reduce availability.




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Dentists can smell your fear — and that could hurt your teeth

It may be subliminal, but you transmit your fear to your dentist.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Your next X-ray could be in full color and 3D

MARS spectral X-ray scanning technology will bring unprecedented detail and versatility to doctors seeking a window into the human body.



  • Research & Innovations

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How chicken soup makes you feel better, according to science

The secret to chicken soup's medicinal properties have been revealed by dietician Sandy Allonen.




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These simple tests could predict how long you will live

If you have trouble performing these tests, your life could be cut short.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Your daily vitamin supplements aren't doing much good, say studies

Looking at calcium and vitamin D supplements, researchers found no difference in the health outcomes for people who took supplements and those who didn't.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Should you avoid acetaminophen?

California considers labeling acetaminophen a carcinogen.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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These town names will make you do a double take

Have you ever wanted to visit Paris or Rome? Well, you don't have to fly to Europe to check out these cities.




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What's that sound? 7 wildlife calls you might hear in your backyard

As their habitats give way to sprawling human developments, more and more animals are being forced into cities and suburbs.




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20 minutes in nature a day is your ticket to feeling better

Two recent studies show that visiting an urban park for as little as 20 minutes will reduce stress and boost emotional well-being.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Ernst & Young completes lighting retrofit

The company's New York headquarters is now equipped with energy-saving LED lighting.