The dramatic celestial event will be visible from all seven continents, and it's a must-see for skywatchers; Venus won't trek across the solar disk again for 10

A giant, constantly evolving cyclone that has ravaged Venus' south pole for years has recently come under the telescope.

Fevers are a way for the body to fend off illness, and not necessarily a call to automatically head to the medicine cabinet.

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

Today, Brody Moreland is a blur of motion as he chases toys. But for the first 6 months of his life, he barely moved. He was born with severe spina bifida.

Treating the country's 110 million STDs comes with a price tag of $16.7 billion a year.

Even water tastes sweeter when you're in love, new research finds.

Male chimpanzees that wage a campaign of sustained aggression against females sire more offspring than their less violent counterparts.

Greenpeace ship blocked en route to protesting new oil find off the coast of Greenland.

The melt-off from the world's ice sheets, ice caps and glaciers over eight years of the past decade would have been enough to cover the United States in about 1

This summer the North Carolina Senate passed a bill banning researchers from reporting predicted increases in the rate of sea level rise. But the ocean, unbound

Scientists say the consequences of sea-level rise could be 'horrible.'

The world's best beach resorts may disappear despite efforts to protect them against sea level rise

Sharp reductions in short-lived airborne pollutants could significantly slow sea level rise before 2100

Antarctica's melting glaciers launched so many icebergs into the ocean 14,600 years ago that sea level rose 6.5 feet in just 100 years.

From N.H. to Nova Scotia, Ancient forests emerge only during rare periods of extreme low tide.

Longer days are yet another profound consequence of global warming.

These are just a sample of the things we could lose if temperatures rise 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the next 200 years.

Increased sea ice drift forces polar bears to expend more energy walking on a fast-moving 'treadmill' of sea ice.

A report from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows how many coastal cities are vulnerable to chronic flooding — and how many will be underwater.

We know sea levels will rise, and by just looking at the Southeast region, it's easier to see how sea level rise will affect wildlife and culture.

A photographer, a body painter, and a pregnant woman team up to show what it looks like inside the womb.

Nursing mom becomes breastfeeding hero by pumping during a half marathon.

Despite local opposition, Mitt Romney is given the green light to raze his existing beachfront home in La Jolla, Calif. and replace it with a ginormous mansion.

The R.W. Lindholm Residence is the newest, but certainly not the first, Wright-designed structure to be relocated in its entirety.

Bone broth is nothing new, but it’s suddenly very popular to have a daily mug's worth. Here’s why.

Saturated fat-lovers ,rejoice! A new study delivers some good news about eating full-fat cheeses.

It's been 50 years since the Apollo 11 mission and the first step on the moon. Here's a look back in photos.

Video: Keeping better track of yourself and your keys.

Video: How climate change is impacting freshwater and saltwater marshes.

OK, I admit. Maybe there's no such thing as climate change. Maybe it's all a hoax. Maybe.

Humanity is often at its worst and wackiest in our search for water. Peter Dykstra on a free-flowing font of bad ideas.

These well-educated believers have positive views of science but selectively reject certain theories that conflict with their religious beliefs.

The pontiff's sweeping new encyclical is meant not just for Earth's 1.2 billion Catholics, but for 'every person living on this planet.'

Here are a few of the most popular Buddhist holidays explained.

Fancy a new townhouse on Cupidity Drive?

When the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu get together to share wisdom, we should all stop to listen.

From acetaminophen to anti-inflammatories, not all nonprescription pain drugs are created equal; here’s how to choose from the confusing array.

Robots need to be tailored made for their nuclear plants, and the Fukushima plant was built prior to the adoption of robots.

Even a relatively small regional nuclear war could trigger global cooling, damage the ozone layer and cause droughts for more than a decade.

The Mapdwell project at MIT combines Google Maps, solar power data and some smart algorithms to calculate the costs and benefits of installing solar panels.

While wildfires burn Oregon's Columbia River Gorge, volunteers are eager to help rebuild it.

The enchanting yet highly controversial 'magical new green space' has many Londoners fired up over issues of funding, aesthetics and accessibility.

Foster + Partners's 930-unit high-rise development will have enough on-site bike parking to go around and then some.

In flood-prone Gloucestershire, England, dam-building semiaquatic Eurasian beavers make good neighbors.

If Food Day’s message is that it’s time for all America to eat real, an invitation-only feast in Times Square that the public could view but not attend migh

Learn how to eat for a healthy brain with these 10 foods and beverages that boost brainpower.

The yoga clothing giant is recalling the pants because they're too sheer.

A simple arrangement of meaningful things can help us find inspiration in our daily lives.

Can something as subjective as happiness be measured by a formula?