The engineering mentality based around cars vs. the needs of kids, cyclists and seniors isn't safe for pedestrians. Here are 11 ways to make streets safer.

Passengers acted swiftly to save a visually impaired man who had fallen off a platform near an Atlanta public transit rail line.

National Park Maps website is a collection of iconic and useful maps from various national park locations.

California's congested freeways could be a boon for large-scale piezoelectric power generation.

Here’s a look at a few of the more famous and photogenic transportation graveyards, the final resting place of planes, trains and automobiles.

As cyclists approach a Flo unit, the pole flashes an image of a critter that corresponds to how fast they should be going to avoid waiting for the light.

Diesel trucks and other municipal vehicles in Portland, Oregon, will soon start filling up at a wastewater treatment plant.

This impressive feat of design in Chongqing, China connects eight roads, and somehow is still easy for drivers to navigate.

Artist Hunter Franks' idea to transform a defunct Akron highway into a leafy urban retreat is a winner in the 2017 Knight Cities Challenge.

From lush forests to craggy shorelines, America's highways have some postcard-worthy scenes. Here's 10 of them.

Scientists at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, want to put errant butts to an intriguing new use.

As the Florida Keys cleans up and dries out after Hurricane Irma, take a moment to recognize this 113-mile-long feat of American ingenuity.

Six months ago, the clamorous Nepali capital of Kathmandu set out to ban excessive honking. And so far, it's working.

Tesla unveils the Tesla Semi, an electric semi truck, and surprises everyone with an update to the Roadster at the same live event.

Right-of-way farming now joins solar car charging and pollinator-friendly landscaping along the Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway in Troup County.

From a highway that runs through a building to a road that's a racetrack by day and a toll road by night, check out these unusual streets.

As a growing number of homeless people take to Los Angeles' subway system, officials consider installing mobile showers and bathrooms at certain stations.

The Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River will at long last sleep with the fishes, thanks to the largest expansion of artificial reefs in N.Y. history.

Pedestrian scrambles, an idea championed by Henry Barnes in Denver, stop the flow of traffic and allow pedestrians to cross the street in all directions.

The fabled highway's inclusion on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual most endangered list might come as a surprise .

Citroen's new Seetroen glasses promise to ease your motion sickness within 10 minutes.

Once a luxurious yacht and a racing steamer, this rusty ship is now mired in a creek off the Ohio River.

Dependence on GPS hampers your brain's ability to navigate and can even lead you astray. Don't leave home without a trusty paper map.

Venus is quite easy to see in a clear blue daylight sky, if you know exactly where to look, and if you can focus your eyes on it. What makes today's Venus appea

The transit of Venus is so rare that it's visible only once every century or so, and will next to be seen by our descendents in 2117.

A rare opportunity to see the planet Venus cross in front of the face of the sun is coming up next week. On June 5 to 6, Venus will "transit" the sun for the l

When Venus interposes itself directly between Earth and the sun for the last time in more than a century, national parks across America will be prepared to obse

On June 5, Venus will cross the face of the sun. If you live in North America, Europe, Asia or eastern Africa, you'll be able to witness this historic celestial

With daylight saving time still in effect across most of the United States and Canada, the sun is now rising at many localities after 7 a.m. local time. That me

Venus will pass between Earth and the sun tomorrow, becoming visible in the early morning hours next week.

It won't exactly make Venus any more desirable as a tourist destination.

Burger King released an eye-opening anti-bullying ad by seeing how their own customers responded to bullied kids vs. a bullied burger.

The only safe food 2-year-old Micah can eat is fresh, organic peaches. He has food-protein induced enterocolitis syndrome, or FPIES.

A new study has found structural brain differences that may account for callous-unemotional traits in boys.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 'No Student Goes Hungry Program' aims to provide healthy, locally sourced meals to all students, K-through-college, who need them.

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.

New products like the KnoNap may help keep women and men safe while they are drinking and socializing.

Many people are angry at Sony Pictures, calling out the filmmakers of "Peter Rabbit" for portraying the dangers of food allergies irresponsibly.

For many children, realism isn't really the objective, so we should probably stop looking for that in their art.

Many school districts are reexamining ''no nit' policies that keep healthy kids out of the classroom.

One study that looked at kids' sleep and behavior patterns might have missed the bigger picture. Another study looks at academic performance.

When we're hungry, our brains get more excited about high-calorie foods.

The AAP clarified their child car seat guidelines to make them easier for parents to follow.

Research contradicts age-old advice about rest and recovery after a concussion.

All of the oat-based cereals tested by EWG had traces of what the World Health Organization has named a "probable carcinogen."

Study finds that only 17 percent of children create deep imaginary worlds but they also exhibit higher levels of creativity.

Sleepwalking is a misunderstood sleep disorder that's buried in more myths than facts.

The doctor who discovered the dangers of concussions says kids should avoid high-impact sports until they are 18.

Some schools are trying meditation instead of detention for their students ... and it's working.