Sure, the tax is bringing in money, but will it really make any difference in people's health?

The Fountain of Youth in pill form? 'Miracle' drug that could make us all centenarians is set to begin human trials.

Nearly half of all air pollutants exceed breathable levels and they often have a dangerous impact on our health.

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

Smartphones and video-sharing social media sites make uploading and viewing videos easier than ever, driving our obsession with pets.

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.

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

Former Facebook exec and sister of Facebook founder shares her tips on unplugging from our digital lives.

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

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

The Obama administration is making Big Block of Cheese Day a reality. Fans of Aaron Sorkin’s “The West Wing” already know what it’s all about.

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

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

With a donation of $970 million, the Facebook co-founder has become the country's top philanthropist for 2013.

The boy who eats lunch alone in the school office everyday because no one will sit with him now has more than 1.2 million likes on his Facebook birthday page.

A random YouTube video leads to the reunion of two sisters who grew up 5,000 miles apart.

Watch how one man's donation contributed to surgery that enabled 3-year-old Congo native Loic Mbeze to walk.

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

The social network's acquisition of the makers of the Oculus Rift headset promises to change the way we experience online media.

General Mills scraps new legal terms that served to waive the rights of Facebook fans and coupon users to sue the company.

Years of futile searching didn't work, but a single Facebook plea connects the two women in less than 24 hours.

Back in 1971, Jane Goodall observed a group of chimps break out in civil war. Now new social network analysis offers an explanation for this violent behavior.

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.

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

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

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?

We know photos in magazine ads and TV commercials are altered, but are you aware of the Photoshopping on your friends' selfies?

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Sometimes a Facebook post or a tweet can make all the difference for a shelter dog.

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

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

Thanks to the power of social media, Chester the pit bull spent his first Easter with his new family.

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

Mom posts open invite on Facebook and receives a 'Reddit hug' from the online community.

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

Man's Facebook plea goes viral as people from around the globe help stock boy's shelves.

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

This will create the world's largest virtual graveyard.

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

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.

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.

Chanie Kirschner's house looks like one of those plastic-wrapped gifts. (Well, on the inside windows, anyway.)