For people over 75, a diet high in sugar and fat doesn’t have much of a negative health impact.

Diet and exercise can help people with Type 2 diabetes lose weight, but that weight loss may not translate into a lower risk of heart problems.

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

Study participants on higher doses of statins were 15 percent more likely to develop diabetes than those on lower doses.

New study may help doctors and patients find a better balance between diabetes control and quality of life.

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

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

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

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

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.

Many people today get their news via Facebook, but most probably give little thought to how the social media network filters the stories they see.

These cute canines are so popular that they're giving all those Internet-famous cats a run for their kibble.

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.

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

Flash Drives for Freedom aims to take old USB sticks and smuggle them into North Korea loaded with Western media.

As homelessness woes mount in the city, one big-hearted solution is squashed.

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

When disasters strike, we want to help the victims, even from thousands of miles away. Consider these giving strategies to make sure your donation counts.

Mild-mannered European travel guru Rick Steves never fails to surprise.

Gut-wrenching appeals can mean fewer donations, say two British researchers who looked into marketing approaches.

You want to donate after a disaster, but give wisely so your funds get to the people who need it most.

Despite being dumped at 12 years old, Billy Goat the dog wouldn't end his days at the shelter.

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

Bakersfield firefighters pull an unresponsive pup from a fire and use a specialized animal oxygen mask to revive him.

Using a single-pixel camera, a patterned light source and some computer processing, researchers have demonstrated a cheap way to do X-rays with "ghost images."

Scientists in Singapore have concocted a drug cocktail that can extend an animal's lifespan twofold.

To solve organ shortages, some places are making it the norm to have people opt out of organ donation.

Researchers find that more than 10 percent of patients may be taking aspirin unnecessarily, and the risks may outweigh the benefits.

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.

As more states legalize cannabis for health treatments, here's a rundown of the science.

Here are the winners and highly commended images from the 2019 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

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

Mosaic dog portraiture (courtesy of artist William Wegman and his Weimaraners) comes to 23rd Street in Manhattan.

A new retrospective study finds that 1980s-era cleanup of Boston Harbor was well worth it from a return on investment standpoint.

It has to do with civic involvement and not an issue with nature.

The 'Vessel' is massive collection of stairs located in New York City's newest development — Hudson Yards.

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) developed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system to certify buildings as meetin

Once considered a dead zone for green building, Miami Beach will soon be getting its first LEED Platinum home in the form of 2020 Alton Road, a super-sleek, sup

Calgary will be getting yet another show-stopping skyscraper, this one a LEED Platinum-exceeding mixed-use development designed by Bjarke Ingels Group.

To save energy, a newly opened LEED residence hall at Bridgewater State University outlaws the dorm room staple known as the mini-fridge.

Following in the footsteps of Fibonacci and the Mandelbrot Set, a computer program creates beautiful structures of chaos.

A survey of general scientific knowledge found that Americans aren't so science-savvy. How will you do?

A water molecule's "residence time" in a given system can help us understand how pollution moves through water and help protect this valuable natural resource.

Did you know that rounder leaves have greater daily light interception and carbon gain? Here's how and why plants change the shape of their leaves.

Urban noise — and AC/DC — may be wreaking havoc on ecosystems.

You're not imagining it when the world falls into a hush during a snowfall.