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.

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.

This parking scheme could reduce the congestion and emissions associated with drivers endlessly circling, looking for a spot.

New research from the University of Kansas finds that ride-booking apps have helped to free up ambulances.

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

The holidays have plenty of hustle and bustle, and it can overwhelm children on the autism spectrum. Sensitive Santas can help bring seasonal joy.

Cohabitating doesn't provide the same health benefits for gay couples that marriage does for straights.

The same-sex marriage rulings by the Supreme Court are but the most recent in a long history of cases that reshaped the family structure.

Women who have had heart attacks want more information than they're currently getting from their cardiologists in order to move on with their lives.

Despite the HPV vaccine being effective at preventing infections and cancers down the line, just one-third of teen girls complete the injection series.

Feeling happy? Go ahead and smile — but know that you may be telling others more about yourself than you think.

The number of teenage girls and boys in the United States who have received the vaccine remains "unacceptably low" says the CDC.

Though the study's assumption of what "better" sex means is pretty specific.

Cancer-causing human papilloma virus, or HPV, can be spread through kissing and oral sex.

Bei Bei the panda is leaving the Smithsonian Zoo in Washington, D.C., and heading to China after 4 years.

Video captured by salmon farmers shows a bald eagle grabbed by an octopus — and then the farmers stepped in.

A giant spoon worm was caught on video as it burrows beneath the sea.

Video: The celebrity talks about his experience in the industry and how to move forward.

Oilman-turned-solar entrepreneur Jeremy Leggett says there's only one shot to plug the well, and getting it wrong comes with a heavy price.

The answer, it turns out, is simple: BP didn't want workers to be disturbed by "false alarms."

A federal official and a police officer told a local Florida news reporter that digging in the sand wasn't allowed without a permit.

Brian Schweitzer makes headlines for discussing how we use our military to protect our energy interests abroad.

Shell's futurists spin scenarios of a worldwide turn to electric vehicles and hydrogen power.

The USDA wants to set nutritional standards for snacks sold in vending machines, "a la carte" lunch lines and school stores.

Food and Water Watch parodies “Portlandia’s” awesome chicken sketch to make a point about factory farming inspections and urges consumers to take action.

A new report has some sobering statistics about how much food is wasted on the retail and consumer ends of the food chain.

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

With a focus on solar, schools and citizen entrepreneurs, Global Green USA formally announces its plan to help devastated-by-Sandy communities in New York and N

A new report from Climate Central finds that most of the overflow was caused by coastal flooding, which was made worse by rising sea levels.

The mission aims to track the potential impact of methane and carbon dioxide emissions on climate change.

A small island in Louisiana where peppers are grown for Tabasco sauce is losing land to rising sea levels.

Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge is rich with wildlife and history — and it's under siege from the waters that surround it. And it's only to get worse.

Actress says that her heart has tripled in size. The great green Hollywood baby boom of 2011 has come to an end — with celebrities like Natalie Portman, Alici

What you need to know to choose the best infant formula for your baby.

Pregnant women, infants and children who drink raw milk are at particularly high risk of developing serious, life-threatening illnesses.

Water immersion may be OK for labor, but not for delivery, says panel of pediatricians and OBGYNS.

Parents may be teaching babies to use food as a comfort, which leads to obesity later in life, studies show. But as a parent, I'm not buying it.

Secondhand items are great for your baby and the planet, but only if they're safe.

A Barcelona design duo work impressive DIY restoration magic on a long-abandoned comital residence-turned-storehouse-turned-apartment.

The Kennedy Space Center hideaway sustained significant damage from Hurricane Matthew.

Photographer Blake Burton chronicles the extensive work of restoring a historic Sears, Roebuck & Co. building.

Actor/activist excited to use new role to share that 'human well-being is intertwined fundamentally with biodiversity'.

Is Denver's B-Cycle program nothing but a form of U.N. control of the city? The Mayoral Republican gubernatorial frontrunner thinks so.

Actor teams with Google and the United Nations to collect real-time satellite imagery of war-torn Sudan region.

Health experts argue that banning the preservative could make it difficult for children in developing countries to get life-saving vaccines.

If Western culture can overcome the 'disgust factor,' insect cuisine could help fight global hunger and global warming, a United Nations agency reports.

“Eat Pretty” has simple nutrition information to transform your beauty routine – inside and out.

The National Potato Council lobbied Congress to include potatoes in the WIC nutritional program, claiming its exclusion sent the wrong message to consumers.

Colorful diagrams help us understand how much of which foods we should be eating.

The U.S.-backed proposal was opposed by Canada, which is home to two-thirds of the world's polar bears.