The creepy bodark tree produces unnervingly strange fruit.

While out on a trip to photograph Arizona's latest winter storm, I came across this camouflaged Cadillac ELR.

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2013 new york auto show was full of news about BMW, Nissan, Mercedes and Ford.

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Aston Martin's chief is bad-mouthing hybrids and thinks his "V-12 is something special." I beg to differ. His cars get dismal fuel economy.

The EPA is proposing new low-sulfur gasoline be phased in starting in 2017. Everybody's happy — well, everyone except Big Oil.

New report shows major metro employment is moving further away from where people actually live. And it's worse for poor people and minorities.

Crossovers are in, but they're dropping weight, pushing fuel economy and adding hybrid drives.

But a new University of Michigan poll reveals huge gender gaps in car knowledge.

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft discovered Pluto's staggeringly diverse terrain, and scientists are only now starting to dig into what it could all mean.

Look up into the sky this week to see why autumn is the favorite season for many skywatchers.

New Dwarf Planet In Our Solar System May Be The Farthest One Yet

Astronomers think dark matter forms fine-grained but incredibly long streams throughout the universe.

Only three other types of ants are known to jump with their legs.

Best-Ever Pluto Photos Show Breathtaking Views of Dwarf Planet

These supplements may just change the way you feel while you're working out and not much else.

Video: Assignment Earth explains why residents and government authorities are determined to clean up and revive the Gowanus Canal.

New survey finds that 40 percent of parents disregard warning labels and give cough and cold medicine to young kids.

People with celiac disease can now trust that foods labeled "gluten-free" are safe for them to eat.

People should be cautions about using two new weight-loss drugs because it's not clear whether they increase the risk for heart problems.

New labels would focus on sugar and calories and reflect a realistic serving size for the American diet.

The Environmental Working Group’s food database turns up nearly 500 supermarket foods that contain azodicarbonamide.

The FDA is opening up public comments for reaction to two possible nutrition labels. One will replace the label we’ve been looking at for 20 years.

The FDA is stepping up to enforce regulations on gluten-free labels, making foods safer for those with celiac disease.

Advocacy groups call the new recommendation arbitrary and discriminatory.

The iconic look of the nutrition label remains, but some of the information has changed.

The makers of the mostly chocolate and sugar product want it reclassified. The FDA wants to know what the public thinks about that.

The new nutrition labels would have updated serving sizes and identified added sugars, but the FDA has put an indefinite hold on them.

The FDA has announced that it's cracking down on homeopathic products, especially ones for children and infants.

Who knew that one of the founders of Western philosophy had a favorite chef?

When these 7-year-olds are treated to a $220 tasting menu, their reactions are priceless (and insightful.)

Maybe you’re aware of the croissant-donut mash-up, but have you heard of the Townie or the Mallomac?

Shareholders make decision over concerns that titanium dioxide could be toxic.

Changes on fast-food menus are a step in the right direction, but the task of finding healthy food falls to parents.

Nearly half of all meals are eaten solo, often at restaurants — meaning there are lots of opportunities.

The popularity of underground restaurants in Paris has restaurateurs asking the government to do something about the competition. Now when I go to Paris, I want

Neapolitan pies are served with a hint of smog in San Vitaliano.

For the first time, Americans are spending more money eating out at restaurants than they spend on groceries, and it has to do with our lifestyles.

The headlines say surge pricing, but in reality, what Bob it's an early bird special for fine dining.

By making patties from beef and mushrooms, Sonic is reducing the carbon footprint of its burgers while adding nutrition.

The processed ingredients in your meal aren't the only concern.

Restaurants are redesigning themselves to accommodate the rise in take-out orders.

A California restaurant asks families with loud children to leave.

There are some foods you should never put into a deep freeze in the first place, and here are six of them.

Would you eat meat infused with seaweed? Scientists want to put it in your hot dogs and burgers.

A synthetic form of alcohol called "alcosynth" that doesn't cause hangovers could replace normal booze by 2050.

A new study finds surging levels of harmful phthalates in instant macaroni and cheese.

The FDA is stepping up food safety measures for raw sprouts, a living food that's prone to carrying foodborne illnesses.

Mango is a delicious fruit that can be a pain to cut. Here's how the pros do it gto et the most fruit without hassle or harm.