Sweden has a floating library — the bokbåten — that brings thousands of books to people on dozens of remote islands in the Stockholm archipelago twice a year.

The Great Green Wall is rooted in Africa's Sahel region on the southern border of the Sahara. Once completed, it will be the largest living structure on Earth.

Sand dollars are echinoids that live on the ocean floor. You may enjoy collecting their shells, but how much do you really know about these quiet creatures?

The series, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month, has the highest number of adult-child coviewing experiences of any children’s show.

The U.S. Women's Soccer team got a visit from service dogs in training before their match Thursday.

How you train your dog can affect his happiness and stress levels long-term, study finds.

Study is recruiting 10,000 canine citizen scientists for national dog aging project.

Quilty the rescue cat will not be contained at the shelter.

Researchers have a new way of figuring out your dog's age in people years, and it doesn't involve multiplying by 7.

Belinda Richards captures pet personalities and turns them into art.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows why fire safety is important for the holiday season.

Kindergarten class in Michigan joins their 5-year-old classmate in court for his official adoption.

The holiday isn't complete until you've seen The Old Man open his frageelay leg lamp. We double dog dare ya to resist these famed A Christmas Story quotes.

Max and Neo sends donation boxes to thousands of rescue groups every year.

John and Charlotte Henderson are celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary this month at a nursing home in Texas.

A woman taught her dogs how to sing 'Happy Birthday' so they could help serenade her mother on her big day.

Paying attention to a cat's tail language can give you insight into its mood and clue you in to what kind of behavior to expect.

Gyoza the pug was hired by 343 Industries to make alien sounds for the company's new Halo video game, "Halo Infinite."

When a shelter is 'no kill,' that doesn't always mean that every animal makes it out of there alive.

A hungry, stray dog nicknamed 'Subway Sally' is already an employee favorite at a New Mexico restaurant, but now she's a social media star, too.

A husky turned in by a breeder for her 'weird' eyes is adopted after a rescue group shares her story.

Clean your dogs ears regularly with some cotton or gauze as part of your regular grooming routine.

Perdita the cat has been dubbed the 'world's worst cat', but we know she's just misunderstood. And now, she's found her forever home.

Kansas City defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi celebrates team's Super Bowl win by paying adoption fees for pets at local shelter.

A tiny poodle named Porschia not only escaped a hawk's clutches, but made it back home again.

With their vomeronasal organ and many, many olfactory receptor cells, dogs 'see' the world through their sense of smell.

On a group phone call tonight, Senator Kerry implores young organizers to push their senators on the climate bill. 'We have to hold our politicians accountable.

In the U.K., magnetic north and true north are about to be in perfect alignment.

Hurricane Dorian was the strongest storm to ever make landfall in the Bahamas. These photos show the destruction.

If you've ever wondered what hamsters and the French Revolution have to do with the first day of fall, we've got the answers.

The 2019-2020 winter forecast will likely be milder-than-average, says NOAA, disagreeing with the almanacs' forecasts.

Osprey Falls at Yellowstone National Park is starting to freeze as this video shows.

Cambridge researchers studying the event say the waterfall in Greenland measured roughly 1,000 meters tall.

Teenager Greta Thunberg wins Time's 2019 Person of the Year award for her work as a climate activist.

A new time-lapse video shows Earth's glaciers in Alaska and the Yukon melting at an accelerated pace.

From temperature to location, so many factors can impact snowfall.

A bombogenesis or bomb cyclone is used to describe a nasty storm that rapidly intensifies. Here's what one looks like.

Video shows a dragon made of snow with fireworks coming out of it as a massive snowstorm moves through the northern U.S.

The fast-melting Thwaites Glacier won't be able to hold back a massive flood of ice water.

Scientists call for quick action to save beaches from climate change. Beaches offer protection from extreme weather events.

A highlight of the landscape in Ecuador's Cayambe Coca Park, the San Rafael waterfall is now little more than a trickle.

Researchers studying the Anak Krakatau eruption say up to 10 million tons of ice was generated in the upper atmosphere.

Expired foods like leftover wine, avocados, and yogurt can be used to improve your hair and skin and cut down on food waste. Here's how.

Epsom salt has a long history of beauty and health benefits, and now we know why. Here's how those minerals are helping your body.

The outcry for the fashion business to change its ways regarding women's plus-size clothing is getting louder.

Our blogger makes a chance finding on Facebook and realizes she's not alone in her need for a messy bun to get things done.

At an annual parade in New York City, men and women don hats packed with everything from Peeps to plastic flying pigs.

These jeans are for real. You can't make this stuff up.

Fanny packs, also known as bum bags, cycle in and out of style, but they just never seem to stick around.

These stuffing-inspired stretchy pants expand when you stuff yourself on Thanksgiving, but you're better than this.