American Norwood Thomas traveled to Australia to see his lost love Joyce Morris for the first time since 1945.

Biologists use weapons to harass Oregon sea lions into leaving an area populated by endangered salmon and other fish.

Nearly 1,100 sickly sea lion pups that should still be with their mothers have stranded in southern California since the beginning of 2013.

The engineering mentality based around cars vs. the needs of kids, cyclists and seniors isn't safe for pedestrians. Here are 11 ways to make streets safer.

Artist Hunter Franks' idea to transform a defunct Akron highway into a leafy urban retreat is a winner in the 2017 Knight Cities Challenge.

Tesla unveils the Tesla Semi, an electric semi truck, and surprises everyone with an update to the Roadster at the same live event.

Crab-like creatures or camera lens covers? NASA and other experts weigh in.

A NASA sun-watching spacecraft will have an unbeatable view of June's historic Venus transit, but some of the probe's scientists are taking measures to get a gr

A rare opportunity to see the planet Venus cross in front of the face of the sun is coming up next week. On June 5 to 6, Venus will "transit" the sun for the l

A private space telescope mission that aims to discover 500,000 near-Earth asteroids is technically sound and on track for a 2017 launch, a review panel says.

Antwon Lee tells his little man "it's OK to cry" and to "stay strong" during the ordeal.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 'No Student Goes Hungry Program' aims to provide healthy, locally sourced meals to all students, K-through-college, who need them.

Fevers are a way for the body to fend off illness, and not necessarily a call to automatically head to the medicine cabinet.

When we're hungry, our brains get more excited about high-calorie foods.

The doctor who discovered the dangers of concussions says kids should avoid high-impact sports until they are 18.

Scientists can only guess at how they have avoided extinction for so long.

Having sex with an ex seems to be a fairly typical part of the breakup process for young adults, a new study shows.

Guys may now have another reason to get off the couch: Watching TV has been linked to lower sperm counts.

Most middle-aged women do not give up sex as they age, especially if sex is important to them.

Picking a partner while on the Pill might have lasting ramifications on marital satisfaction, new research finds.

Two chubby marsupial species that would literally die for sex (albeit 14-hour sessions) have been discovered in Australia.

The latest black hole discovery opens a whole new universe of not-so-big black holes.

BP’s oil spill could hamper the domestic oil industry -- but that doesn’t mean we’ll use less oil.

But like those civilizations that have disappeared mysteriously, ours seems headed in the same direction —disaster.

There's a lot to sort out in Libya's post-Gadhafi era, but there should be good news for the American consumer.

A '100% self-supporting housing solution for the post-oil world,' the Oil Silo Home concept makes use of the thousands of oil storage units that will inevitably

The USDA has released its new, healthier standards for school lunches. Is everyone optomistic?

Sensational headlines and varying reports about a North Carolina school lunch incident would have us think so.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

Looks like the USDA forgot its 'A' stands for all agriculture and not just beef this week, and Monsanto might have more power than the federal court system. It'

In a recently released video, the first lady talks up the healthy new choices that kids will see in their school lunches this year

In the second Healthy Lunchtime Challenge kids enter their best original lunch recipes for a chance to attend the Kids’ State Dinner.

A pilot project in Ithaca, N.Y. will rent space in a community freezer for people to store bulk meat purchases.

Don’t know the difference between cage-free and free-range, natural and organic? This will help.

The new USDA label for "bioengineered food" doesn't answer basic questions that some shoppers will have about genetically modified foods.

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

Pine Island Glacier holds back part of the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet, whose thinning ice is contributing to sea level rise.

If a small chunk of ice currently plugging the edge of an ice sheet in Antarctica were to melt, it could release massive amounts of ice into the ocean.

From N.H. to Nova Scotia, Ancient forests emerge only during rare periods of extreme low tide.

Geologists say they have found a range of volcanoes beneath the ice of Antarctica that rival those of east Africa and North America.

A report from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows how many coastal cities are vulnerable to chronic flooding — and how many will be underwater.

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.

Here are some fun reads for budding environmentalists.

Silverstone hopes to connect vegan moms who have extra breastmilk to share with others in need.

Kickoff National Breastfeeding Month with these facts that dispel the most common myths about breastfeeding.

A photographer, a body painter, and a pregnant woman team up to show what it looks like inside the womb.

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

Visit Steve Sauer's Seattle apartment, a 182-square-foot storage unit transformed into a cozy dwelling.

A family proves that even the most ramshackle out buildings can be transformed into cozy, habitable spaces with a bit of hard work and creative design.

A design firm best known for its repurposed cardboard creations tries its hand at small-scale adaptive reuse with absolutely gorgeous results.