Apartments are expensive and hard to find. Is co-living a solution or is it just an upscale rooming house?

The United Nations General Assembly has officially recognized access to safe, clean drinking water as a basic human right.

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.

The head of the U.N.'s World Food Program talks about how we can fix the hunger problem.

Discussions about the Russian meteor explosion and Earth's encounter with asteroid 2012 DA14 were high on the Feb. 15 agenda of a UN meeting.

A new international effort will monitor potential asteroid threats and examine how to deflect them before they hit Earth.

An early alert system and rapid space launches are two ways that the UN is coordinating with other agencies to deter asteroids.

Climate change has already taken a serious toll on human well-being and world economies.

World leaders can't agree on nixing the leap second, so we’ll just keep adding them until they figure it out.

UNESCO protects more than landmarks and culturally-significant sites. There are intangible parts of culture that are important, too.

This powerhouse veggie includes compounds that will enable you to run further — but incorporating it into your diet should be done carefully.

If you're trying to stave off the mid-morning munchies, these foods will satisfy both your taste buds and your appetite.

The U.S. has moved from a pyramid to a plate. How do other countries visually communicate good nutrition?

You can get all the brain-boosting benefits from these nootropic foods instead of taking supplements, which aren't regulated.

Photo of hungry sharks wins Underwater Photographer of the Year contest, which also selected winners in more than a dozen categories.

Photographers capture landscapes, portraits, wildlife and more for Sony World Photography Awards.

Polar bears have shifted to a diet of more land-based food in response to climate change and melting sea ice.

A geothermal loop will keep a fancy new elephant house toasty with the captured heat generated by the cooling system in the polar bear habitat.

Video: A Florida marine ecologist narrows down the spread of the first lobster virus.

Columbia researcher examines how ultrasound could become part of a comprehensive treatment for various degenerative brain diseases.

Find out what wood ducks are revealing about threats to our fine feathered friends.

Video: Life erupts once again from the once lifeless mountain.

Eavesdropping on mice for clues about how humans process sound.

The mainstream media is ignoring the most important side of the BP oil leak story- the incredible suffering of Tony Hayward, the CEO of British Petroleum. Could

An ancient, two-sided amulet uncovered in Cyprus contains a 59-letter inscription that reads the same backward as it does forward.

A Chinese statue of a Buddha has revealed a hidden surprise: The mummified remains of a monk who lived nearly 1,000 years ago.

How have Easter's ancient paganist roots manifested in this modern Christian celebration?

Around 180 laypeople help the sisters keep up their round-the-clock prayer vigil.

The spells are written in a mysterious language, but a few names of demons could be deciphered.

This nun in Ireland shows off her soccer skills in a game of keepie uppie with a police officer.

The Bats and Churches Partnership aims to ease the sometimes fraught relationship between bats and the houses of worship they roost in.

Archaeologists conducting digital surveys below the surface of St. Nicholas Church have discovered an untouched temple.

These symbols of good luck from around the world might just improve your energy in the universe.

The festivities preceding the Catholic season of Lent are known by different names in different parts of the world. But it's a celebration everywhere.

The Council of Nicaea decided that Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.

It's dangerous to buy gas guzzlers just because oil is cheap right now. Most pundits predict eventual major hikes in this, our most volatile commodity.

Research has found that skin cells react positively when exposed to the smell, which could have applications in curing diseases.

The research on acupuncture isn't clear-cut, but for those looking for relief from hot flashes or night sweats, this is one option.

Trying to get rid of those dark circles and bags under your eyes? Look in your kitchen for easy remedies

Overdo it in the sun? From aloe vera to baking soda to oatmeal, these common household supplies make effective homemade sunburn remedies.

A horse near the East Fire in California runs back into danger to save its family.

Lance Armstrong joins a new media campaign to market the innovative 2011 Nissan Leaf.

Ford has announced the 19 markets that will receive the first wave of the Focus Electric in late 2011.

More than 1,700 Nissan Leafs were sold in June 2011.

The organic produce company may sell nationally, but it still keeps a roadside stand in Central California where people can buy organic produce and much more.

Freshly blossomed almond trees are illuminated by the fiery sunset in Czech Republic.

More questions are being raised about nuclear power — in the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa.

Area 51 is the largest government-controlled land parcel in the U.S., but the government still denies its existence. Author Annie Jacobsen discusses her new boo

As Japan faces energy restrictions after a particularly trying month of March, normally AC-happy citizens are faced with a daunting prospect: Getting through th