Actor says $1 from every ticket sold will go towards relief efforts in devastated Japan.

When the ocean rose up and saved a Greek town from a marauding Persian army nearly 1,500 years ago, renowned Greek historian Herodotus chalked it up to an act o

Items washed away by the 2011 tsunami are already arriving in North America, raising fears of an environmental crisis from Alaska to California.

The risk of a deadly tsunami ravaging the United States is now leading scientists to investigate hazards posed by giant earthquakes off the Alaskan coast.

A nearly 70-foot-long dock floated onto an Oregon beach after being torn loose from a fishing port in Japan after the tsunami.

Although the risk is small, tsunamis are possible on the East Coast of the United States from a variety of sources.

Using historical records and new technology, researchers have narrowed the cause of the "tidal wave" down to the epicenter of the spooky source's earthquake.

Japan reflects on the 3rd anniversary of the devastating 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

A powerful earthquake in Alaska sent towering waves up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall crashing down on Hawaii about 500 years ago

An eye-opening photo essay documents the haunting towns that were forcibly abandoned following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

Pluto and its mysterious neighbors hold perhaps some of the most exciting astronomical discoveries to come.

If you've ever wanted to leave your mark on the heavens, here's your chance.

A NASA spacecraft's epic Pluto encounter is officially underway.

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has snapped new images of Pluto — the first taken by the probe during its six-month approach to the dwarf planet.

A Pluto-bound NASA probe has captured the best-ever images of the dwarf planet.

With Pluto's unveiling on the horizon, here's a quick look at past and present efforts to study the elusive world.

Scientists are stunned at the incredible new images of the surface of Pluto, its largest moon Charon and its farthest-flung moon Hydra.

A new photo from New Horizons shows Pluto's towering ice mountains cast and frozen nitrogen glaciers.

A new NASA video uses photos from New Horizons to give you a sense of what it would be like to soar over Pluto.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle, Habitat for Humanity constructs a prefab-hybrid home that incorporates various future-t

The Miami Herald profiles Cabin Fever, a Little Haiti-based prefab firm specializing in versatile and affordable micro-dwellings that have a growing fanbase acr

At 15 square meters with an equal amount of outdoor living space, Jonas Wagell's flat-packed Mini House 2.0 is a lovely prefab retreat that can be assembled in

Prefab builder Blu Homes details a few considerations — energy-efficient and climate change-ready among them — when thinking about your future home.

The oldest city in the Netherlands attracts first-time homeowners with flat-pack prefab abodes free of hidden costs or complications.

Watch a tiny prefab home be 'dropped' into a vacant lot outside of Madrid with not much more than an electric screwdriver and a crane.

Catering to young Londoners struggling to enter the city's real estate market, the YMCA's Y:Cube Housing offers a green prefab-based step toward independence.

By keeping things compact, Matt Kirkpatrick and Katherine Bovee were able to splurge and have some fun when designing their boxy, prefab abode.

The gorgeously illustrated "Prefabulous World" highlights some of the most cutting-edge, eco-friendly modular homes in the world.

We practice thankfulness on certain holidays, but why not all the time?

NYT and Google teamed up to find the most distinctive Thanksgiving dishes by state. Some of the more unusual ones have whipped topping in common.

There's more to winter gourds than butternut squash. Here are just a few winter squashes and gourds you might want to consider for your dinner table.

Skip the stores and head outdoors to a nearby state park.

Get ahead of the holidays by making and freezing unbaked and baked pies, crusts and filling before the rush.

As the middle class disappears, the rich go hiking and the poor fight over bargains.

Head into the holiday season with a series of daily questions that help all of us think about what we're thankful for.

Dorcas Reilly created the first green bean casserole recipe as an employee of Campbells in 1955.

The demise of megalodon coincided with the loss of a third of the largest marine animal species, scientists say.

The 50,000-year-old, perfectly preserved forest is showcased like never before in a newly released documentary.

Frozen remains found in Swiss glacier of couple who disappeared 75 years ago while hiking in the Alps.

Scientists have uncovered the mystery of beak evolution.

New research seems to demonstrate that iridium, a rare metal found in meteorites, can kill cancer cells.

The discovery of rare pterosaur eggs is being heralded as one of the most extraordinary discoveries in paleontology.

Surprising evidence linking Australia and Canada reminds us that our planet is a dynamic place.

The 100-million-year-old sandstone slab of 70 mammal and dinosaur tracks from the Cretaceous period is one of the rarest ever discovered.

A Sitka spruce on Campbell Island may be the 'golden spike' that denotes the controversial beginning of the Anthropocene epoch.

Triassic fossils found on lands that were previously part of Bears Ears National Monument could fall under 'multiple-use' management.

The archaeological site is located a mere 900 feet off Manasota Key in Florida.

The extinct cave bear Ursus spelaeus appears to have descended from a vegetarian line of bears.

The first animal to evolve on Earth was probably a sponge that existed around 640 million years ago.

Researchers uncover the remnants of lost continents hidden under the ice sheets of Antarctica.