Microsoft Japan gives staff Fridays off — and it pays off for both employees and the company's bottom line.

These cubicle-dwellers aren't afraid to show how much they like the season.

There are so many things you can do with Raspberry Pi, an amazing, tiny computer.

People donated about $50 each to help save and restore the historic La Mothe-Chandeniers castle in France.

Experiencing a pleasant tingle when someone crinkles paper isn't as weird as you think. It's called ASMR or 'brain orgasm.' Here's why it happens.

Nikon Small World Photomicrography shows how art and science intersect.

The Vilnius Christmas tree was named the most beautiful in Europe.

Rather than cutting down a live tree, many companies will rent you one that will keep growing and be used several years in a row.

German Christmas markets or Christkindlmarkt celebrate the holiday season with crafts, food and fun.

Vault lights in the sidewalks were useful ways to light the rooms down below.

A contest to reveal the truth behind the mysterious inscription on a boulder in France produces two winners.

Herpers are people who search for chameleons at night and remove the invasive species from the wild. What happens next, though, is controversial.

Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th U.S. president, had a menagerie that included everything from dogs and bears to rodents and a one-legged rooster.

billy barr spent the last 40 years living alone in a cabin in Gothic, Colorado, and collecting meticulous weather data about temperatures, snowfall and more.

Access to clean, safe drinking water during natural disasters such as hurricanes or floods is critical to health and survival. Here's how to ensure your supply.

Each year during the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup, thousands of people remove trash from local waterways.

Brizi is a cushioned air filter and fan designed to clean the air around your baby's face and protect them from air pollution.

In the 1930s, the National Park Service created master plans for each U.S. national park that showed and explained the vision for development of each park.

New research shows that viral infections can evolve to affect men worse than women because the viruses consider women to be more valuable hosts.

If you're trying to lose weight, the time of day when you eat matters just as much as how many calories you eat, new research suggests.

Dan Mackay, found thousands of dog tags near London and is on a mission to reunite them with surviving veterans or their relatives.

The Azores archipelago off the coast of Portugal is home to some of the most gorgeous — and most plentiful — hydrangeas in the world.

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.

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

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

Find out which holiday theme was used by Jackie Kennedy, Barbara Bush and Hillary Clinton.

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.

A UPS driver thought he saw something in the snow. Turns out it was a tiny, white puppy that had been abandoned.

A Rehoming Center in Ireland celebrates Christmas with adoptable dogs by allowing them to pick their own present from donated toys.

Animal shelters and rescues ask people to open their homes to pets as coronavirus forces the shelters to shut down.

Photographers across the country are capturing images of families at home during the pandemic for the Front Steps Project.

From veterinary visits to buying dog food, pet owners have questions about how to keep their pets healthy and safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

Animal shelters around the U.S. are running out of adoptable animals as more people take in fosters and adopt pets because they're at home more.

July 2019 was the planet's warmest month since record-keeping began in 1880, according to NOAA.

The devastating banana fungus Foc has spread to new parts of the globe.

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

Residents of the coastal Southeast are bracing for Hurricane Dorian as this slow-moving storm moves north.

New report finds "gradual, long-term changes in climate can also surface a number of different emotions, including, fear, anger, feelings of powerlessness."

While parts of the country were still sweltering, the West was hit by a weekend snowfall.

Record-setting blizzard called Winter Storm Aubrey is expected to hit the midsection of the U.S., from Colorado to Minnesota.

As much as two-thirds of the U.S could be plunged into record-breaking cold, but autumn isn't done yet.

NASA's video shows drastic amounts of arctic ice disappearing over the last 25 years.

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

Earth just had its hottest decade on record but scientists warn the warming trends will continue.

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

Video shows rainstorms rolling over Western Australia, dumping rain on areas affected by bushfires.

Researchers are predicting a massive drop in carbon emissions this year, levels last experienced around World War II.

Show off your green thumb — or just your love for nature — with these plant-centric pieces of jewelry.

Parsons fashion design student Angela Luna created a line of clothing for refugees called Adiff, where garments like coats convert to tents, bags and more.

What started with casual Friday has morphed into "casual most of the time" — and much of that change has happened in just the last five years.