Six months ago, the clamorous Nepali capital of Kathmandu set out to ban excessive honking. And so far, it's working.

This parking scheme could reduce the congestion and emissions associated with drivers endlessly circling, looking for a spot.

Following the repudiation of a proposed English Channel bridge, a less costly 'Celtic Connection' between Scotland and Northern Ireland gains traction.

Despite its aim to ease a housing crunch and kill congestion, California's Senate Bill 827 has its detractors.

Pedestrian scrambles, an idea championed by Henry Barnes in Denver, stop the flow of traffic and allow pedestrians to cross the street in all directions.

The fabled highway's inclusion on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual most endangered list might come as a surprise .

Once a luxurious yacht and a racing steamer, this rusty ship is now mired in a creek off the Ohio River.

Dependence on GPS hampers your brain's ability to navigate and can even lead you astray. Don't leave home without a trusty paper map.

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

Why is Venus rotating 6.5 minutes slower than it was just 16 years ago?

The transit of Venus is so rare that it's visible only once every century or so, and will next to be seen by our descendents in 2117.

After blowing its first chance to orbit Venus two years ago, Japan's Akatsuki spacecraft is ready for a comeback in 2015, mission scientists say.

The only safe food 2-year-old Micah can eat is fresh, organic peaches. He has food-protein induced enterocolitis syndrome, or FPIES.

A new study has found structural brain differences that may account for callous-unemotional traits in boys.

New products like the KnoNap may help keep women and men safe while they are drinking and socializing.

In the Emoji Age, pencil-pushing may soon be a lost art.

One study that looked at kids' sleep and behavior patterns might have missed the bigger picture. Another study looks at academic performance.

Those struggling academically saw 14% increase in test scores.

The AAP clarified their child car seat guidelines to make them easier for parents to follow.

Study finds that only 17 percent of children create deep imaginary worlds but they also exhibit higher levels of creativity.

Some schools are trying meditation instead of detention for their students ... and it's working.

Forget 18. Research shows that the human brain does not fully mature until much later.

ncreasing fathers' support during pregnancy may lower rates of premature babies and babies born too small.

Treating the country's 110 million STDs comes with a price tag of $16.7 billion a year.

We're all looking for happiness, which is why these late-in-life courtships are so inspiring.

The same-sex marriage rulings by the Supreme Court are but the most recent in a long history of cases that reshaped the family structure.

Despite the HPV vaccine being effective at preventing infections and cancers down the line, just one-third of teen girls complete the injection series.

Male primates may have become monogamous to protect their offspring from being killed by rival males.

Certain female spiders are infamous for eating their partners after sex, but some actually pounce on suitors, fangs first, before mating.

More than two-thirds of healthy Americans have a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection on some part of their body

A new survey links a fondness for grilled cheese with how often you make love. (Seriously.)

Study found that men who ejaculated more than 21 times a month were significantly less likely to develop prostate cancer.

Rise of the robosexuals: What will it mean for our human relationships?

A brightly-colored fungus found only on Hawaiian lava flows might be the most powerful aphrodisiac ever discovered.

A binary star system that got too close to our resident supermassive black hole paid the ultimate price.

Through November, customers can redeem specially marked bottles of Finlandia vodka to donate a tree planting in honor of themselves, friends or family through T

Video: The celebrity talks about his experience in the industry and how to move forward.

BP is coming under criticism for buying 'gulf oil spill' search advertising on Google. Will the company's attempt to redirect online traffic backfire?

Why are government officials still blocking journalists from documenting the Gulf oil spill? What are they hiding, and why is Obama letting it happen?

ClimateCulture launches a campaign asking individuals to do their part in reducing the need for oil. Not sure this one will go over well in middle America.

The answer, it turns out, is simple: BP didn't want workers to be disturbed by "false alarms."

MNN family blogger's attempt to live without oil while embarking on a family vacation.

A federal official and a police officer told a local Florida news reporter that digging in the sand wasn't allowed without a permit.

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

From Texas and Colorado through the Midwest, South and East Coast, tornadoes are tearing through the U.S.

Schools don’t have to discard textbooks with the old food pyramid in them. They can supplement what they have with free material about MyPlate from the USDA.

The MyPlate icon is starting to pop on food packaging. What are the USDA’s rules for companies that want to use it, and does its appearance on a package imply

America does not grow enough fruits and vegetables to satisfy USDA recommendations for all citizens. This infograhic makes the argument easy to understand.

The Non-GMO Project received USDA approval to label meat from animals fed a diet that didn’t contain genetically modified ingredients as Non-GMO.

This unknown American hero led the development of one of the most significant technological innovations of the 20th century.