Vidcode is challenging stereotypes and turning more girls into techies.

How one U.S. businessman is using his startup to bring clean water and hope to drought-stricken Kenyan communities.

Grown-ups and Ph.D.s aren't the only ones creating groundbreaking gadgets that protect wild critters.

LEDs can stop sea turtles from dying in fishing nets, a new study finds, and without limiting how many fish are caught.

After her sister’s death, Elizabeth Van Meter saw a haunting photo that changed her life. Now she’s helping others change theirs.

Through The Learning Tea in Atlanta, entrepreneur Katrell Christie is helping educate teenage orphan girls in India so they can achieve their dreams.

Research by these women has changed the way we think about space — from dark matter to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Odds are, your kid's lemonade stand is illegal in most states. But Texas and Utah have changed their laws with a more common sense approach.

Kids spend less time outside than ever — but some innovative educators want to change that.

Let's put it this way — it's not the chlorine that's making you queasy.

A Wales hospice honors children by memorializing their names in birdsong.

Definitely not helicopter parenting, some Dutch kids get "dropped" in the woods at night to learn independence.

When it comes to picking a side of the bed, resistance is futile.

With the help of her grandson, Grandma Joy is camping and seeing the mountains on their quest to visit all the national parks.

Sept. 21 is Museum Day, and it's your chance to get free admission to hundreds of museums across the country.

A new study from the University of Tennessee looks at the multitude of ways and topics married couples argue about, with some not-so-surprising results.

Support your favorite national park, forest or preserve by volunteering or visiting on National Public Lands Day.

How to teach your kids about work, money and the value of a hard-earned dollar.

Research suggests letting kids get more sleep can lead to healthier teens, better test scores and a stronger economy.

Many schools take hot lunches away from kids who have a negative balance in their lunch accounts.

A Virginia town says 14 is too old to ask for candy on Halloween, but experts say big kids should just be polite.

Enormous holes in sea ice called polynyas are explained with help of robot floats, satellites and tech-equipped seals.

The young female set a new speed record for her species.

The plan to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is hotly contested between oil companies, Alaskans and conservation groups.

The lack of predators reduces the instinct to flee, according to new research.

These cool pygmy animal species show you don't have to be big to be great.

Climate change could affect our food supply at the same time that global population is increasing.

Dramatic video shows the moment Jeremy Wade swims up to the 20-foot, 200 pound giant snake.

More than 4,000 deadly snakes call this tiny 110-acre island home, including one species with venom that can 'melt human flesh.'

Watch what happens when an eager young lion cub gets in too deep (literally) while dining on a freshly killed buffalo.

This monster of a bug was recently discovered in a remote area of China's Sichuan province.

Thanks to doggie wheel carts, these canines are able to get around without the use of their back legs. Watch them fetch, play and cavort!

The Aldabra banded snail was believed to have been driven to extinction by climate change, but researchers have found a few stragglers.

Artist Iori Tomita explores the natural art of the skeletal system by exploiting clever chemistry tricks. See how it's done.

Jumbo squid, also known as "red devils," have been known to attack divers before. But a submarine? Watch the nightmarish Greenpeace video here.

Hiding under everyone's nose in the most populous city in the U.S.A., a beautiful new frog species has been discovered.

Santa's not the only one who gets to hang out with these interesting animals.

Game cameras give us a view into what happens in the woods when the sun goes down.

The Ili pika, an animal sometimes referred to as the 'magic rabbit,' is more endangered than the panda.

The beautiful, predatory moonfish can warm its own body, just like mammals and birds.

A flamboyant cousin of the fearsome Velociraptor was covered in layers of showy feathers from head to tail.

The surprising discoveries were made by a CSIRO research team conducting routine surveys off the Australian coast.

Scientists aren't sure yet just how widespread these beautiful, glowing hawksbill turtles are.

These are the best preserved specimens of this extinct Arctic lion ever found.

They might make for terrifying adults, but giant squid are actually kind of cute when they're babies.

Long feared extinct, the extremely rare Omura's whale was recorded by a team of biologists off the coast of Madagascar.

Fossil reveals plumage patterns of these ancient beasts, further establishing an evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds.

Handmade 'cuddlebatz' wraps swaddle distressed baby bats and make you forget all about vampires.

Could virtual reality change our relationship with the natural world?

After decades of testing, agency says 50 remaining chimps will be retired to a sanctuary.