Drinking just one 12-ounce soda a day may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes.

New video shows how sugar effects the brain like alcohol, nicotine and heroin.

Researchers isolate a gene mutation that might give a strong indication on whether or not a person will develop type 2 diabetes.

Researchers find a strong association between elevated blood glucose levels and certain types of cancer.

For many Facebook users, the urge to like a kitten video or snoop on a high-school flame is almost irresistible.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $29 million in Recovery Act funding for weatherization training centers in 27 states.

Dubbed 'the smartest park ever built,' the Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards is now open for visitors.

Researchers have managed to pinpoint the time you're most likely to meet a spider.

The rainforest as a living machine, is quite possibly the most sophisticated technology on the planet.

Which form of travel gives off the fewest emissions? Let's just say it pays to carpool.

Quant's fire-breathing electric supercar performs great — on paper. The futuristic battery tech is cool, but will it work?

Developers behind the 104-acre sustainable project in Belize promise to consider all concerns ahead of construction in 2017.

Brazil's once-expansive Atlantic Forest has now almost completely disappeared.

Confused about egg carton labeling? You're not alone.

Microplastics were found in 90 percent of rainwater samples taken from Rocky Mountains.

Global warming science is under attack as never before, and these raiders are in the vanguard.

A California agency's attempt to regulate train pollution is ruled out-of-bounds.

As one of America's youngest and brightest social entrepreneurs, Beth Doane launched her first fashion company at age 22, created a consulting firm focused on s

Take a stunning journey through the night skies over Monument Valley, Trona Pinnacles and Red Rock Canyon.

Will Kindles save the rainforest? Now that Amazon’s debuted its new $359 Kindle, an e-reader available Feb. 24, e-reader and e-book marketers alike are busy b

'Reading Rainbow' host LeVar Burton demonstrates a new app aimed at getting kids to love reading.

Chinese government offers high-speed rail expertise to U.S. projects.

North America's only real high-speed train first hit the rails in 1970. An unearthed video from its launch is a reminder of the can-do energy of that 'Mad Men'

It's not just that college isn't for everyone, but even academically inclined kids should have the option to learn a trade.

Finland's vocational education and training (VET) programs cover a range of occupations, and training is available to just about everyone.

Six-year-old Connor Johnson has big dreams for the future, and he needs our help to keep them alive.

What will happen if we pass a carbon tax or regulate carbon emissions more? Won't my bills go up?

Check out these $20 (or less) bottles from around the world, plus a bottle of fizz to splurge on.

Stumbling upon these beautiful coral mushrooms makes a walk in the forest extra special.

Old syrup drums are being repurposed as rain barrels.

Being called a bird brain really isn't an insult, now that scientists have uncovered just how smart these feathered friends really are.

You'll wonder how gray foxes aren't in the cat family after reading these habits, like hanging out in trees and those semi-retractable claws.

While stink bugs ravage our food crops, samurai wasps — another sneaky insect from Japan — are helping us keep them in check.

Thru-hiking is a way of life for substitute teacher and former marathoner Erin Saver.

New concept teams local products with local schools for marketing programs that make sense.

Once painfully uncompetitive, the U.S.-made automobile is clawing its way back with good-looking designs, attention to detail, and even respectable fuel economy

The high-performance NSX from Acura will be a platform for hybrid technology and lightweighting.

Filipino artist and environmentalist Vincent Francisco Navarro paid homage to coffee farmers by painting portraits of them with used grounds.

Rainworks latest rain-activated installation makes waiting for the bus a touch less tedious.

More people will soon become familiar with the concept of a plastic footprint.

Our food system is broken and a smart scanner is not going to fix it.

The creepy bodark tree produces unnervingly strange fruit.

There is no such thing as a "male brain" or a "female brain," new research finds.

The use-at-home device that treats migraines with a pulse of magnetic energy has shown significant promise in clinical trials.

Carey Gillam’s book "Whitewash" finds that glyphosate, the chemical in Monsanto’s Roundup, is everywhere – and evidence that it causes harm has been suppressed.

A cosmic collision between two stars caused a stunning gas rainbow reaction.

Residents of a trailer park in Wyoming are fine with drinking bottled water, but the EPA says the park's owner should be doing more testing.

What happens when railway station buildings are no longer used? Here are 10 being used for restaurants, museums, homes and more.

Popular online shopping holiday produces billions of dollars in sales — and billions of boxes in the trash.

Portuguese artist Sílvia Franco Santos scratches tiny, emotion-filled portraits into paint- and ink-crusted lids that would normally be trash.