Wheelchair-bound author Shane Burcaw started writing funny stories about living with a neuromuscular disease and inspired a movement.

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

Henna, a body painting tradition in India, Africa and the Middle East, is great for any occasion, or just for fun! Here's how to have a party with henna.

Health systems in emerging markets have not realized the benefits of data visibility to global health supply-chain operations. To do so, health-system leaders will need to take four critical actions.

England's Lake District National Park, the U.K.'s most popular national park, offers unforgettable hikes and views.

First North American Biochar Convention pulls in top Obama brass and puts this fledgling industry on the map.

Two Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students use "mushroom tech" to create high-performance, rigid insulation.

New research reveals that mushrooms and some vegetables can multiply rapidly when struck by lightning.

Walking around an urban park inspires the same happy glow as you feel on Christmas morning.

Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and other billionaires have announced a new private coalition to help fund development of nascent sustainable technologies.

Your next camping trip should include this camp stove, which is capable of efficiently burning biomass materials like pine needles, small twigs and wood chips.

Sure, you've seen classics like 'A Christmas Story' and 'Miracle on 34th Street.' But have you heard of 'Holiday in Handcuffs'? We didn't think so.

Could virtual reality change our relationship with the natural world?

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

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.

'Magic' indeed: Many edible varieties of mushrooms are packed with vitamins, can boost your immunity, lower inflammation and help prevent cancer.

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

Fans at a Hershey Bears hockey game threw stuffed animals on the ice so they could be donated to charities.

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.

Race through that pile of holiday gifts with this speedy wrapping method.

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

With their vomeronasal organ and many, many olfactory receptor cells, dogs 'see' the world through their sense of smell.

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

Using expired cosmetics or dirty brushes could leave you swiping bacteria across your face. Here are 5 beauty products to throw away today.

This plastic-free solution for shampoo, conditioner and more from Nohbo could be the solution.

The rise of the robots appears to be carefully timed, because it's political, not technological.

Sit With Us app helps kids navigate the lunchroom without opening themselves up to bullying or rejection.

Maybe it's time to rethink the rules of water warfare and retreat to the age of squirt guns and water balloons.

Turning tragedy into an opportunity for growth, the Greensburg, Kansas community is rebuilding with an emphasis on sustainability.

The new quarterly journal Comestible is a grab-a-big-cup-of-coffee-and-read-from-cover-to-cover kind of publication.

The haka is a traditional Maori routine performed at many ceremonies in New Zealand. Here, two groups respond to the terrorist attack on 2 New Zealand mosques.

A pair of British pilots recently pulled off a daring aviation stunt, becoming the first to fly two planes in formation through a building.

Air travel could continue to get cheaper but it could also get a lot less comfortable, as seat sizes shrink and the differences between classes gets wider.

This problem has plagued physicists ever since the laws of motion were first conceived.

The eagle that smashed through a Wyoming man's window was bearing a leg band from 1989.

Cheetah cubs born through in vitro fertilization are considered a 'groundbreaking scientific breakthrough.'

As sea ice melts at the poles, increasingly more sunlight hits the seafloor, allowing algae to thrive in ecosystems once dominated by invertebrates.

No more drilling? Being able to transform algae into crude oil could revolutionize how we fuel up our vehicles.

Every June, the Elkmont Ghost Town in Great Smoky Mountains National Park lights up with the world's largest gathering of synchronous fireflies.

Bust out your ugly Christmas sweater, cast off your inhibitions, and swallow your pride. It's tacky holiday sweater season.

These recipes from previous centuries are just as delicious today as they were hundreds of years ago.

Assemble these casseroles the night before. Throw them in the oven Christmas morning and breakfast is ready in about an hour.

A pan of batter goes into the oven, a batch of cookie bars comes out.

Though there's no official timeline for Christmas decor, for one Texas family, early November was unacceptable to their homeowners association.

Flea collars, lawn-care products, insect repellant and de-licing products could be harming more than just pests.

The number of people growing their own food at home or forging a relationship with local farmers has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The broker, now called Somerset Bridge, is set to launch another appeal against the £60,000 data fine.

The SME-focused insurtech was launched by former Aviva and Brokerbility expert, Jodi Cartwright, in 2019.