A seagull is taking social media by storm by 'tweeting' the bird’s eye view from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel.

NPR radio host Scott Simon has been touching people across the country by tweeting from his mother’s deathbed in a Chicago hospital.

Cupid must be spending some time in Knoxville, Tenn. At least that is the finding of a new poll by Amazon.com that named Knoxville the most romantic city in the

We've rounded up some of our favorite flicks with real animal attraction.

For all those lost loves, Craigslist to the rescue.

Love can be confusing and heart-wrenching — but it can also be funny!

These dreamy landscape photographs will have nature lovers everywhere pining, "Mother Earth, won't you be my Valentine?"

Eastern Steller sea lion populations have made a resounding recovery, from 18,000 individuals in the late 1970s to over 70,000 by 2010.

Passengers acted swiftly to save a visually impaired man who had fallen off a platform near an Atlanta public transit rail line.

A NASA sun-watching spacecraft will have an unbeatable view of June's historic Venus transit, but some of the probe's scientists are taking measures to get a gr

The rare dual-sex butterfly astounded curators at the Natural History Museum in London.

Sex. Many (but not all) animals do it.

From the neurobiology of attraction to the hard truth about online dating, these five books offer fresh takes on our quest for love.

Men have lost most of the genes originally included on the Y chromosome during evolution, but those genes essential for survival have persevered.

A star from a distant galaxy produced the most intense X-ray blast ever.

Video captured by salmon farmers shows a bald eagle grabbed by an octopus — and then the farmers stepped in.

While the the big NGOs appear to be asleep at the wheel, thousands of Americans will gather on June 26 to make a bold statement to Big Oil execs: 'Stay off our

The makers of eco-docu 'FUEL' wants you to attend two big events to help end America's addiction to fossil fuels.

Greenpeace ship blocked en route to protesting new oil find off the coast of Greenland.

Rather than achieving energy independence through a mix of renewables and fossil fuel, the Republican team is betting heavily on new oil drilling. The big probl

The outgoing USDA deputy secretary receives a heartfelt letter signed by Alice Waters, Marisa Tomei, Robyn O’Brien and many more.

The mission aims to track the potential impact of methane and carbon dioxide emissions on climate change.

The new "Improved Formula' baby shampoo will no longer contain quaternium-15 and other potential carcinogens.

Despite local opposition, Mitt Romney is given the green light to raze his existing beachfront home in La Jolla, Calif. and replace it with a ginormous mansion.

Health experts argue that banning the preservative could make it difficult for children in developing countries to get life-saving vaccines.

Pea protein is showing up in unexpected places, and it offers an easy way to get your protein through plants while sidestepping any allergies you might have.

Photographers capture landscapes, portraits, wildlife and more for Sony World Photography Awards.

For 55 years, photographers have showcased their work in the Natural History Museum, London's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Polar-bear dens, where mama bears raise young cubs during the harsh Alaska winters, could be identified using laser technology.

A geothermal loop will keep a fancy new elephant house toasty with the captured heat generated by the cooling system in the polar bear habitat.

Video: Life erupts once again from the once lifeless mountain.

Team at Seattle university is creating largest 3-D reconstruction that anyone has ever attempted, rebuilding the world one pixel at a time.

Video: Peaceful bonobos may have something to teach humans.

Locked-in syndrome, often the result of injury or illness (such as Lou Gehrig's), causes complete paralysis. With advanced technology, these people get closer t

Mother Nature Network's 'Ask Vanessa' offers unsolicited advice on the environment for the president.

Being eco-minded on Earth Day is like being merry on Christmas. It's to be expected. But here are seven things you can actually do to wake you from your eco-slu

An ancient, two-sided amulet uncovered in Cyprus contains a 59-letter inscription that reads the same backward as it does forward.

A controversial move by a church in Georgia has people asking "Can you do that?"

These symbols of good luck from around the world might just improve your energy in the universe.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy lives on through his speeches and sermons.

After trying several methods to remove the label glue from the bottles, I finally found the winner.

Expect one if you buy the new all-electric Nissan Leaf.

Three tours of duty in the Middle East convinced Air Force veteran Tim Goodrich to buy a Nissan Leaf. He loves it — and he thinks cars like it can help revers

The lucky few have gotten their Nissan Leafs, but the company has scaled back its 2011 U.S. deliveries from 20,000 to 10,000, and dampened expectations about a

Award-winning gin and vodka created with attention to sustainable detail at every step of the way.

Experts say Japan's kids and unborn babies have the greatest risk of developing cancer from exposure to radioactive material.

The FDA issues warnings about high levels of radiation in food from parts of Japan. There doesn’t seem to be too much of a danger of contaminated foods enteri

Scientists have improved on a method that uses an acidic solution to remove radioactive material from soil.

A well-placed nuclear explosion could actually save humanity from a big asteroid hurtling toward Earth, just like in the movies, a new study suggests.

Researchers have discovered that the butterflies' mutations are multiplying at an alarming rate through successive generations. If genetic damage done to one ge