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

Video shows a motorcyclist in Belgium stopping to rescue a kitten from the road.

Researchers discover several new species of sharks that can walk along shallow reefs on their fins.

The demand for gasoline in the United States reached a new high in March with an average of 9.3 million barrels of gasoline being produced per day.

Nature photographer Florian Schulz says the oil spill in the Gulf must serve as a warning as the U.S. seeks oil in the Arctic.

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

Pine Island Glacier holds back part of the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet, whose thinning ice is contributing to sea level rise.

NASA's new map combined radar, sound waves and electromagnetic instruments to peer beneath Antarctica's ice.

This winter, the Arctic ice cap expanded to a total of 5.76 million square miles — one of the lowest areas on record since 1979.

If a small chunk of ice currently plugging the edge of an ice sheet in Antarctica were to melt, it could release massive amounts of ice into the ocean.

The catastrophic collapse of the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet is underway.

As ice melts, Antarctica's ground is rebounding at a surprising rate. Scientists think it's because the Earth's mantle is flowing faster there.

Antarctica's melting glaciers launched so many icebergs into the ocean 14,600 years ago that sea level rose 6.5 feet in just 100 years.

Arctic sea ice — the ice that freezes and floats on Arctic waters — is thinning at a steadier and faster rate than researchers previously thought.

Geologists say they have found a range of volcanoes beneath the ice of Antarctica that rival those of east Africa and North America.

Antarctica ice loss was only contributing 0.2 millimeters per year to sea level rise, but that number has jumped to 0.6 millimeters since 2012.

New study finds most of the breast milk sold on the Internet is contaminated with bacteria.

Parents may be teaching babies to use food as a comfort, which leads to obesity later in life, studies show. But as a parent, I'm not buying it.

A Barcelona design duo work impressive DIY restoration magic on a long-abandoned comital residence-turned-storehouse-turned-apartment.

The Institute of Medicine has raised the amount of potatoes, corn and peas it recommends you eat each week.

Could an influx of Syrian asylum seekers upset Svalbard's human to polar bear ratio?

Video: Observing a split in the butterfly family tree.

"Vertical Churches" give viewers a head-turning look at some of the most beautiful architecture in the world.

Here are 10 beautiful churches that have been converted into something else.

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

It emerged from wartime bombing unscathed. But can Germany's Ulm Minster survive an onslaught of pee?

The Bats and Churches Partnership aims to ease the sometimes fraught relationship between bats and the houses of worship they roost in.

Archaeologists conducting digital surveys below the surface of St. Nicholas Church have discovered an untouched temple.

From Gothic masterpieces to unusual spiritual retreats, these churches offer beauty to every worshiper.

These religious structures have been sitting atop cliffs and mountains for centuries now with no easy way to get to them.

Artifacts uncovered at the bottom of Lake Titicaca show this religion pre-dated the Incas by 500 years.

Trying to get rid of those dark circles and bags under your eyes? Look in your kitchen for easy remedies

Automaker pulls back the curtain to reveal the magic behind its latest ad for the all-electric Leaf.

A new forecast from Pike Research says California and New York will be the most popular states for PEV sales.

As gas prices rose in March 2011, so did sales of the Toyota Prius and other hybrid vehicles. The rise in sales of the best-selling hybrid mimic the trend set d

AdWeek ranks its top 10 favorites for 2011, including Chipotle's sustainable food initiative and Nissan Leaf's all-electric world.

Multi-university project asks how organic farmers can control these pests and protect their crops.

Freshly blossomed almond trees are illuminated by the fiery sunset in Czech Republic.

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

Japan is pledging $500 million to build a wall of frozen earth around the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which has been leaking radioactive water.

At a tiny outpost in the middle of Antarctica, Russian scientists are poised to become the first humans to reach a massive liquid lake that has been cut off fro

In countries where large families are the norm, the urge to conform pushes people to have more children than they can economically support.

The Mapdwell project at MIT combines Google Maps, solar power data and some smart algorithms to calculate the costs and benefits of installing solar panels.

Though they're perceived as destructive, volcanoes may actually play an important part in promoting biodiversity, a new study suggests.

Instead of food waste heading to the landfill, now it will be repurposed, donated, or turned into compost, animal feed, or clean energy.

Likely not, but it's fun to imagine zipping along a train-less Tube.

Could this be a Christmas miracle in London ... or the ultimate cold weather pipe dream?

Exercise has been proven to help those with anxiety issues.

Actress Kim Cattrall claims this new yoga hybrid practice saved her life.

Planned cuts will eliminate 2,335 wind industry jobs.