You won’t recognize all the names from Time’s list of people that most affect our world, but you’ll want to get to know them.

Soon, customers may be able to shop and sip at a Target store in Chicago.

Innovative technology enables electronic devices to function in contact with body tissues.

Before you use CFLs in your home, be sure you understand what to do should a bulb break.

The omnipresence of algorithms raises interesting questions about day-to-day human experience.

The flu vaccine is your best weapon against the flu this year.

Jesse Metcalfe talks about his green-minded character on 'Dallas' and the loss of Larry Hagman.

Never doubt the power of the humble frog. These miracles of nature might just help us sail through flu season.

Breakthrough vaccine technique makes you immune to all forms of the flu virus.

Storm-chaser Mike Olbinski recorded this illuminated wave of 'undulatus asperatus' clouds in North Dakota.

Because nothing can break one's spirit like dreadful overhead office lighting, the LED revolutionists at Cree have stepped in to save the day (and some energy).

Shrinking Arctic sea ice is shifting polar weather patterns, especially in fall and winter.

Typically thought of as a tropical climate pattern, the influence of La Niña spreads as far as Antarctica.

Your indiscriminate flushing can clog pipes and hurt animals.

Unilever’s lawsuit against eggless Just Mayo for false advertising inadvertently gives the small producer invaluable free advertising.

From adding communal tables to USB ports, restaurants are doing what it takes to get millennials in the door.

Vacationers are becoming wary of theme parks as the swine flu outbreak worsens.

Passing someone a sexually transmitted infection is viewed as worse than giving them the flu — even if the flu turns out to be fatal, a new study finds.

When we come down with the flu, we might think the worst is over after a week of a sore throat and body aches. But such viral infections may have lasting, unsee

The H5N1 influenza virus, also known as "bird flu," may well be more prevalent and less deadly than health officials had thought, according to a new study publi

Influenza activity in the U.S. remained relatively low from October through January — so low, in fact, that the current flu season is considered not to have o

Scientists have found a new influenza virus that infects bats. But don't pull out the hand sanitizer leftover from the H1N1, or swine flu, pandemic just yet. Wh

Bird flu can be transmitted between mammals — and possible humans — needing only four mutations to do so, a new study published this week in the journal Nat

Could H1N1 have a bright side? New research leads to encouraging steps forward in the fight against flu.

For about four months beginning in September 2011, 162 dead or dying harbor seals washed up along the New England coast. Most were pups, under 6 months old, and

All Americans over 6 months old should get their flu shot this year, health officials urged today. While last year's flu season was relatively mild, the illness

From flu shots to full-service health care, on-the-job clinics can boost worker productivity. On-the-job flu shot clinics are promoted by the Centers for Diseas

Children are more likely to have autism if their mothers had the flu or a prolonged fever during the first or second trimester of pregnancy.

New report finds that closing schools during a flu epidemic could halt the spread of the illness and keep people out of the emergency room.

Flu activity around the country is high enough that health officials announced that the season is under way.

After a mild round last year, flu season is off to an early start this year with cases jumping in 5 Southern states, says the Centers for Disease Control and Pr

The new process may provide a revolutionary, all-purpose flu vaccine.

Holing up at home for four days when sick with the flu may be enough to avoid spreading the virus to others.

Forty-one states are battling widespread influenza outbreaks early in virus' season.

The best way to protect yourself against the flu is to get the flu shot, and the best time for that is before the flu season starts.

Chicago residents have a new way of treating the flu, but is it worth the risk?

With cases of the flu reaching epidemic levels, it is critical businesses maintain a healthy work environment.

Actor's comments during the Golden Globes did not sit well with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From January 1 to January 14, chicken noodle soup orders increased 35 percent over January 2012.

Artisanal ice cream maker offers frozen cocktail cure that contains bourbon, cayenne, lemon and honey.

Experiments to determine how the H5N1 bird flu virus might gain the ability to spread easily among humans are no longer off limits.

Despite the report, the CDC still advises older people to get a flu shot.

The government released a framework to determine to fund research that could create a version of the bird flu virus that could infect by airborne droplets.

One reason flu transmission is thought to be lower during the summer months is because of the high humidity.

A new strain of bird flu in China has sickened nine people, including three who died

Twitter posts with anti-vaccine sentiments are "contagious," while posts with a positive take on vaccines are not.

Although the rise in cases of the H7N9 bird flu in China seems to have slowed, health officials are developing a vaccine against the virus.

Giving employees paid time off when they're sick is the best way to keep influenza from spreading throughout the office.

ABC News's Dr. Richard Besser says it's easier than ever to get vaccinated.

With influenza's yearly arrival imminent, a vast network of epidemiological surveillance systems is springing back to life.