A modern take on comfort foods uses what is fresh and available during the season, but also explores new ingredients and stretches your imagination to look at o

Learn which plants will flourish during the fall season in your particular region of the United States.

The demographics are shifting in favor of Generation Z as these young people head to the polls.

The auto parts company has donated millions to help wounded vets.

Whether you're a 'leaf peeper' or just looking for some fantastic photos, here's how to get the most out of the season's splendor.

Video shows two people skating on freshly frozen ice in Alaska, and one of them has a special reason to savor the adventure.

Teens can be distressed without being depressed. Here's how parents can help them navigate their feelings and tell the difference between angst and depression.

Move over pumpkin spice, the humble pear is a true harbinger of fall. Here's how to choose and eat the different types of pears.

When we throw away banana peels, we throw away a lot of health benefits.

Professional volleyball player Colleen Smith will be traveling greener during her season with the help of biodiesel, a good tent, and a bike custom built by Tre

Lipids derived from gator fat meet nearly all of the official standards for high-quality biodiesel.

Pitchforks? Water skis? When all else fails, these extreme fishermen go medieval on the tenacious invasive species.

The technology could be used to clean or inspect inaccessible places, such as nuclear power plants and collapsed buildings.

Gloves designed after a gecko's feet allow human climbers to scale walls with ease.

Fleets of these 'artificial bees' could one day pollinate our crops just like real bees do.

The glove essentially translates sonar into a sense of touch for its wearer.

The Office of Naval Research hopes to harness locusts' powerful sense of smell to protect soldiers on the battlefield.

The International Dark-Sky Association has a few ideas to reduce light pollution from sports facilities.

A study about phones giving kids horns stirs some good old-fashioned moral panic.

Italians have mastered 'la dolce far niente' and so should you.

Corporate renewable energy goals that once looked ambitious are being met much earlier than expected.

Build enough Powerwall batteries and you can run the world on renewable resources.

High-voltage utilities are experimenting with generating energy from renewable feedstocks available locally.

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

Politically, it would help if we could grow tropical jatropha in the U.S., but this could be an imported fuel we'll welcome at the pumps.

Plant waste has been seen as a possible source of sustainable biofuels, now modified E. coli would convert plant waste into fatty acids, and then into fuel.

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.

Santa's not the only one who gets to hang out with these interesting animals.

Handmade 'cuddlebatz' wraps swaddle distressed baby bats and make you forget all about vampires.

After decades of testing, agency says 50 remaining chimps will be retired to a sanctuary.

Bizarre fish has evolved fins like no other and is capable of walking like a land animal.

Metallic noise, captured from the deepest point on Earth's surface, likely belongs to a species of baleen whale, scientists say.

Scientists have never seen a giant shipworm (Kuphus polythalamia) alive before, and it's the stuff of nightmares.

Zoom in on this supposed image of sheep on a hillside and you'll be in for quite the surprise.

This unexpected clash of alligators and sharks demonstrates which animal really sits atop the estuarine food chain.

There are slow gains in equality of pay and power. Frustrated women are working on it.

Nikon Small World Photomicrography shows how art and science intersect.

Harvard's Music Lab has spent five years compiling a large database of thousands of songs from all over the world — with some striking similarities.

Winners announced for the 9th annual Nikon Small World In Motion competition showcasing the best microscopic videos of 2019.

Vault lights in the sidewalks were useful ways to light the rooms down below.

A contest to reveal the truth behind the mysterious inscription on a boulder in France produces two winners.

Herpers are people who search for chameleons at night and remove the invasive species from the wild. What happens next, though, is controversial.

Hundreds of street artists from 30 countries descend on Bristol, England, to showcase their talents at Upfest 2017, an annual urban paint festival.

In France, 456 hot air balloons floated in a line at the same time during the Mondial Air Ballons festival at an airbase in Chambley-Bussieres.

Foodies talk about underground restaurants, but these beautiful eateries around the world are literally located in caves and caverns below ground.

New England's fall foliage wasn't always so colorful. Today's gorgeous scenery is the result of one of history's deadliest hurricanes.

The winners of Nikon's 43rd annual Small World Photomicrography Competition will make you wish you paid more attention in science class.

Probiotics, whether in supplement or food form, are a booming industry, but the science behind the health benefit claims is still catching up.

Americans are experiencing one of the worst allergy seasons in years. Here are the 12 worst cities out of 100 ranked by the United States for allergy sufferers.

The Great Green Wall is rooted in Africa's Sahel region on the southern border of the Sahara. Once completed, it will be the largest living structure on Earth.