The Fountain of Youth in pill form? 'Miracle' drug that could make us all centenarians is set to begin human trials.

A random YouTube video leads to the reunion of two sisters who grew up 5,000 miles apart.

Years of futile searching didn't work, but a single Facebook plea connects the two women in less than 24 hours.

Thanks to the power of social media, Chester the pit bull spent his first Easter with his new family.

The official mascot for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games is a moon bear. It may not sound like a big deal, but the species really needs this.

The extremely rare South Pacific island is one of three new islands to form in the last 150 years.

19 of the 450 remaining whales died from 2017-2018, pushing the species even closer to the edge of extinction.

Offshore wind power poses no major environmental or socioeconomic risks for the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast, a new Interior Department study reports.

A National Geographic Kids book teaches all about the “Human Footprint.”

The head of Duke Energy says Americans don't have the attention span to take on crafting a meaningful energy policy.

The world's oceans are turning acidic even more rapidly than during a monster emission of planet-warming carbon 56 million years ago.

Find out how this small Maine liberal arts school achieved its goal of being 100% carbon-neutral ahead of a 2015 deadline.

To celebrate the 30th birthday of Macintosh, Apple filmed an ad entirely on an iPhone and aired it during the Super Bowl.

The city of New York is making its streets more bike-friendly by creating new bike lanes and introducing a massive, new bike-sharing program.

Nonprofit, cofounded by media mogul Ted Turner, has been an instrumental force in supporting global environmental education since 1991.

More than 100 plant species are capable of going dormant to avoid danger, according to a new study.

The decline of Ohio's butterflies likely reflects a broader crisis for a wide range of insects, researchers say.

Attention Earth Day shoppers: The most highly anticipated, wildly expensive energy-saving light bulb out there, the L Prize-winning winning 60-watt equivalent L

Yellowstone grizzly bears were removed from the U.S. endangered species list in 2017.

Wisdom the albatross is amazing at 68 years old and still raising babies.

As global warming causes glaciers to retreat, long-dormant plants could be reborn.

In Stranger in the Woods, author Mike Finkel explores the famous Maine recluse Christopher Knight and why he stayed alone for 27 years.

Fiat offers loaner bikes to drivers in need, the Atlantic ocean gets its own garbage patch, and researchers find a massive oil plume lurking beneath the Gulf of

A dog lost in Florida is found a dozen years later in Pennsylvania, and her owner and everyone else is in tears.

Study shows fuel efficiency hasn't changed much since 1923, but emissions are way down.

The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is nearing record-breaking size again, scientists say.

Despite being ancient, a fruitcake found in the Antarctic from a 1911 expedition looks as fresh and unappetizing as the day it was made.

Astronomers have found a mini-moon called 2020 CD3 in Earth's orbit, but it won't be around for very much longer.

Dutch cyclist Egbert Brasjen started riding at age 65 and just kept on going.

A small number of people can contract an ear muscle called the tensor tympani to block out sound.

Ice Age humans likely lived in these strange circles made from mammoth bones.

The number of negative health reactions to cosmetic products reported to the FDA has skyrocketed, with the majority of complaints coming for hair products.

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

Hoping to better protect loggerheads, scientists get creative in finding a way to track the years that baby turtles spend in the ocean.

New Zealand opened its 10th Great Walk called Paparoa Track, a 3-day, 34-mile hike across beautiful terrain.

The secret ingredient in the Mediterranean diet is in the antioxidants.

New fossil reminds us of the bizarre life that once inhabited our planet.

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

The last time they squirmed was in the Pleistocene Age.

billy barr spent the last 40 years living alone in a cabin in Gothic, Colorado, and collecting meticulous weather data about temperatures, snowfall and more.

Researchers have a new way of figuring out your dog's age in people years, and it doesn't involve multiplying by 7.

Clean your dogs ears regularly with some cotton or gauze as part of your regular grooming routine.

In the U.K., magnetic north and true north are about to be in perfect alignment.

More than 85% of Venice is submerged as high tides swept into the city, with locals and tourists scrambling for safety.

NASA's video shows drastic amounts of arctic ice disappearing over the last 25 years.

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Researchers are digging deeper into how tomato flavors have changed over time, and now they've found a specific gene that's missing in many modern varieties.

One woman refused to give up on Pinky the dog, who was deemed dangerous after a run-in with a cat in Des Moines, Iowa.

Daniel Kish is leading the way for research on echolocation and blind people because of his self-taught ability to navigate smoothly without sight.

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