Artist Hunter Franks' idea to transform a defunct Akron highway into a leafy urban retreat is a winner in the 2017 Knight Cities Challenge.

From lush forests to craggy shorelines, America's highways have some postcard-worthy scenes. Here's 10 of them.

As the Florida Keys cleans up and dries out after Hurricane Irma, take a moment to recognize this 113-mile-long feat of American ingenuity.

Right-of-way farming now joins solar car charging and pollinator-friendly landscaping along the Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway in Troup County.

As a growing number of homeless people take to Los Angeles' subway system, officials consider installing mobile showers and bathrooms at certain stations.

Citroen's new Seetroen glasses promise to ease your motion sickness within 10 minutes.

Venus is quite easy to see in a clear blue daylight sky, if you know exactly where to look, and if you can focus your eyes on it. What makes today's Venus appea

With daylight saving time still in effect across most of the United States and Canada, the sun is now rising at many localities after 7 a.m. local time. That me

A new study has found structural brain differences that may account for callous-unemotional traits in boys.

New products like the KnoNap may help keep women and men safe while they are drinking and socializing.

Many school districts are reexamining ''no nit' policies that keep healthy kids out of the classroom.

Research contradicts age-old advice about rest and recovery after a concussion.

The doctor who discovered the dangers of concussions says kids should avoid high-impact sports until they are 18.

Meat will be off the menu on Mondays for over 1 million students who attend New York City public schools,

Guys may now have another reason to get off the couch: Watching TV has been linked to lower sperm counts.

Cohabitating doesn't provide the same health benefits for gay couples that marriage does for straights.

On March 21, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced its support for gay marriage, as well as foster care and adoption rights for same-sex couples.

As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in two gay marriage cases, it's easy to forget how far opinions have moved on the issue.

Here are the key facts about the cases and what's behind them.

Thanks in part to shows like 'Modern Family,' a majority of Americans are now in favor of same-sex marriage.

Despite the HPV vaccine being effective at preventing infections and cancers down the line, just one-third of teen girls complete the injection series.

Feeling happy? Go ahead and smile — but know that you may be telling others more about yourself than you think.

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

The number of teenage girls and boys in the United States who have received the vaccine remains "unacceptably low" says the CDC.

Though the study's assumption of what "better" sex means is pretty specific.

Cancer-causing human papilloma virus, or HPV, can be spread through kissing and oral sex.

From the researcher who discovered peacock spiders, a new Australian spider species engages in a complex game to determine if a potential mate is a virgin.

A binary star system that got too close to our resident supermassive black hole paid the ultimate price.

Bei Bei the panda is leaving the Smithsonian Zoo in Washington, D.C., and heading to China after 4 years.

I know many people get to look forward to tax refunds this year, but as a freelance writer, I usually owe taxes in April.

Eco-publisher giving away copies of Riki Ott's book on the Exxon Valdez spill, <i>Not One Drop</i>, in exchange for donations to help in the Gulf coast relief e

Get out of the car and onto public transit to celebrate National Dump the Pump Day!

Oilman-turned-solar entrepreneur Jeremy Leggett says there's only one shot to plug the well, and getting it wrong comes with a heavy price.

Brian Schweitzer makes headlines for discussing how we use our military to protect our energy interests abroad.

Shell's futurists spin scenarios of a worldwide turn to electric vehicles and hydrogen power.

From Texas and Colorado through the Midwest, South and East Coast, tornadoes are tearing through the U.S.

Amid an uproar from some conservatives, the Obama administration will delay an industry-funded effort to promote real Christmas trees over plastic replicas.

The agency bows to pressure from the livestock industry to backtrack on urging people to reduce their consumption of meat.

What good can an additional serving of fruit or vegetables a day do?

A new report has some sobering statistics about how much food is wasted on the retail and consumer ends of the food chain.

It may take less of an increase in global temperatures to melt the ice sheet covering Greenland than thought, new research suggests.

As the Arctic warms, meltwater lakes on the Greenland ice sheet are draining to sea more frequently — potentially lubricating the slide of the ice sheet into

Wild geoengineering schemes may aim to reverse global warming by reflecting sunlight into space or storing excess carbon dioxide, but they won't spare humanity

Raising a child in a mentally stimulating environment has been linked to developing a smaller brain cortex, which in turn is linked to higher IQ.

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

Pregnant women, infants and children who drink raw milk are at particularly high risk of developing serious, life-threatening illnesses.

Water immersion may be OK for labor, but not for delivery, says panel of pediatricians and OBGYNS.

Hampton Creek does two things, vegan mayonnaise and cookie dough, and it does them well.

New study reveals that as many as 10 percent of samples were diluted with cow's milk.

Baby on the way? We've got you covered with lots of names inspired by the season.