A new study on chicken embryos may help researchers understand how humans developed their sensitive daylight vision.

With one in 3 cases of dementia preventable, a sweeping new report identifies modifiable factors in early, mid- and late life that make a difference

From helping with dementia to prehypertension and chronic pain, these lifestyle changes could help you hop off the medication merry-go-round.

As an alternative to expensive antibiotics, people have taken to taking amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin, penicillin and other drugs meant for fish. Here’s why it’s a bad idea.

Seedo, creators of automated consumer grow labs, will shortly plant a seed in the U.S. medical marijuana market.

Inspired by a centuries-old text on traditional Chinese medicine, a young researcher has found that seeds from the gingko tree could prove helpful for acne, psoriasis, dermatitis and eczema.

The FDA has announced new (and stronger) warning requirements for certain prescription insomnia medications. Here's why.

Fighting for her life after narrowly escaping a horrible house fire, doctors used sustainable fish skin grafts on the Rottweiler's burns to help save her life.

A visit to a Sri Lankan herb and spice garden reveals a rich history of trade and alternative medicine.

Here's where influenza hits especially hard, and what you can do to help protect yourself from it.

If you can’t decide between a fruit smoothie or an iced tea, this is the drink for you.

This recipe is creamy, sweet, and wonderfully refreshing.

Forget smoothies. Omelets are the best way to sneak piles of greens into the morning meal.

If you follow the seasons with your diet you will love this.

When life gives you abundant peaches, berries, and more, use them in every meal!

A pinch of ingenuity can transform sad-looking ingredients into something desirable.

Whether you're in a plane, train, or car, it's important always to have good snacks.

Packed with smart advice, this downloadable PDF is full of delicious recipes that can save you money and hassle.

Forget friends and family! Without the traditional meal, it feels like any old dinner party.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, and while some great progress has been made, there are still many rivers which are endangered, including one flowing through our nation's capital.

Meet the Whanganui. You might call it a river, but in the eyes of the law, it has the standings of a person.

Modifications to the $3.5bn project have been made to address environmental concerns, but it may not deflect criticism.

From its tiny source to the Houses of Parliament, here are glorious photos of the River Thames.

"It was cool to be in the right place at the right time," says Dr. Sciascia.

Forty years ago, activists blocked plans to dam the Buffalo River, eventually getting Congress and President Nixon to designate the river as America's first National River. Now, a factory hog farm is putting one of Arkansas' most beautiful spots at risk.

The River Thames has inspired artists throughout the ages; here's a modern take on it.

This fake fight has a good cause.

Lazy New Yorkers who want to stay on the island and sunbathe will get this floating artificial beach on the Hudson River if this scheme gets crowdfunded and approved.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has taken to releasing massive amounts of the Colorado River from dams, here's why.

Data is not just for the internet giants; using remote laser-sensing technology, it can generate lovely maps of a river's long-past history too.

Recycled Mississippi is traveling the length of one of America's iconic rivers, which also happens to be one of the most polluted, and filming a documentary along the way.

Long-living fish can now be tracked for their whole lives with a single tag.

Research reveals that rivers deliver up to 4 million metric tons of plastic debris to the sea every year, with up to 95% coming from just 10 of them.

Our photo of the day pays homage to the first designated Canadian Heritage River.

Rivers are people too, you know.

The levels were so high that scientists are revising up their estimates for global marine microplastic pollution.

A new study looks at how AVs are part of a much bigger picture of how we get around.

The car changed the design of our houses; the AV will change our houses and the way we live.

Phil Levin thinks it will change real estate completely; Christian Wolmar thinks it is ludicrous tech nerd fantasy.

Perhaps AVs should have their own lower speed limits until they figure this all out.

People are being killed every day and the problem is the design of our streets as much as the cars and drivers.

They want to build beacons into bikes. Will implants in pedestrians be next?

Judging from what I am reading all over the political map, I suspect that autonomous cars are the new Juiceroo.

On National Walking Day, a look at how putting cars first kills people who walk and drive.

A recent patent shows some of the thinking about fully autonomous cars, which might look nothing like cars do now.

They are going to be autonomous taxis. Is this a good idea?

It may be decades before AVs are good enough, so in the meantime everyone will have to keep out of their way.

Something like this could be on the roads by 2022.

Perhaps we are getting carried away with all this Smart City Talk; Amanda O’Rourke thinks so.

They are going to be a lot more than just cars that drive themselves.