When it comes to picking a side of the bed, resistance is futile.

Research suggests letting kids get more sleep can lead to healthier teens, better test scores and a stronger economy.

This fun indoor craft project allows kids to customize their very own miniature garden, plant succulents in a container, and watch them grow.

Decorate both the interior and exterior of your home with live plants and accents from the garden, like evergreens and acorns, for a festive holiday atmosphere.

Winter is quickly approaching and the holidays are in full swing once again.

Live plants make a thoughtful and long-lasting gift, especially when chosen with care and customized with little touches that make them even more special.

To prevent kids from getting bored over the summer, teach them some fun garden games.

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

U.S. reels from storms, cats' secret lives revealed, deadly disease eradicated, and reports of water on the moon intensify.

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.

SkyBridge, North America's longest pedestrian suspension bridge, opened earlier this year in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. And now it's ready for Christmas.

Residents of Bougainville voted overwhelmingly to become independent from Papua New Guinea.

A new book by Brett Graff helps parents drown out the cultural noise and reduce parenting anxiety when it comes to spending money on our kids.

​One of the best skills you can give your college student is practice with money management, preferably while they still live under your roof.

Life is expensive, and kids will learn important life lessons from earning and saving their own money.

Medical identity theft is a hassle, but for a person managing a severe health issue, it can be life-threatening. Here's what you need to know.

Plus, 5 ideas to use at home to get kids thinking numerically.

Predicted to be a hot trend in 2020, the rise of everything butters and spreads has only just begun.

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

Kid Rock is using a sustainable brewery to brew his new American Badass Beer.

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

Although nanorobots made of DNA have been developed before, these spiders can move over greater distances and follow complex commands.

Rice University students come up with ingenious and inexpensive health care tool for communities without power.

Japanese researchers have developed a method to quickly create stem cells from almost any other type of cell.

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

Scientists still aren't entirely sure how the spiders make use of the carbon nanotubes, but their webs are the strongest ever recorded.

The webbing was on par with bulletproof Kevlar in strength.

Juice and soda aren’t the only drink options available for children. Here are some healthy drink alternatives for kids (and adults).

The paper Unocup ditches plastic in a bid to reduce waste and improve ergonomics.

New studies link triclosan to osteoporosis and impaired muscle function.

Here's a breakdown of how each disinfectant kills specific types of germs.

Hydroelectric power has not received the attention that solar and wind enjoy, but that could be changing.

How hip to hybrid cars are you? Zero to sustainability: Test your hybrid car IQ with this quiz.

Israel’s largest international green energy conference takes place this weekend in Eilat.

Photovoltaic cells convert the sun's energy into electricity — but what if solar energy could instead be converted directly into liquid fuel?

Hi-tech biomass gassification plant will cut Middlebury College's CO2 emissions by 40 percent.

The world's natural rubber comes from Southeast Asia, but the company is using an unassuming Texas bush to make its rubber all-American.

With more sophisticated satellite imagery, we can view Earth from space in new, enlightening ways that expand our understanding of the planet.

New book about the painkiller industry has already been optioned by Warner Bros.

How embracing a serene, rural lifestyle has taught me to use a chainsaw, ride a pickup and get off my blood pressure medication.

Atlanta to Appalachia columnist Benyamin Cohen and his wife prepare for the arrival of their first chicks — and the wide new world of raising chickens.

After all the time and money we've spent setting up this luxury chicken coop, this is by far the most expensive egg we'll ever eat.

Jumbo squid, also known as "red devils," have been known to attack divers before. But a submarine? Watch the nightmarish Greenpeace video here.

Hiding under everyone's nose in the most populous city in the U.S.A., a beautiful new frog species has been discovered.

The beautiful, predatory moonfish can warm its own body, just like mammals and birds.

They might make for terrifying adults, but giant squid are actually kind of cute when they're babies.

Long feared extinct, the extremely rare Omura's whale was recorded by a team of biologists off the coast of Madagascar.

Otherworldly caves naturally lit by the eerie gleam of glowworms are a sight to behold.

Nile crocodiles are known for being maneaters, and now they've been accidentally introduced to Florida.