New Zealand filmmaker showcases free-spirited seniors embracing death by building and decorating their own coffins.

Fallen trees can be used for more than just firewood. Here's how to enhance your garden with downed limbs.

Turns out all those dire predictions about paper books and bookstores were wrong — and personally, I'm thrilled.

Ocean currents have carried about 300 billion pieces of plastic trash to the Arctic Ocean, a new study finds, and more is on the way.

We've gone doodle dog crazy. Did you know there are dozens of these hypoallergenic mixes? Learn surprising facts about Schnoodles, Whoodles and doodles. Oh My!

Before you bite into that fig, note that you could be eating dead wasps ... sort of.

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The padded bumpers remain popular with new parents despite health concerns.

Infant and adult morality rates both dropped in 2014 though overall life expectancy held steady.

Jerky dog treats made in China have been linked to 1,000 dog deaths and illness in three people.

The FDA hasn't confirmed Chinese-made treats are dangerous, but there are concerns the jerky treats have sickened or killed thousands of U.S. pets.

Seven people have died from an outbreak of listeria associated with apples. A California packing company has recalled Granny Smith, Gala and caramel apples.

Research finds a bad diet to be the biggest risk for early death worldwide.

It's time to prioritize walking over driving. Cities have to change their priorities and start investing in safe transportation alternatives like walking.

This isn't an aging problem, it's a design problem.

Who says you can't outrun old age?

Local young people are leaving the wetlands for jobs in cities partly because the Dead Zone is eradicating the Gulf of Mexico’s shrimp supplies.

Video: Alexandra Cousteau and Expedition Blue Planet follow Colorado's dry riverbed to its historic mouth in the Upper Gulf of California.

Solyndra's public and highly controversial bankruptcy filing is affecting other solar projects.

When flowers start to dry up and die, bees struggle to find nectar and pollen. Here are some signs of nectar death and what you can do to help.

The FDA has now confirmed that the disgusting sludge a man poured from a freshly opened Pepsi can was a dead frog or toad.

It's a bird ... it's a plane ... if it's in New Orleans, it's just a Black Hawk helicopter airdropping old Christmas trees.

The H5N1 influenza virus, also known as "bird flu," may well be more prevalent and less deadly than health officials had thought, according to a new study publi

Death has always been hidden away, but after spending time with an isolated tribe, this writer is ready to face death head-on.

The experiences of the most successful acquirers yield some counterintuitive lessons.

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

The highly anticipated successor to the Hubble Space Telescope is scheduled to launch in spring 2021.

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

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

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

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

Norwegian cruise operator Hurtigruten is instituting a plan to power its ships using dead fish, part of an effort to be more environmentally sound.

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

More than 4,000 deadly snakes call this tiny 110-acre island home, including one species with venom that can 'melt human flesh.'

The Inaccessible Island rail (Atlantisia rogersi) can only be found on a single Atlantic island in the middle of nowhere. Here's how it got there.

It's a book club for introverts to be social without all the pressure of a regular book club.

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

A UPS driver thought he saw something in the snow. Turns out it was a tiny, white puppy that had been abandoned.

A tiny poodle named Porschia not only escaped a hawk's clutches, but made it back home again.

For four-legged creatures, lightning strikes create an especially lethal ground current.

While most of these procedures are perfectly safe, you might think twice after seeing the ugly side of these beauty treatments.

Sharks? Snakes? The animal that's deadliest to humans probably isn't what you think it is.

Researchers have found a toad that perfectly mimics a poisonous snake right down to its hiss.

Measuring well over 5,000 square miles, Death Valley National Park is the largest national park in the Lower 48. Of course, most people know it for its other su

WHO says "immunity passports" certifying that people are immune to the coronavirus are premature since we don't know if they will work.

Paul Phillips and Karen Perry were still mourning their old dog when Zeppelin crashed into their lives.

Every year, countless birds and deer get fatally entangled in soccer nets.

Chris Van Dorn dons the cape and mask to rescue animals through his nonprofit, Batman4Paws.

Depending on how the statistics are sliced, private planes may be even more dangerous than the leading cause of transportation deaths in America: cars.