Flavonoids are plant-based compounds with powerful antioxidant properties found in a lot of fruits and vegetables like blueberries and grapes.

We have a new, official word for all that gym wear you're seeing everywhere these days.

Norway says it will end all fox and mink farms by 2025, and it's the first Nordic country to take the step,

Human noise is changing how some birds sing, while causing chronic stress and reproductive problems in others.

Black-backed woodpeckers love burned-out forests, but mega-fires are changing their lives.

Study finds U.S. and Canada have lost 29% of birds in past 50 years.

Some snowy owls have left the tundra to winter in Detroit where they have less competition for food.

Scientists have found a new influenza virus that infects bats. But don't pull out the hand sanitizer leftover from the H1N1, or swine flu, pandemic just yet. Wh

The new process may provide a revolutionary, all-purpose flu vaccine.

A new strain of bird flu in China has sickened nine people, including three who died

Although the rise in cases of the H7N9 bird flu in China seems to have slowed, health officials are developing a vaccine against the virus.

The CDC issued a warning that a mutated flu strain might make this year's vaccine less effective.

The newest home in New Orleans' Make It Right neighborhood boasts ample outdoor entertaining space, a vivid paint job and a designer that even your grandmother

Storm surge is seawater pushed ahead of a storm, mainly by strong winds. Onshore, the surge can rise several feet in just a few minutes.

The treated lumber found in 30 of the New Orleans homes built by Brad Pitt's green rebuilding nonprofit, Make It Right, is prematurely decaying.

These violent storms both frighten us and fascinate us, and there's a lot you may not know about them.

The severity of two big winter storms from 2010 are compared, stat by stat. Which one emerges as the true snow storm of the year?

A "perfect recipe" for snow hit the Pacific Northwest today, one meteorologist said, bringing nearly a winter's worth of snow to Seattle in a matter of hours.

Thanks to arctic air from the north and a dip in the jet stream, superstorm Sandy has gotten stronger and is now a snowstorm on top of a hurricane and post-trop

After sweeping through the Midwest the day after Christmas, a winter storm is expected to dump two feet of snow in the Northeast.

The blizzard that pounded the southern Plains states added to the snow the area received just days ago.

There are many different types of snow and various names for how wind and air temperature affect it. How many can you name?

In a push to save money and lives this winter, four U.S. states are dispatching smart snowplows.

East Coast folks: Stock up on munchies, get those prescriptions filled and get ready to hunker down for the next day or two.

The lauded structure is bustling with activity as a whopper of a winter storm approaches.

Tian Tian the giant panda from the Smithsonian National Zoo had a grand time rolling around in the snow dropped by Winter Storm Jonas.

They make for winter wonderlands, but snowstorms can be dangerous and disruptive events. We take a look at storms that hit the East Coast hard.

Research suggests that man's best friend has learned to capitalize on our preference for big, sad eyes.

Studies reveal what cat owners have suspected all along: Your cat hears you when you call — he just chooses not to respond.

These burrowing rodents build their own towns, they help the environment, and they even talk about us.

The cat-carried parasite Toxoplasma gondi has been associated with a variety of illnesses, but you can take simple precautions.

We've rounded up some adorable wombat photos and some surprising facts about the wombat.

The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak around Aug. 12 this year.

The folk hero planted many an apple tree, but not for the reasons you might think.

At NuVu, students solve complex problems by focusing on imagination and constructive feedback.

Company will focus on four pillars to advance the sustainability of its biggest product category, food

How one U.S. businessman is using his startup to bring clean water and hope to drought-stricken Kenyan communities.

Research by these women has changed the way we think about space — from dark matter to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

It could be sleep apnea or allergies causing that horrific sound.

Adapting employees’ skills and roles to the post-pandemic ways of working will be crucial to building operating-model resilience.

Defense budgets might be stable now, but governments may reduce spending in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

State leaders must continue to address the COVID-19 challenges facing their own operations while also considering how to rebuild and reimagine for the next normal.

The length of disruption for patients continuing physical distancing remains unclear. However, most forward-looking healthcare organizations may use this time to materially scale virtual health offerings in ways that creates competitive advantage.

Spring is a great time to renew your commitment to being green. A few suggestions: Walk or bike instead of driving, drive smoothly and more slowly to increase g

Among the real environmental repercussions of meat production is it uses more fertilizers and pesticides than any other industry (sprayed directly on the animal

Some chemicals in nail polish and polish remover are known to cause cancer, and others lead to birth defects.

Many schools take hot lunches away from kids who have a negative balance in their lunch accounts.

These days, everyone is taking more responsibility for the choices they make.

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

Watch the northern lights from home, courtesy of explore.org through their live camera in Canada.