Greening the urban environment is important. Sticking a roof garden on a moving bus is an odd way to do it.

Raising a child is an expensive undertaking, and new parents can get a severe case of sticker shock even before they've left the maternity ward.

One Australian is on a mission to have coffee, one-on-one, with each of his 1,088 Facebook friends. The question is, would you want to do that?

A new study reveals the majority of people you consider your friends may not feel the same way about you.

When disasters strike, we want to help the victims, even from thousands of miles away. Consider these giving strategies to make sure your donation counts.

The medicinal soil called "healing soil" has been found to contain powerful antibiotics that kill superbugs.

Researchers find that more than 10 percent of patients may be taking aspirin unnecessarily, and the risks may outweigh the benefits.

Attractive but not arresting in appearance, the Paradigm series of green prefabs from Seattle's Method Homes has the potential to achieve recognition from the w

Cars with 10 horsepower, fish tanks and Home Depot hardware are just part of the fun. Some even plug in.

Rimac's Concept One is a $936,000 supercar made in Croatia, and only 8 will be built.

Want to know what young girls really think about the media, girls' fashions, and teen idols like Nicki Minaj? Watch this video to find out.

The best photos of the week as presented by the Mother Nature Network, including a landfill worker in Cambodia and a mistletoe farm.

Unlike incandescent 3-way bulbs that really only have 2 levels of brightness, the 3-way Cree LED boats a trio of brightness levels you can actually see.

A new study finds that we cannot remember phone numbers anymore. Shocking!

There's no such thing as too much education, right? What if there's not enough education?

Everybody says we are, but an economist claims that the data show otherwise.

If the whispers about Amazon are true, the few independents still left should be afraid, very afraid.

A New Yorker article gives a behind-the-scenes look at what led to the demise of the climate bill this summer. Here are five observations.

This artisan, certified organic, Fair Trade coffee is one of the best our food blogger has had in her home.

Find out how advances in technology have helped improve these bags, which are designed to break down in your compost pile.

Is it just us or does this latest incarnation of the campy horror franchise look like the best yet?

A new study reveals mosquito DNA in the guano of two widespread North American bat species.

Artist Asher Jay's "Garbagea" confronts us with our throwaway culture in this creative project.

A new book, "Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World," suggests that status matters throughout life, not just in high school.

Many cats form bonds with their humans, just like babies do with their parents.

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

But what is lost when picked produce doesn't ripen for weeks or months?

New Dwarf Planet In Our Solar System May Be The Farthest One Yet

Electromagnetic hypersensitivity may be an ill of the modern age or just a sign of a different condition.

Poor health, and not unhappiness, was the true cause of early death, the researchers said.

After World War II, a government program called Atoms for Peace aimed to find a peaceful use for nuclear power. And thus, the atomic garden was born.

The water coming out of your tap is safe, but there may still be some common contaminants.

Those food storage beeswax cloths and bags you've been noticing? They work.

The sounds the sun makes would not be music to human ears.

Probably 45 percent of baby boomers could use Starkey's new Livio AIs or Healthables. What's keeping them away?

A new study has found that most plants are extremely sensitive to touch, and even a light touch can significantly stunt their growth.

In some cities, glass recyclables aren't being recycled at all.

Breathe new life into hard-to-recycle junk with these innovative solutions.

We may be able to hack our brains to solve problems while we sleep.

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

They don't shed tears and won't remember having mustaches!

Teens can be distressed without being depressed. Here's how parents can help them navigate their feelings and tell the difference between angst and depression.

The International Dark-Sky Association has a few ideas to reduce light pollution from sports facilities.

A study about phones giving kids horns stirs some good old-fashioned moral panic.

Santa's not the only one who gets to hang out with these interesting animals.

Vault lights in the sidewalks were useful ways to light the rooms down below.

Probiotics, whether in supplement or food form, are a booming industry, but the science behind the health benefit claims is still catching up.

Belinda Richards captures pet personalities and turns them into art.

Whether they chase them, chew them or hunt for them, sticks make these dogs very happy.

People are paying big bucks for bottled thermal spring water, and for once science is backing up the benefit claims.