An HSC survey found that more than half of American adults couldn’t think of anything they should do to make their homes safer.

A new study looks at the community factors behind the dip in American life expectancy.

Here's how to get your home and family ready for the possibility of a coronavirus outbreak.

With millions of Americans staying home, blood donations are drying up. It's safe to give if you are healthy.

Find out how much water it takes to produce your everyday grocery items and how much can be saved with a few minor tweaks in behavior.

The owners of Alabama's Humble Heart Farms are offering their dairy farm to whoever writes the best 200-word essay.

Two decades after approving imidacloprid, the EPA is re-examining how it and similar pesticides affect bees.

Turning a grassy lawn into a vegetable garden can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study.

The retailer will give vertical farming a go at several locations.

Coffee-growing regions are set to lose key pollinators like bees by midcentury due to climate change.

Data from 76 published peer-reviewed studies offers compelling reasons to keep an open mind about GMOs.

MIT scientists are creating "climate recipes" for basil using computer algorithms or cyber agriculture.

Jim Motavalli shares an excerpt from his just-released book, ​"The Real Dirt on America's Frontier Legends"

From contacting your representatives to signing petitions, here are 5 ways to make your voice heard, and 2 that aren't worth your time.

These fruits and veggies from Sydney artist Danling Xiao are both adorable and thought-provoking.

#ILookLikeASurgeon aims to inspire inclusion and diversity in the surgical field.

Tina Solera made it her life's mission to save the galgo, a traditional dog of Spain that has fallen into deep disregard.

For a time, this cow was the sole inhabitant of her own private island in Poland. She swam there to avoid slaughter.

After seeing yet another school shooting play out, Clare Schexnyder realized she couldn't sit back and do nothing.

Here are eight young people who made an impressive mark on history and our world.

A sick hen led photographer Janet Holmes to a group of people who live with chickens as equals. She decided to document those relationships.

A dog named Horace embraced visitors like there was no tomorrow — until someone gave him one.

A teacher in a rural community in Virginia is running 100 miles in 24 hours to send her students to college.

A dog named Tigger who couldn't stop trembling when he first came to the shelter now can't stop kissing his rescuers.

Galgopod creates a lifeline for some of the world's most tragic dogs.

Lucky was a broken street dog until he journeyed half a world away to inspire others.

In 2013, Bush shaved his head in solidarity with a young toddler with leukemia.

WildArk created the Tuke Rainforest Conservancy to protect the people and biodiversity of the area.

Habitat conservation and international assistance have helped India's tiger population rise 30% since 2015.

Efforts to replace Columbus Day gain momentum across the nation.

Rob Greenfield is a hands-on activist who has participated in many high-profile environmental feats to raise awareness about people's impact on the planet.

Researchers mapped the route food takes from farms to homes.

Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning discusses why our ethics and values are critical to our personal and professional character.

About 20% of us have a genetic propensity that may compel us toward adventure and exploration.

Learn more about those weird-looking thingamabobs down there.

Despite fantastic cabin service and other amenities, these sky marathons can tax even seasoned travelers.

Air travel could continue to get cheaper but it could also get a lot less comfortable, as seat sizes shrink and the differences between classes gets wider.

With a little planning, you can stretch how much you have to spend each day when you're traveling.

Is the government really spraying toxic substances at 50,000 feet? Probably not, but here's what's happening with chemtrails.

This ultra-strong, ultra-thin supermaterial could yield a technological revolution.

The density of turtles is so high that you could almost imagine crossing the sea by hopping from shell to shell.

The explosion detected in a galaxy 390 million light-years from Earth was 5 times more energetic than anything seen before, but it's no Big Bang.

Scientists are at a loss to explain why infants seem largely resistant to the coronavirus, but new studies are providing clues.

All 8 species of pangolin are in decline due to illegal trade, but conservationists hope to save them by softening the scaly animal's image.

With more than 150,000 illustrations of life here on Earth, the Biodiversity Heritage Library is a free, global library is full of history, myths and legends.

It might mean that spiders possess an extraordinary kind of consciousness.

Despite their size difference, horses and dogs understand and mimic each other when they play.

New research about relationships backs up this age-old adage.

Scientists at the Peninsula Open Space Trust are studying how animals move around an increasingly fractured habitat, and the video is just one element.

The mountain pika is sensitive to temperature change. Warmer mountains and less snowpack are problems for this rabbit relative.