New German study finds that people taking this type of generic diabetes medication were less likely to develop diabetes.

Researchers find a strong association between elevated blood glucose levels and certain types of cancer.

New study finds link between long hours at manual labor jobs and Type 2 diabetes.

Housing charity New Story teams with 3-D printing startup ICON to fabricate 100 affordable and innovative abodes in El Salvador.

Human trials are set to begin on the treatment, which cured 100 percent of mice during animal trials.

6.5 percent of Americans over the age of 40 experience phantom odors, but we're not sure what causes this sensation.

A device undergoing clinical trials in the U.K. may detect cancer by analyzing the compounds left by cells' biochemical reactions.

The rotavirus vaccine may also have the unexpected advantage of reducing rates of Type 1 diabetes.

The company's New York headquarters is now equipped with energy-saving LED lighting.

Wood that bounces sunlight back into the atmosphere could be a game-changer for buildings.

The Design Museum's recognition of IKEA's Better Shelter for refugees couldn't come at a more appropriate time.

The CDC hopes to teach the public about outbreaks and maybe attract future epidemiologists through the free app.

CTO of Big Green Innovations, a unit of IBM's Smarter Planet Initiative, lays out 5 key project areas.

Two student teams from the 2013 Solar Decathlon, USC and Santa Clara University, need to sell their innovative, solar-powered homes to private buyers.

The rapidly growing solar industry needs a lot of highly skilled employees. And it thinks it knows where to find them.

ChooseVets lets civilians outsource work to military vets who are looking for employment.

One Doodle 4 Google contest winner will earn $30K in college scholarships plus $50K for their school.

Gitanjali Rao saw that the current options for testing lead were slow and unreliable, and decided to do something about it.

After his dog died, Ryan Gosling took to wearing George's tag.

Max creates bold, iconic posters for events like Earth Day and groups like Greenpeace.

Covering thousands of miles on three-inch wings, the common green darner dragonfly completes a multi-generation journey every year.

Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla Roadster, which was shot into space aboard the Falcon Heavy rocket, is currently on cruise control at a leisurely 34,000 mph.

Annual celestial event often produces large bright fireballs that scorch the night sky.

"The Silent Evolution" by Jason deCaires Taylor is 400 permanent sculptures in Mexican waters.

The man who theorized the Nobel Prize-winning Higgs boson particle is himself a bit of a mystery.

Cartagena, Colombia's Caribbean port city, might not enjoy the name recognition of Bogota or even Medellin, but it has many of the features of a bona fide mains

Vietnam veteran gets his dying wish to spend the day with his beloved dog.

Fewer manufacturers are using high fructose corn syrup in their products, but they aren’t making them less sweet.

Sometimes we take life too seriously. This hilarious comic about one woman's sugar addiction makes me laugh, partly because I can relate.

Confused by the number of sugars and sweeteners on the market? Here's a comprehensive guide to the various natural sugars and artificial substitutes.

Researchers find that fructose may be more harmful than other sugars when it comes to its effect on blood sugar levels and insulin resistance.

Mercedes 250GLK BlueTEC review

Honeybees Sweetened Life for Stone Age Humans

Why not take this opportunity to view six other meteor showers this summer?

The Leonids are expected to reach their peak before dawn on Nov. 17 but will still be visible through Nov. 21

On the evening of Nov. 21, upwards of 400 meteors per hour may light up the night sky.

Finding sugars in meteorites adds a new twist to theories of how life arose on Earth.

December is a chilly time for stargazing, but catching a glimpse of the Geminids makes it all worthwhile.

KELT-9b's star-like qualities include melting iron and smashing hydrogen molecules, meaning this is not a habitable place.

Betelgeuse is dimming so fast, astronomers say it may be primed to explode.

Video: Niecy Nash and Peter Fonda share what? Their smart eco-tips.

Learn about the characters in Ted Turner's classic environmental animated series, Captain Planet and the Planeteers.

Newman’s Own gives all of its profits to charity, like the one that helps Kadin Hoven and his family escape the difficulties of chronic illness.

How about an out-of-this-world accessory for your Valentine?

The drab potoo bird uses its coloring to disguise itself as a tree limb.

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

Researchers now know why some people are more susceptible to certain strains of the flu.

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

Asian carp are now in Lake Michigan — and that’s not good news for the Great Lakes, says Conservancy scientist Lindsay Chadderton.

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