Filipino artist and environmentalist Vincent Francisco Navarro paid homage to coffee farmers by painting portraits of them with used grounds.

The great Pacific garage patch is giving sea striders a place to breed out on the open ocean, changing the natural environment there, new research suggests.

Earth now has five or six major ocean garbage patches, and new research suggests they'll continue growing for 'at least the next thousand years.'

Divers scoured remote Pacific atolls to collect the garbage, some of which had entangled sea turtles.

Food predictions for the year ahead are flooding in — and some are worth a second look.

It's about time somebody looked at shopping as a separate transportation category. It turns out to be a major energy hog.

New results from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft suggest that the Red Planet lost most of its carbon dioxide-dominated atmosphere to space about 3.7 billion years ago.

Here are five hot trends that paleontologists expect to see in 2016 and the years ahead.

Sure, you've tried everything to lose weight — but have you put your brain to work?

Nootropic foods, foil pack dinners, wine water, ugly produce and more food and dining trends coming to your plate in 2019.

Seafood fraud remains rampant in the U.S., according to a new investigation by Oceana, with one in five samples mislabeled.

India's Chandrayaan-2 mission lander was lost on the surface of the moon, but now NASA officials have found its debris.

Scientists say there may be a second black hole lurking at the heart of our galaxy.

Health and loneliness are intimately connected and you have to work on both.

Older people are also spending far less time socializing or reading. That's not a healthy combination.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded $151 million to 37 forward-thinking energy research projects.

6-year-old Jermaine Bell cashes in his Disney World Fund to buy hot dogs and water for hurricane evacuees.

Gardener Donna Stumphf wanted to grow a few vegetables for the needy and ended up with more than 1.5 tons.

In anticipation of Obama's visit to Canada, environmentalists circulate petition to stop 'dirty oil.'

The winds and waves of Hurricane Sandy spilled enough sewage to match BP's oil spill more than 50 times over.

A new study suggests there should be official rules on how often doctors clean these essential tools.

A river pollution clean-up project yields spectacular results in Rotterdam.

Several bee species have begun using manmade plastic waste to build their nests, according to several studies.

By playing and joking with young patients, Carrick makes going to the hospital a little less scary.

The ability of royal jelly to help heal wounds is yet another great reason to love (and save) the bees.

Actor's comments during the Golden Globes did not sit well with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Hurricanes keep coming through, destroying homes and beaches, yet tenacious residents keep on rebuilding. While this endless process of destruction and construc

A few towns are doing just fine, thanks to a blank check written in the wake of the Gulf oil spill.

If you're dreaming of a white Christmas, these photos of snow-covered nature from all around the world might do the trick.

Will one conservation photographer's images be enough to save an important protected area from development?

How to help provide people on every continent with food that is safe, affordable, and sustainable for people and planet.

Wheelchair-bound author Shane Burcaw started writing funny stories about living with a neuromuscular disease and inspired a movement.

The disruption ahead extends well beyond healthcare. Are you prepared?

With the help of her grandson, Grandma Joy is camping and seeing the mountains on their quest to visit all the national parks.

Support your favorite national park, forest or preserve by volunteering or visiting on National Public Lands Day.

Most of my life I’ve preferred solo running. But now that I’ve reached a certain age, I’m looking for accountability, community and friendship.

It's not just that your mom encourages second helpings. Studies show that a phenomenon called "social facilitation" is one factor in why we overeat with others.

Virtually sulfur-free biodiesel fuel is available in blends for home oil burners.

The young female set a new speed record for her species.

Scientists are beginning to unravel the mystery of how caddisfly silk stays sticky underwater, and it could lead to the development of a wet Band-Aid.

By 2020, onshore wind and solar power are expected to be cheaper sources of new electricity than any fossil fuel.

A company that turns cremated remains into diamonds has made headlines turning loved ones and celebrities into jewelry. Next up? Fido.

Author John Temple was granted unprecedented access to the controversial family.

When the only way to visit your neighbors is to hop into a car, holiday parties take on a deeper significance.

When vandals took over an abandoned cow tunnel in Portslade in Brighton, the community took it back.

When it comes to political or personal conversations, it's always good to avoid this type of superiority posturing.

Sweden has a floating library — the bokbåten — that brings thousands of books to people on dozens of remote islands in the Stockholm archipelago twice a year.

Study finds that dogs can recognize the difference between words and voices.

Max and Neo sends donation boxes to thousands of rescue groups every year.

Boy asks his friends to celebrate his birthday by volunteering at an animal shelter.