Officials will offer money to owners of environmentally sensitive farmland if they idle it in a conservation program instead of growing crops.

Exotic beetles are killing America's ash trees, a popular source of wood for baseball bats. And as these verdant invaders spread into the Northeast, their grow

The agency bows to pressure from the livestock industry to backtrack on urging people to reduce their consumption of meat.

These are just a sample of the things we could lose if temperatures rise 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the next 200 years.

Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge is rich with wildlife and history — and it's under siege from the waters that surround it. And it's only to get worse.

Mongolia, the host of this year's World Environment Day, is home to Earth's rarest bear. Conservationists hope 2013 will mark the start of its comeback.

The health benefits of almonds, which are an amazing superfood, are verified in several new studies.

The new policy at Dignity Health Mercy Medical Center in Merced builds trust and community, and the patients are seeing the results.

Tsepdro is a sacred art form in Tibet. It's traditionally made during Losar, the Tibetan New Year.

These religious structures have been sitting atop cliffs and mountains for centuries now with no easy way to get to them.

The most commonly used cinnamon, cassia, contains a natural element that when used in large amounts can cause liver damage.

Suffering from hot flashes, fatigue, insomnia or anxiety? Hormonal imbalance could be to blame — try these natural remedies to get things back on track.

From hindering kidney stones and taming inflammation to fighting disease, lemons are brimming with potential.

Innovative program seeks to match landowners with people who will lease their land for organic farming.

Freshly blossomed almond trees are illuminated by the fiery sunset in Czech Republic.

Japanese researchers will release monkeys into the radioactive zone near Fukishima nuclear plant to test radiation levels. What could possibly go wrong?

Actors join other others in urging President Obama to stay true to his commitment to reduce nuclear weapons during this year's G8 summit.

They might sound a little pricey, but these might be the longest lasting batteries ever created.

How healthy are America's plants, animals and environment?

There's more to salmon sperm than making salmon babies, as researchers find it can also be used to help sort out toxic waste.

With smooth limestone walls and passages lined with stalagmites and stalactites, explorers uncover hidden caves underneath Montreal.

John Pawson's Life House beckons frazzled renters with a 'zone of extreme calm.'

To grill perfect salmon and shrimp, get ready to break out the cooking oil.

Coffee, olive oil and fish are just some of the adulterated and intentionally mislabeled foods regularly passed off as something they’re not.

New research suggests that a gram of cinnamon a day can help reduce blood sugar and may boost metabolism.

The yoga clothing giant is recalling the pants because they're too sheer.

Yoga studios around the country are scrambling to add daytime classes for kids to meet the demands of home-school families.

Looking for a CEO job and know Sanskrit? Do you have Bill Clinton on speed dial?

Business magnate shares the benefits and practice of daily meditation in his new book 'Success Through Stillness.'

Vermont's Mount Stratton hosted a festival dedicated to yoga, meditation and overall mindfulness.

Researchers find biological confirmation that yoga and meditation have a positive effect on mental health. Plus: 4 yoga moves that will reduce stress.

North Dakota and Montana are preparing to tap into a pipeline that will link the Alberta oil sands with refineries on the Gulf Coast.

The U.N. ambassador is considered a top candidate for secretary of State, but her stock in the firm behind the Keystone XL oil pipeline has raised eyebrows.

Select Ace Hardware stores will begin selling the new Honeywell WT6500 home wind turbine next month.

Film tells the fictional story of one small town's dealings with the natural gas industry — and the environmentalist out to stop it all from happening.

Kids living just outside the evacuation zone will be tested for cumulative radiation exposure.

The deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands today struck along a subduction zone.

A powerful earthquake in Alaska sent towering waves up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall crashing down on Hawaii about 500 years ago

There's more to winter gourds than butternut squash. Here are just a few winter squashes and gourds you might want to consider for your dinner table.

Ancient marine reptile sheds light on the origins of the distant relatives of modern crocodiles.

Triassic fossils found on lands that were previously part of Bears Ears National Monument could fall under 'multiple-use' management.

The ozone hole above the Antarctic has hit its maximum extent for the year. Due to warm temperatures, the opening in the protective atmospheric layer was the se

The Air Quality Egg was named one of Kickstarter's best projects of 2012.

U.S. federal budget woes are shrinking the monitoring network that tracks greenhouse gases such as methane.

Working with the nonprofit Solar Aid, students earn enough to bring electric light to a school in Kenya

Michael Pollan explains that if farmers are only growing one or two crops, that means people are only eating one or two crops, which does not make for a healthy

A nonbinding resolution calls for meatless options to be offered.

Grizzlies becoming unbearable, oil kills Gulf coral, GOP sparks power struggle, and more.

It may be a largely symbolic victory for environmentalists, but many critics of hydraulic fracturing hope it will set an example for other states to follow.

Is getting shiny kitchen and bathroom fixtures really as easy as rubbing a fresh lemon on them? Our food blogger finds out.