Biologists believe that oil companies are to blame for the recent dolphin deaths.

Demand for quinoa in developed countries means agrarian people in Bolivia and Peru can't afford the one-time staple crop. Is that entirely bad news? The answer is complicated.

Outfitted with GoPros and solar-powered GPS trackers, the crew of carrion-loving vigilantes is sniffing out illegal dumps in Lima.

From ancient trees and strange sea slugs to odd and adorable insects plus more, our most popular reader's photos of the year are a tribute to Mother Nature.

From mites to cockroaches, our house dust is literally crawling with things.

A new study finds altered neurological performance in children during peak pesticide spraying for the Mother's Day flower harvest.

Ice cream lovers aren't happy to learn they're licking glyphosate on hot summer days.

Get rid of slugs (and snails) without the use of pesticides that harm beneficial creatures and pollute our waterways.

"It's not just about the bees, it's about the survival of humanity"

Even the CDC recommends this botanical ingredient as comparable to DEET for repelling disease-carrying insects.

With crickets in decline, some scientists say that the insects' summer crooning may become a thing of the past.

A mixture of leftover citrus rinds and vinegar is an easy, food-safe way to cut ants off at the pass.

Kissing bugs can carry the parasite that causes Chagas disease, and they are now making their way through the US.

Wildlife Conservation Society is treating the purloined parrots at a specially built care facility; some 900 have been released back into the wild.

Which side of the bed gets the stair? Batlab solves it with two.

Perhaps lofts are not the best solution for tiny homes and apartments.

This multifunctioning stair hides a generous bookcase underneath.

A health insurer practices what it preaches.

Here is an architect who knows how to get people on their feet.

Architect Tamir Addadi squeezes a lot into a very small space

Michael Janzen comes up with an interesting and elegant design. But is it safe?

Belgian architects build a tower in a barn. But my, it uses a lot of lumber.

It seems that these days you can build just about anything with a CNC machine.

Neri&Hu turn climbing the stairs into an experience for Bloomberg in Hong Kong.

A good, if not very accurate, idea.

Why go diagonally when you can go straight up?

160 tons of steel and 10 tons of copper never looked so good

And believe it or not, it's environmentally friendly!

Because if you make it beautiful and open, people will use it.

Syte Architects insert a mezzanine and a terrific storage stair in existing loft.

Sometimes you wonder what they were thinking.

Not only did he have a startlingly brilliant brain for physics, but Stephen Hawking had a pretty good knack for life as well.

This month's Full Buck blood moon will star in the longest total lunar eclipse of the century.

An astronaut-eye's view of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station shows why everyone is kind of freaking out.

The official naming organization has approved the names to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 mission.

Hubble just took the most detailed image yet of the eerie and mysterious Ghost Nebula, some 550 light-years from Earth.

Our blue-green Earth might have actually been a different color, thanks to this molecule.

Hubble's image of Messier 3 reveals what astronomers say is one of the prettiest "globular clusters" in the universe.

Scientists think there is a hidden, protected ocean inside of Pluto – and the implications are wild.

The Grand Inga dam will be double the size of China's Three Gorges, but big questions remain about whether ordinary Africans will actually get its electricity.

While grid-scale liquid metal batteries might be a more exciting technology, good old pumped hydro storage is one of the ways we can store power from intermittent sources (like solar & wind) or shift supply around (from the night to peak use).

UK households can now buy 15 percent green gas and 100 percent green electricity with one easy tariff.

Oil and gas companies have until 2023 to make 'Paris compatible' plans, or face divestment.

Drivers of traditional "ICE" cars often underestimate the convenience of going electric.

The world mourns the loss of Berta Cáceres, an Indigenous woman who peacefully yet persistently resisted the destruction of waterways in Honduras for mining projects.

These photos reveal the horror of our disposable, consumerist culture and how it's ruining the most beautiful places on Earth.

Just keeping your phone in your car's console during a drive could charge the battery with this novel tiny generator.

This quick project makes a useful emergency flashlight while recycling your leftover cardboard.

The same inventor who brought us the body heat-powered flashlight is at it again.

The small device is perfect for tiny homes or those wanting a convenient, yet electricity-free option.