This infographic breaks down how plastic pollution is killing marine life and what you can do to prevent it.

Space shuttle Enterprise suffered minor wing damage on June 3 when it collided with the navigation guides for a New York railroad bridge during the first half o

NASA lost power on Sunday in California, delaying the launch of the IRIS sun observatory by one day.

NASA's far-reaching space probe is still within the sun's sphere of influence, but soon will leave into prediscovered areas.

NASA astronaut Steven Nagel, who flew four space shuttle missions, died Thursday, Aug. 21. He was 67.

Swale, a barge repurposed into a 'floating food forest,' lets people pick and eat produce for free.

Kids make the best workout buddies. Here's how adults can tailor their exercise routines to a child's abilities.

The Jambato harlequin frog had been feared extinct for at least the last 30 years.

Honeysuckle and lemon balm foraged from the backyard or your farmers market flavor this vodka cocktail.

Session cocktails and plant-based barbecue are the biggest food trends this summer.

Mercury, named for the Roman messenger of the gods, is the smallest planet in our solar system and the closest to the sun. Check out these amazing images

The specialized DNA of cockroaches makes them dumpster divers extraordinaire.

Here's a good list of items not to put in your garbage disposal, and a bonus list of 3 to be cautious about.

A singular place to say 'I do' in the Seattle area, Brightwater Treatment Plant can process 36 million gallons of wastewater daily.

Those helium-filled balloons you've seen bobbing in the breeze are the least important use of this critical element, especially since we don't have enough.

Can you spot all of these incognito critters?

Getting along with neighbors can yield big health benefits for birds, a new study finds. It's probably good for us, too.

Thanks to the 24-hour news cycle and social media, it's impossible to tune out these politically turbulent times. Here's how to tune in and stay sane.

For the media, exonerated climate scientists aren't nearly as interesting as evil, manipulative ones.

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee has added 19 new locations to its list of World Heritage Sites and expanded the boundaries of another one.

A wet and rainy winter after a wildfire year could give California a beautiful super bloom.

Family sends an SOS message in a bottle from California's Arroyo Seco River — and it saves them.

An organic “garden gin,” Sage uses botanicals like the ones grown by Thomas Jefferson in his Monticello gardens.

A guild of artisans is preserving traditional weaving methods in a region of Peru overshadowed by the ruins of Machu Picchu.

Iron Chef Jose Garces’ whiskey bar in the Rittenhouse Square section of Philadelphia serves a sustainable burger and fries that are worth the wait.

Actress, currently starring in the eco-thriller 'The East,' describes freeganism and her experiences on an eco-village studying permaculture.

More than half of the world's largest aquifers are being depleted, according to satellite system data.

Spongy water harvester prototype that uses only sunlight was tested successfully in the Arizona desert.

Emoji can add emotion and intent to emails and texts, but can they ever become their own language?

The search giant has trained neural networks to interpret photos, but they can also be coaxed to create monsters.

Theses six apps can help you add hours back to your day.

From two Apple expats comes the Nest Learning Thermostat, a cleverly intuitive household thermostat that picks up on your daily schedule as well as your heating

Here are five serious sewage disasters in history, many of them caused by overwhelmed sewer systems. How we can prevent future ones from flowing our way?

Get rid of fungus and stop it from coming back by using effective natural methods.

Mold and water go hand-in-hand, so learn how to find mold and prevent it.

Humidity doesn’t just make you uncomfortable. It also causes problems and health hazards at every level of the home. Here is a bottom-to-top summary of some o

Young Scottish brothers are watching to see where their little ship 'Adventure' will end up.

New research suggests long, happy marriages may be in the genes.

The blue- and yellow-clad home furnishings behemoth plans to add 17 percent more green to the paychecks of employees who earn minimum wage.

The controversial bill, which now heads to the Senate, would open more national parks to hunting and protect the use of toxic lead ammunition.

6 home-schooled siblings demonstrate the power of motivation. (And their four younger sisters and brother aren't too far behind.)

A fresh batch of satellite images showcasing the red planet's diverse topography is providing scientists with valuable data for future travel to Mars.

The fourth planet from the sun, Mars is one of our closest neighbors in the solar system, and yet it remains a mystery.

CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year contest captures how humanity is coping with climate change.

The boy who eats lunch alone in the school office everyday because no one will sit with him now has more than 1.2 million likes on his Facebook birthday page.

We know photos in magazine ads and TV commercials are altered, but are you aware of the Photoshopping on your friends' selfies?

Using a single-pixel camera, a patterned light source and some computer processing, researchers have demonstrated a cheap way to do X-rays with "ghost images."

The bandage uses a thickening agent known as kappa-carrageenan, obtained from seaweed, to create injectable hydrogels.

Project Haiti Orphanage and Children's Center will provide a safe and healthy home for Haitian children.

Green Shipping lets businesses and individuals measure and offset the CO2 emissions of packages when using UPS, FedEx or the U.S. Postal Service.