The now-permanent rules are just common sense, really.

Platypuses are odd critters filled with surprises, and a few mysteries.

Video conferencing for lawyers: How to get started. Lawyers need to consult face-to-face — deposing witnesses and finalizing deals — but there's no reason

A factory ghost caused 3,000 garment workers to riot in Bangladesh. The workers' behavior is called mass hysteria

An article based upon a leaked report says that Arctic sea ice is up 60%. But is it true?

Looking to check things off your to-do list? Start with a little math.

Anna Jarvis created Mother's Day, then was dismayed how quickly the holiday became commercialized.

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

A natural method for battling bacteria like E.coli and salmonella may be on its way.

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

America's landmark water law will be 40 years old this fall. But amid old legal doubts and new environmental dangers, it may be facing a midlife crisis.

Apex Logistics employees converted a storage space into every college man's dream hangout, complete with pinups and gym equipment.

Residents living near Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal rally against a planned residential development that they believe will lead to increased flooding risk.

How to steer clear of the Styrofoam and plastic stuff.

New think tank aims to be one-stop resource for addressing hunger, obesity, food waste and a broken agricultural system.

Nothing says "I'm single and ready to mingle" like a dose of salty digestive fluid. For sea lampreys, anyway.

White-nose syndrome is obliterating American bats, but scientists may have found a ray of hope: bacteria that live on bat wings.

The mosquitoes that transmit Zika virus are wily, but if you understand their biology, it is possible to keep them in check.

Viola Davis and Emmy Rossum do their part.

'Golden Boy' star Theo James hates waste.

He plays a KGB spy in 'The Americans'.

Billy Burke ('Twilight') returns in 'Revolution'.

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

Sen. James Inhofe is trying to set himself up as a 'climate hoax' expert, but he lacks even the basic facts about climate change in his own state of Oklahoma.

President Barack Obama took a strong stance on fighting climate change, "for the sake of our children and our future."

Fearful of late summers and early springs trimming their seasons, ski areas all over the United States are calling for action on climate change policy.

Global warming will march on regardless, argues writer Sami Grover. Maybe it's time to get more ambitious in our response.

The U.N. summit is going on despite recent terrorist attacks, and it does so with diplomatic momentum as well as a renewed sense of global solidarity.

Would you live in Facebookville? The company's $120 million housing community might just bring the old “company town” concept back into fashion.

When you share a rescue organization's posts or comment on them, it may not always be what's best for the shelter.

A protein complex has been shown to repair DNA damage caused by radiation or old age.

Matt Jones was arrested by TVA police after driving home elderly residents from a community meeting discussing the coal ash spill.

A study in Philadelphia finds that transforming vacant lots into green spaces has a beneficial impact on mood and wellbeing, particularly in low-income areas.

Plucking litter from canals while sightseeing is one of the more singular ways to spend a couple hours in the Dutch city.

Perfect for blustery apartment balconies, the student-designed O-Wind Turbine is a national winner of the James Dyson Award.

Dubbed 'the smartest park ever built,' the Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards is now open for visitors.

In collaboration with the Make It Right foundation and William McDonough, the green prefab powerhouse debuts a LEED Platinum home starting at $179,000.

Tour a LEED Platinum certified denim factory. The VDS Group factory in Bangladesh received LEED Platinum certification.

This California hotel that our food blogger stayed goes beyond LEED certification in its sustainability initiatives.

Researchers have managed to pinpoint the time you're most likely to meet a spider.

The Danes are helping kick-start Colorado's green energy economy.

Sens. Grassley and Conrad introduce the Green Jobs Act of 2010, which will extend biofuel tax credits for producers.

7 great ways to spend the time and spread the message of Earth Hour with your kids. On Saturday, March 26, 2011, governments, businesses, residential homes, and

It's a little bit Ewokian, a little bit New Urbanist and a whole lot intriguing.

Looking for stocking stuffer ideas for your favorite home cooks? Here are some suggestions for super useful tools that they’ll love.

Lynn Henning, a country farmer, wins the Goldman Prize for battling a massive factory cattle operation that was polluting once fertile farms in Michigan.

Overall, 90 percent of the ground turkey that the magazine examined had one or more of the five bacteria they tested for.

As history has shown us, environmental regulations often help the economy, not hurt it. Why can't corporations -- and Congress -- learn from the past?

For readers, it's great news that Playboy is getting rid of the naked photos.

Video from Al Gore's speech yesterday at the Copenhagen climate talks.