Flying can be a divisive topic when it comes to curbing emissions, but airplanes have other environmental impacts too.

This endangered Hawaiian monk seal was photographed at the Poipu Beach Park in Kauai.

There’s some good news about the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.

It's the first plant plant of its kind in the states that generates electricity from the temperature differences in the ocean.

It took three years, but Hōkūle’a made the impressive journey using only ancient Polynesian navigational methods.

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And more blaming the millennials, robots and boomers and kitchens are exhuasting.

Tangled in fishing line with things looking grim, the story of Frito's rescue is inspiring all around.

Greenpeace's annual survey of national retailers' progress on sustainable seafood reveals the leaders and the losers.

Company higher-ups sold stocks while telling investors that everything was fine.

Instead of tossing it, fisheries should capture the protein and fat left in water and use it to feed humans and animals a second time around.

The device is so thin it could be woven into fabric without changing the feel of it.

Capt. Neill's Seafood Inc. said its blue crab meat was American-grown, but it was imported from South America and Asia.

Our photo of the day visits the wacky world of nudibranch sea slugs.

Between 2002 and 2015, these 'streamer lines' helped reduce seabird by-catch in Alaskan fisheries by 78%.

Semi-wild and isolated to a 270-acre stretch of shoreline, the North Ronaldsay sheep are one of only two land animals that live exclusively on seaweed.

As reported in the Otago Daily Times, the noticeable impacts of climate change on area coral reefs and a recent starfish outbreak are not as bad as previously thought due to noticeable changes in the Fijian lifestyle. From

It's a win-win all around as K-cup users on both sides of the political divide find reasons to smash their Keurigs.

Our photo of the day shows Mother Nature's flair for drama.

The modern movement started as a way of dealing with tuberculosis. The same rules apply today.

As a keystone species, the importance of the sea otter on the health of coastal ecosystems can't be understated. A new study shows that they may even play a key role in helping coastlines cope with agricultural run-off.

Honeybees survey vast tracts of land during their communal foraging. They share their best finds in a waggle dance, which new research has turned into a powerful tool for assessing ecosystem health.

Not in the ocean. Below it.

Starting next week, shoppers at Metro stores in Quebec can go zero waste more easily than ever.

No we're not kidding. The San Diego Union Tribune reported this morning that as Anheuser-Busch, owner of SeaWorld, is about to be gobbled up by Belgian brewer InBev, they are looking to rid themselves of their theme parks and

Alice + Whittles makes use of high-quality materials that would otherwise go to waste.

Don't Blink or You'll Miss It! Google has created a series of video ads called "Search Stories". They're basically short vignettes showing some cool projects that were made possible by people finding the right information (using Google, of course). The

The Gene-Z app works with Apple and Android and can detect plant diseases in 10-30 minutes.

Pestival, is a weekend festival packed with art, music, talks and workshops, celebrating insects in art, and the art of being an insect. It starts from the fact that eighty percent of creatures on earth are insects, the 'pests' without whom humans

Chances are, your holiday gifts may include an electronic gadget or two, and a new initiative aims to encourage and support the proper disposal and recycling of the old ones.

On land, slugs are far from nature's most beautiful creatures--but underwater, the family of shell-less creatures known as nudibranchs come in bright neons, glowing pastels, and vibrant primary colors. The 3,000 different kinds of nudibranchs get their

Slugs as we know them aren't the most colorful land-based creatures, but the shell-less mollusk known as nudibranchs (meaning "naked gills"), or sea slugs, are the complete opposite: The more than 3,000 different members

The last of these dog-like animals, also known as Tasmanian tigers, was thought to have died in 1936. But might they still be lurking elusively in the wild?

You may think you're ingesting a safe, clean product, but you're really putting synthetic microfibers into your body.

You might want to rethink that dream house by the ocean.

This man wants to prove a point about rising global carbon dioxide levels by locking himself inside this DIY greenhouse for the next three days.

These 7 sea-loving grandmothers are helping research an elusive venomous snake population.

The autonomous robot allows scientists to more safely study polar enviroments and also collects valuable information on ice conditions for climate research.

Eating seaweed is healthy, but how is it harvested? For one Maine seaweed harvester, the job is a meditation on life.

The flying robots will start helping officials to locate lost hikers.

Trees are the longest living and largest living organisms on earth. One acre of forest absorbs six tones of carbon dioxide and puts out four tones of oxygen. Trees are good noise barriers, making a city and neighborhood quieter. This is just the tip of

These stunning underwater organisms offer an ethereal beauty hard to reproduce on land.

The ocean is full of uncharted territory -- and of breathtaking natural wonders that look like they'd be more at home on Pandora than in the blue depths just off the beach where you spent your summer vacation. These stunning underwater plants offer an

Surprisingly strong and made with seaweed and a bit of paper, this collection of modern furniture and lighting makes use of an abundant resource.

Our photo of the day reminds us of the importance of sea otters.

A new study finds those with heart disease had higher concentrations of BPA in their urine.

The Aral Sea, Central Asia's most (in)famous body of water, has become a global symbol of environmental mismanagement. But at least one government in the region doesn't seem to have

Some 200 bald eagles are scavenging the goods at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill and dumping the leftovers in suburban backyards.

Few other animals are known to be intrinsically motivated to assist others in need.

Using mouth-blown glass and energy-efficient LEDs, this stunning chandelier looks like a creature from the ocean's depths.