Being connected to nature makes kids happier and more likely to act sustainably.

With the purchase of New Mexico's largest solar facility, the long-term partnership is nearing 300MW of installed solar power.

Renewable energy has made great strides in the U.S. recently. But if you take a look around the globe, you'll find equally encouraging signs.

A dozen of my dogs' cousins got spoiled and are returning for more spa treatments and manicures. Here's what went down at our first spawtacular pug party.

A flamboyant cousin of the fearsome Velociraptor was covered in layers of showy feathers from head to tail.

Who or what is making the sound remains a mystery, but it may be a 'dinner bell' signaling feeding time for deep sea creatures.

Zoom in on this supposed image of sheep on a hillside and you'll be in for quite the surprise.

While dolphins and whales might get all the attention, here are some lesser-known sea creatures that are just as magnificent.

Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th U.S. president, had a menagerie that included everything from dogs and bears to rodents and a one-legged rooster.

In Chile's Atacama desert, the driest place on Earth, flowers usually bloom just once every seven years. But heavy winter rains brought on a bonus bloom.

Dan Mackay, found thousands of dog tags near London and is on a mission to reunite them with surviving veterans or their relatives.

Perdita the cat has been dubbed the 'world's worst cat', but we know she's just misunderstood. And now, she's found her forever home.

Feb. 29 is more than just a weird day to have a birthday. There are a lot of traditions guided by this almost-every-four-year surprise.

People in the Bahamas are in need of food, water and other emergency supplies after Hurricane Dorian.

Cambridge researchers studying the event say the waterfall in Greenland measured roughly 1,000 meters tall.

Parsons fashion design student Angela Luna created a line of clothing for refugees called Adiff, where garments like coats convert to tents, bags and more.

Human beings are obsessed with shiny things, and the attraction is innately tied with one of our most basic human needs.

$75.5-million Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Sciences to open amidst controversy of site's toxic past.

The former vice president has benefited from sustainable investments, Silicon Valley leadership and the sale of Current TV.

Scientists have been working to resurrect the woolly mammoth for years now. How close are we, and should we even be doing it?

This giant Galapagos tortoise will "retire" from a successful mating program that helped the species rebound from very small numbers.

A new policy allows research animals at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be adopted into forever homes when their experiments end.

New Integrated Control Center (ICC) for controlling and monitoring the entire continuous casting plant

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG) and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC) were selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to conduct joint research on the effective recycling of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the refinery at Tomakomai City, Hokkaido Japan where the CO2 is captured and stored by the existing demonstration plant. Further utilizing of the demonstration plant currently employed for CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS), the three companies will collaborate on research activities for CO2 Capture and Utilization (CCU) in order to produce methanol from captured CO2. The research is expected to run until February 2021.

Tokyo, May 7 (Montreal, May 6), 2020 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) (TOKYO:7011) and Bombardier Inc. (Bombardier) (TSX: BBD.B) of Canada have agreed that all closing conditions have been met and the transaction pertaining to the acquisition of Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) Program will close on June 1, 2020. The Program will be operated under the newly created group entities of MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) and will commence upon closing.

Beijing turns to Brazil to make up for its shortfall in U.S.-grown soya beans.

Researchers are digging deeper into how tomato flavors have changed over time, and now they've found a specific gene that's missing in many modern varieties.

13-year-old Sarah Jones is helping the stray cats of her local Utah community by constructing shelters and getting them spayed or neutered.

Through the animal welfare group he founded, Morris Darbo is saving more than the lives of animals.

Singapore's Changi Airport outdoes itself once again.

The Swedish 'flygskam' translates as 'flight shame' — and it seems to be working.

Study finds cockatoo called Snowball taught himself to dance and researchers want to understand how.

The artifact was probably dropped by conquistadors as they fled from the city.

The explosion detected in a galaxy 390 million light-years from Earth was 5 times more energetic than anything seen before, but it's no Big Bang.

Endangered blue whales return to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.

Conservationists are reporting improved nesting conditions because conditions are right and there's less pressure from tourism.

The $34 million renovation took two years to complete is expected to save million of gallons of water a year, but the work had an unintended side effect. The po

Ohio voters just passed the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, and it could help to save the pollution-choked Great Lake.

Old newspapers gain new life as evocative sculptures that tell a story about the relationship between humans and animals.

Health experts are touting the endless benefits of pickled and fermented foods, so experts are sharing recipes for unexpected pickled fruit and veggie dishes.

This savory oatmeal isn't your typical breakfast-for-dinner dish.

Thanks to the work of scholars and home cooks, the often challenging work of translating very old recipes has been done for you. This is the Recipes Project.

On National Quinoa Day, try this versatile superfood in creative new recipes, like chocolate cookies, veggie burgers, yogurt parfaits and more.

These recipes will help solve the 'What can I do with this chicken tonight?' conundrum.

Are you an insect magnet? Whether you need extra protection for your garden or your skin, these herbs and flowers are nature's insect repellents.

Polka-dotted, pesky planthoppers are wreaking havoc in the eastern U.S. Here's how to get rid of spotted lanternflies and stop them from spreading.

Trade body said it lobbied the regulator to exclude premium finance arrangements as payment deferrals would have left many brokers at greater risk.

The second episode of our insightful documentary series with Axa, Scheme Smart, focuses on how to take a delegated authority to the next level.

The first Diversity & Inclusion in Insurance Awards to be held in November

A new report commissioned by Transport for London brings bad news to those who thought they were avoiding air pollution by taking the Tube.