Actor and entrepreneur says his centrifuges could make a difference in small-scale oil cleanups.

If the USDA says that vegetables and fruits should make up half of our diets, why does less than 1 percent of its food subsidies go to farmers who grow produce?

A new video from CALPIRG explains how agricultural subsidies make unhealthy processed edible products much cheaper than real, organic food.

Find out if the acerbic celebrity chef is impressed.

Celebrities are asked to show off their hidden talents, and Oprah surprises with her ability to make dog poop stains vanish.

For wealthy Californian homeowners, extra peace of mind comes with a high price tag.

New marine reserves are making a big splash around the planet — and not a moment too soon.

You may think of butterflies simply as colorful garden pollinators, but there's so much more to these beautiful insects!

Extinctions are a wake-up call to protect the dwindling species that still exist.

The newly discovered species have been isolated from other toads for 650,000 years.

Drunken fruit flies may lead the way to a solution for human alcohol addiction.

Painted lady butterflies are migrating north for the summer, and they're overtaking southern California, to the delight of many.

The decline of Ohio's butterflies likely reflects a broader crisis for a wide range of insects, researchers say.

Video shows Monarch Butterflies stopping in Colorado at John Martin Reservoir State Park as they migrate to Mexico.

A new study and videos show how flies are able to land upside-down on any surface by making lightning-fast adjustments.

Not sure how to celebrate Earth Day with your family? Here are 22 eco-savvy ideas to get you started.

From environmental tips to hanging out with monkeys, there's no shortage of Earth Day entertainment.

There are many candlelit activities to do with family or friends when you turn off the lights for an hour to raise awareness about climate change.

Romeo the Sehuencas water frog desperately needed a girlfriend and a team of researchers found her along with several others.

Octopuses are the eight-armed wonders of the world's oceans.

A video interview with Benoit Jacob, the luxury carmaker's new electric and hybrid vehicle line's designer.

It's political. The mantra is that electric cars shouldn't be government-subsidized, but some of the same critics of these programs have no problem with billion

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Smarter shipping and retail makes these companies green.

The Internet's favorite undersea autonomous vehicle's maiden voyage reveals how how Antarctic bottom water is affected by changing wind patterns.

Miss the smells of home? Artist Kirill Rudenko is canning air from many of the world's major cities and selling it for 10 dollars a pop.

The colorful world of topiary art starts with a plant and ends with a masterpiece. Here are 17 examples to inspire your creativity.

Using a diesel engine to power a hydraulic power system, Lightning hopes to take X Prize.

From Michael Jordan to J.K. Rowling, these superstars prove the value of perseverance.

The digital age isn't making libraries obsolete; it's making them more important than ever.

A new, all-girl 'Lord of the Flies' movie is in the works, making this the right time to ditch some of the gendered assumptions we have about kids.

From centuries-old temples to sleek modern masterpieces, libraries are some of humanity's most beautiful architectural accomplishments.

The Nordic nation gets bookish at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale with an exposition dubbed 'Mind-Building'

Follow the life of a plastic bag in a hilarious mockumentary -- complete with dramatic music and a narrator with a British accent.

A shipping container filled with rubber duckies was lost at sea in 1992, and the bath toys are still washing ashore today.

Sydney is haunted by sunken garbage, some of it up to 200 years old. But divers are now working to clean up the mess one piece of trash at a time.

Love Twinkies but hate the high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, and scary preservatives? Bake your own Twinks!

The Oreo summer flavor sold exclusively at Target is not a substitute for a serving of fruit.

Sustainable food service supplies are creeping up all around us. Next time you order take-out, note the containers storing your food and drinks, the utensils pr

Eating more fruits and nonstarchy vegetables may help you lose weight over the long term, a new study suggests.

Here's the most pesticide-contaminated produce, as well as the fruits and veggies with the fewest pesticides.

Here's the Environmental Working Group's 2017 list of fruit and veggies with the most and least pesticides.

Americans waste a pound of food per person each day.

Tired? Depressed? Nutrient deficiency might be to blame. You might not be getting the right amount of these vitamins & minerals.

Kale isn't the only super food on the block, these super berries are superfoods packed with nutrition.

Chevrolet will be bringing its clean diesel technology to the domestic Cruze lineup.

Clean diesel, a new twist on very old technology offers stellar fuel economy with low emissions. Alternative energy of the future?

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Micro Mollusk Breaks Record for World's Tiniest Snail

Robot duels, gluttonous snakes and really long fingernails were just some of the oddities.

Here's a look at 10 newly identified, and exceptionally strange, animals, both living and extinct discovered in 2015.