Thelma Taormina isn't exactly keen on smart meters. So when a utility worker arrived at her Houston home to install one of the devices, she did what any totally

The tongue-in-cheek campaign, courtesy of 350.org, proposes naming storms after climate change deniers.

A family spots a swan caught in fishing line — and Uncle Freddy saves the day.

A new study suggests the shape of an egg is determined by how much time a bird spends in flight.

75 percent of all emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, meaning they originated in animals. Here are 10 to be aware of and which animals carry them.

If your taste buds demand bacon, but the price is straining your food budget, try a recipe that uses just a little bacon but brings a lot of bacon flavor.

Denmark-based Lego is the world's most profitable toy-maker. But when it reported a revenue decline for early 2016, the news was just what the company wanted.

L.A. Times says the head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee was once a moderate, but he was able to gain this powerful seat by embracing Tea Party princ

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

Keeping discarded kitchens out of landfills is just the tip of the iceberg for this entrepreneur.

Miguel Luna is using grassroots organizing to rehabilitate the river and the communities near it through his group, Urban Semillas.

Vijay Brihmadesam, one of the minds behind Tava Indian Kitchen, has mastered the tasty and convenient fast-food market.

Cristina Mittermeier discusses the modern movement of conservation photography in an interview.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says the agency's current goal of getting astronauts to Mars in the 2030s is eminently achievable

Goat farmers 'The Fabulous Beekman Boys' take million dollar prize on 'The Amazing Race' after a rocky season.

After Hurricane Irma ravaged Florida, a Miami teen saved hundreds of mangroves and replanted them as protection for animals and humans from future storms.

Many of the social media network's users were outraged to learn they could've been unwitting participants in the study.

Man's Facebook plea goes viral as people from around the globe help stock boy's shelves.

25-year-old wave runner Lindsey Russell undertook the 20-mile challenge to raise money for charity.

James Harrison's plasma is used to make treatments for Rhesus disease. He has made 1,173 donations over more than 60 years, but now he has to retire.

On the way to a palliative care facility, cancer patient Ron McCartney had one request: a caramel sundae.

Groundbreaking case was the first to link the product with terminal cancer.

Human-based pathogens are showing up in penguin poop, and that could spell serious trouble for the Antarctic birds.

It has to do with civic involvement and not an issue with nature.

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

Mayor Bill de Blasio's $10B climate resiliency plan would extend the Manhattan shoreline by as much as 500 feet into the East River.

Satellite images confirm another massive iceberg has split from Antarctica, this time from the Pine Island Glacier.

Energy policy has become a local issue, prompting serious debates in races across the nation.

Ethanol subsidies are such a wedge issue in Iowa that one candidate says he will stay away.

Annual event, which encourages people around the world to power down for one hour, teams up with the cast and crew of 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'

Power Trip is a fascinating journey through our incredibly complex relationship with oil, energy and everything in between.

Video: Get your green tips from Amanda Seyfried and Olesya Rulin.

Audi’s R8 e-tron sports car is finally a reality — with almost 300 miles on a charge.

When a man and his dog are evicted, people in the community rally to try to keep them together.

Countless people drove past an injured armadillo, until one compassionate woman came along.

Leave it to Shigeru Ban to breathe ingenious new life into the painfully abundant remains of a major catastrophe.

From the man who brought you the giant tetrahedron on 57th Street...

Situated next to the High Line, Solar Carve Tower is specifically designed not to bogart air and natural light from its neighbors.

White Oak in Florida promotes conservation with innovative programs for animals (and the humans who want to see them.)

The Sisters of the Monastery of the Dominican of Order have cared for the rare salamanders for 150 years.

Confused about egg carton labeling? You're not alone.

Nonprofit, which monitors the health and safety of animals in the entertainment industry, calls the expose a distortion of the truth.

For my final last minute-ish holiday stocking stuffer pick, a bamboo charcoal- and goat milk-based skincare bar from the Fabulous Beekman Boys.

You’ll refer to this guide that’s printed on biodegradable fabric with non-toxic ink almost every time you need to convert a recipe.

Marc Morano, a Republican operative, has taken denying climate change to a whole new level. Don't say we didn't warn you.

Climate change denier and Republican senator Jim Inhofe was given a cool reception by the foreign press corp when he hit Copenhagen last week.

Video: Rachel Maddow is joined by <i>New York Times</i> columnist Thomas Friedman, fresh from attending the climate change conference in Copenhagen for a discus

The journalist is conducting a 9-month 'economic patriotism' experiment by eating nothing but French food and using only French-made products.

Sony Pictures releases a video detailing how the company made the big-budget action flick its most sustainable production yet.

Christmas is the season for many things, including a massive carbon footprint.