Research conducted in Madison, Wisconsin, finds soil in developed residential landscapes is better at absorbing CO2 than forests.

While the Camp Fire rages over 100 miles away in the Sierra Nevada foothills, San Francisco experiences an air pollution emergency.

It's not the first time Nanook, a self-appointed canine trail guide, has saved people in need.

The Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge opens to the public Sept. 15 amid controversy and concerns.

Uncle Ben meets 'Blade Runner' in this wild vertical farming concept that also incorporates aquaculture, wind energy and 'algae facades.'

Tatooine, a desert planet in 'Star Wars,' may have a real-life analogue 1,000 light-years away.

Police are looking for suspects in the apian assault.

Concern over dwindling pollinator populations trumps worries of apiarian disturbances.

Kentucky's governor says the EPA is overstepping its bounds. Other groups contradict his claims of looking out for the environment.

Who said old houses can't learn new energy-saving tricks?

One of our lucky Facebook followers will have an organic backyard food garden created at their home by professionals.

Honeysuckle and lemon balm foraged from the backyard or your farmers market flavor this vodka cocktail.

Ohio’s first legal moonshine distillery makes its home in a town with a fascinating bootlegging past.

Diluting whisky makes it more flavorful, according to a study out of Linnaeus University in Sweden.

Stealing bar glasses to keep as a souvenir goes way back and plays a key role in the mint julep, Kentucky Derby relationship.

This week in the hour before sunrise early morning stargazers will get a double treat: the planet Mercury and two special comets.

For the next few weeks, about half an hour before sunrise, Mercury will peek over the southeastern horizon for observers in the northern hemisphere.

Invention start-up Quirky and GE launch the Aros Smart Air Conditioner, a window unit with added brains and good looks.

Bel Air: Champagne wishes and $90,000 water bill dreams.

Research says they not only improve your mood, but also your ability to concentrate.

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

Video: Meet Sarah and Paige. They've been best friends since they were 8 years old. But the crazy part is they've never met in person. Until now.

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

The Mars InSight lander, developed to peer deep into the red planet's interior, is slated to launch on the morning of May 5.

Luke Perry and Ricky Shroder star in Hallmark's 'Goodnight For Justice: Queen of Hearts.'

Taiwan-based NMA.tv, famous for its satiric animations, releases a new video about Canada's decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol.

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.

The secret to a longer, healthy life might have been living in our guts this whole time.

Woodland hawks, attracted by the songbirds that love backyard feeders, are thriving in cities.

As their habitats give way to sprawling human developments, more and more animals are being forced into cities and suburbs.

The big Japanese auto show is all about plug-in and hydrogen cars — and some even drive themselves.

Despite its petite size, Bi(h)OME carves out ample room for urban wildlife.

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

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide how the Fish and Wildlife Service can protect species thanks to a legal conflict over a tiny frog.

The fate of the 14-year-old climate treaty will likely be determined in Durban, South Africa, where the latest round of U.N. climate talks begin this week.

Dutch designer Dan Roosegaarde's Space Waste Lab visualizes 'the smog of our universe.'

A student's desperate plea on a bathroom wall is met with powerful messages of support.

A small town in Illinois has become the world's third International Dark Sky Community, a place that aims to protect the quality of its dark, star-filled sky by

The park is far enough away from light-polluted cities that its views of the night sky offer a glimpse of what could be seen before such cities were erected.

Thierry Cohen's artwork reveals the cosmic wonders hidden beneath the light pollution that masks the world's biggest cities.

Michigan photographer Vincent Brady offers a stirring time-lapse tribute to the unpolluted night sky — all 360 degrees of it.

Living in a city certainly has its charms, but light pollution definitely isn't one of them!

If you're hoping to escape the omnipresent skyglow of your town or city, consider taking a trip to one of these protected pockets of dark sky paradise.

Time-lapse artists and filmmakers Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinović traveled North America and photographed the impact of light pollution in ‘SKYGLOW.’

A 1,400-square-mile stretch of unspoiled wilderness in central Idaho has been designated as the nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve.

Scare up some family reading fun with these Halloween ebooks filled with ghosts, and goblins, and freaky Halloween legends.

One part garden shed, one part eco-clubhouse and one part home office, the Archipod gives work-at-homers a chance to step out of the house

While politicians in Appalachia are taking aim at the EPA, John Yarmuth is patting the agency on the back.

Plan on roughing it as part of the Great American Backyard Campout later this month? Don't leave behind your flask, flashlight.

Since nothing quite says 'U.S.A.' like summertime grilling and imbibing, consider these entertaining must-haves from the Martha Stewart American Made Market.