These dreamy landscape photographs will have nature lovers everywhere pining, "Mother Earth, won't you be my Valentine?"

American Norwood Thomas traveled to Australia to see his lost love Joyce Morris for the first time since 1945.

These heart-shaped islands are top-notch destinations for romantic vacations, honeymoons, weddings and marriage proposals.

Artist Hunter Franks' idea to transform a defunct Akron highway into a leafy urban retreat is a winner in the 2017 Knight Cities Challenge.

Right-of-way farming now joins solar car charging and pollinator-friendly landscaping along the Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway in Troup County.

The Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River will at long last sleep with the fishes, thanks to the largest expansion of artificial reefs in N.Y. history.

A private space telescope mission that aims to discover 500,000 near-Earth asteroids is technically sound and on track for a 2017 launch, a review panel says.

Consider this an Earth-bound travel guide to the solar system, places on Earth that closely resemble landscapes of other planets.

The Earth's moon may be a present from Venus, which once had a moon and then lost it.

For many children, realism isn't really the objective, so we should probably stop looking for that in their art.

Women who have had heart attacks want more information than they're currently getting from their cardiologists in order to move on with their lives.

New Zealand's budget will make well-being and equality priorities over the economy.

BP has been attacked from all sides, but it is the artist community that has provided its most thorough evisceration.

The cartoonist responsible for beloved webcomic xkcd is also an ace infographic designer. His "Money Chart" is the definitive portrait of a cash-strapped, cash-

The USDA wants to set nutritional standards for snacks sold in vending machines, "a la carte" lunch lines and school stores.

With a focus on solar, schools and citizen entrepreneurs, Global Green USA formally announces its plan to help devastated-by-Sandy communities in New York and N

Longer days are yet another profound consequence of global warming.

Geologists say they have found a range of volcanoes beneath the ice of Antarctica that rival those of east Africa and North America.

Here are some fun reads for budding environmentalists.

Researchers find that breastfed children were exposed to more food flavors and were therefore more likely to be healthier eaters than their non-breastfed peers.

A photographer, a body painter, and a pregnant woman team up to show what it looks like inside the womb.

Is the idea behind Swipe & Feed smartphone/baby bottle combo genius or ridiculous?

Visit Steve Sauer's Seattle apartment, a 182-square-foot storage unit transformed into a cozy dwelling.

This week: Historic homes with gruesome backstories, a woman wages war against rodents and Martha Stewart pays her respects to American crafters.

The developers of an office tower-turned-apartment complex in L.A. don't think you really need to own a car to live there. But if you do, it helps to own an EV.

Indie retail and urban downsizing collide at this smart example of adaptive reuse that breathes new life into a historic shopping center.

Climate change has already taken a serious toll on human well-being and world economies.

With a Global Alliance dedicated to Climate-Smart Agriculture, you’ll be hearing more about this effort with a goal to improve agriculture and food security.

The U.S.-backed proposal was opposed by Canada, which is home to two-thirds of the world's polar bears.

Astronomers use infrared "eyes" to shed light on these enigmatic cosmic structures.

These engineers and musicians are hitting just the right notes.

Anyone who's ever polished silver knows that keeping the tarnish at bay is never ending work. But, you may not know that polishing also rubs away some of the pr

Team of scientists and engineers head to the heart of earthquake country to learn more about predicting when and where an earthquake will happen — before the

Non-native earthworms are damaging hardwood forests; one University of Minnesota group is working to clear up the misconception that they're always harmless.

Being eco-minded on Earth Day is like being merry on Christmas. It's to be expected. But here are seven things you can actually do to wake you from your eco-slu

An ancient, two-sided amulet uncovered in Cyprus contains a 59-letter inscription that reads the same backward as it does forward.

An art student inspired by "clean eating" creates ephemeral fruit mandalas that are as tasty as they are beautiful.

The festivities preceding the Catholic season of Lent are known by different names in different parts of the world. But it's a celebration everywhere.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy lives on through his speeches and sermons.

Tsepdro is a sacred art form in Tibet. It's traditionally made during Losar, the Tibetan New Year.

The organic produce company may sell nationally, but it still keeps a roadside stand in Central California where people can buy organic produce and much more.

I love brown rice, but we eat white rice now. Find out why.

A well-placed nuclear explosion could actually save humanity from a big asteroid hurtling toward Earth, just like in the movies, a new study suggests.

Japan is pledging $500 million to build a wall of frozen earth around the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which has been leaking radioactive water.

Wash and dry your clothes less to save resources and money.

Earth probably formed in a hotter, drier part of the solar system than previously thought, which could explain our planet's puzzling shortage of water, a new st

Community woodworking shops become popular, insect wings microscopically shred bacteria, and the size of ExxonMobil's Arkansas oil spill grows.

The physicist says that colonization of outer space is the only way we’ll survive.

How healthy are America's plants, animals and environment?

At more than 500,000 square miles, the marine park is twice the size of Texas and three times the size of Germany.