With crickets in decline, some scientists say that the insects' summer crooning may become a thing of the past.

A new study provides the first biomarker-based evidence that maternal exposure to insecticides is associated with autism among their offspring.

New study says there's no safe level of exposure to organophosphates, a main ingredient in pesticides.

When four American families switched to all-organic diets for a week, the results were dramatic.

For example, 72 pesticides approved for use in the United States are banned or in the process of being phased out in the EU.

Wildlife Conservation Society is treating the purloined parrots at a specially built care facility; some 900 have been released back into the wild.

With news that Southwest is allowing mini horses on flights, here's what to know about these petite equine wonders.

It does a lot more than just get you from floor to floor, in this interesting Korean courtyard house.

Perhaps lofts are not the best solution for tiny homes and apartments.

This multifunctioning stair hides a generous bookcase underneath.

Want to get quickly into the tree canopy? This modular set of stairs can be quickly and easily wrapped around any tree, without doing damage to the trunk.

It feels much bigger than it actually is, and does not feel weird at all.

Michael Janzen comes up with an interesting and elegant design. But is it safe?

Belgian architects build a tower in a barn. But my, it uses a lot of lumber.

A good, if not very accurate, idea.

Why go diagonally when you can go straight up?

Syte Architects insert a mezzanine and a terrific storage stair in existing loft.

Sometimes you wonder what they were thinking.

This is a big problem in old buildings: providing universal access without ruining the look of the building.

These incredible images sent back by the Juno spacecraft gives us a detailed look at Jupiter.

An astronaut-eye's view of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station shows why everyone is kind of freaking out.

Spend 90 minutes in the eyes of an astronaut.

Nicknamed 'Farout' by the team that discovered it, the celestial object is some 11,160,000,000 miles away.

For the first time ever, NASA has recorded a likely marsquake – listen to the haunting tremor here.

More than just a typical aurora, researchers have now figured what powers this stunning lightshow and where it comes from.

Scientists think there is a hidden, protected ocean inside of Pluto – and the implications are wild.

The latest figures from the EIA show renewable energy sources overtaking nuclear power in the US, through the first nine months of 2011.

Hydroelectric power is an easy choice to make if you have access to a stream or river, but this concept takes advantage of the streams running through our walls: our plumbing.

Think you need to be an engineer and spend a bundle to create a mini-hydropower generator? Think again.

Emissions from tropical hydropower dams in Brazil are up to four times higher than often assumed, new research shows.

A new study published by The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences serves as a great example of the interconnectedness of nature and how human activity can disrupt life-sustaining systems.

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), by 2018 renewable should overtake natural gas to become the world's second-largest source of energy (oil is #1).

A man named Manfred Mornhinweg found the modern world too "noisy and hectic", so he decided to build himself a house on a quiet 40 hectare piece of land in Chile.

A travel writer captures the beauty of Iceland's wilderness, but will these natural wonders exists for much longer?

A mix of wind, solar and hydro power could replace fossil fuels in every country in the world.

What to do when a church gets in the way of your water plans? Drown it.

Income for farmers, or fracked natural gas—will communities be allowed to decide?

The war on coal, it seems, may be ongoing, no matter who's in charge in Washington.

We used to be able to justify burning a bit of fossil gas, but we cannot anymore.

We are all cutting back in the West, but more flying in developing countries overwhelms the savings.

Current events could lead to another oil embargo by Saudi Arabia, and it could be 1973 all over again

That's what a lot of people are saying as new pollution rules for 2020 get closer.

It's searching for a place to live because its home has been destroyed by our addiction to palm oil.

The timeline needs some work. But this is a start...

Petrochemicals are becoming increasingly important to the oil industry as cars go electric.

We apologize for the bad pun in the title, sometimes it's just hard to resist. Fair trade is a familiar concept to our readers. Aside from writing about well-known fair trade commodities like chocolate and coffee, we've also seen posts on everything

When I wrote about the cocaine industry destroying rainforests, many commenters argued that really it is the prohibition of drugs—not the drugs themselves—that create these negative consequences. That debate will most likely get stirred up

The world mourns the loss of Berta Cáceres, an Indigenous woman who peacefully yet persistently resisted the destruction of waterways in Honduras for mining projects.

Researchers have developed a chip that can run off the low voltage deep within the inner ear.

Northern Arizona University student from a range of departments built the charging station piece-by-piece to educate fellow students on the energy used by their gadgets.