UNESCO protects more than landmarks and culturally-significant sites. There are intangible parts of culture that are important, too.

Pea protein is showing up in unexpected places, and it offers an easy way to get your protein through plants while sidestepping any allergies you might have.

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

Polar-bear dens, where mama bears raise young cubs during the harsh Alaska winters, could be identified using laser technology.

Could an influx of Syrian asylum seekers upset Svalbard's human to polar bear ratio?

Video: Robots help surgeons transcend human limits.

Video: Searching below the surface of Antarctica for the mysterious neutrino.

Babies are oriented towards pro-social individuals. They prefer interacting with a pro-social individual over an anti-social individual.

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

Video: Virtual reality immerses students in proteins and peptides.

Video: Teams from the Disaster Research Center (DRC) go to devastated locations to learn more about how lives may be saved in the future.

Video: When we use water, much of it must undergo energy-intensive cleaning at a treatment plant before flowing back to the environment. Microbial fuel cells ma

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

From headaches to anxiety, your aches can be eased using this ancient Chinese healing method.

Research is finding that probiotics might be useful in treating high blood pressure, anxiety, eczema and other maladies.

The Indian long pepper's use in traditional medicine dates back thousands of years.

Production of the 2011 Nissan Leaf has begun at the company’s Oppama, Japan facility.

Climate scientist James Hansen was arrested on Feb. 13 outside the White House while protesting the Keystone Pipeline.

A lawyer for energy giant Kinder Morgan recently argued that seeing the faces of unhappy pipeline protesters could constitute a form of assault.

Scientists look at a lot of data — including the famous Stanford analysis — and find an excellent reason to enjoy organic produce.

Food Tank and The James Beard Foundation have released the first annual guide that celebrates more than 400 U.S.-based groups.

A Japanese company is looking to profit from continuing fears about Fukushima radiation, by selling radiation-proof underwear.

If a dangerous asteroid pops onto the radar with no time to spare, nuclear bombs may be the best way to respond.

Covering some 500 million acres of ocean, the expanded marine sanctuary would be four times larger than California.

Protesters celebrate in North Dakota as the Army halts the Dakota Access pipeline, but many of them still aren't leaving.

British loo roll company Nouvelle erects an outdoor advertisement that doubles as a massive roadside bird feeder.

Jason deCaires Taylor's sculptural commentary on fossil fuels comes and goes with the tides.

Could this be a Christmas miracle in London ... or the ultimate cold weather pipe dream?

The organic grocery chain lets local producers bypass the red tape of the banks and offers small loans to eco-responsible small food businesses.

Coffee, olive oil and fish are just some of the adulterated and intentionally mislabeled foods regularly passed off as something they’re not.

Michael Moss' exposure of the food industry in "Salt Sugar Fat" will open your eyes.

What a 1944 experiment on starvation can teach us about modern dieting.

After receiving positive feedback from the public, Porsche has given the green light to the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid.

Brussels sprouts are a superfood packed with vitamins, cancer-fighting nutrients, and many health benefits.

These recipes provide delicious ways to serve up this amazing superfood.

Sprouted grains, legumes, nuts and vegetables are showing up on the store shelves. Here’s what you need to know for a basic understanding.

Grow your own healthy microgreen sprouts right in your windowsill with a jar and a handful of seeds.

A new study sets the bar high, suggesting 10 servings of fruits and vegetables per day per person, but even nutrition experts are lobbying for moderation.

Koji, a fungus called Aspergillus oryzae, has been essential to Japanese cooking for centuries, and now it's catching on in the U.S.

Neuroplasticity offers a powerful tool to improve well-being, experts say.

A few simple poses before and after a run can help improve energy and minimize injury.

New scientific evidence backs up the benefits of mindfulness meditation.

Environmental groups sue State Department about contact that Clinton and a pipeline lobbyist (and former aid) may have had.

Activists line up for different causes along different U.S. coasts to make sure that politicians know how they feel about methly iodide and a proposed pipeline

Actress one of 100 people detained today while protesting the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Tribal leaders are among the thousands of protesters who are trying to keep the Obama administration from giving the green light to a new pipeline.

The vice president has strong words about energy policy, but it's the administration's actions that have most in the environmental world concerned.

Actress Daryl Hannah and landowner Eleanor Fairchild were taken into custody after standing in the way of heavy equipment being used to build the southern porti

Ads supporting the pipeline are the work of 2 political offshoots of Zuckerberg's social welfare organization.

Deep in the ocean is a 'twilight zone' teeming with 1 million undiscovered species, yet fishing there isn't regulated.