The biggest volcanic eruption in recorded history killed tens of thousands immediately, but the effects on climate continued for years.

Impact of greenhouse gases released since October measured over a 20-year time frame is equivalent to emissions from 7 million cars.

Alex Steffen comes up with a term that really defines so much of what is happening (or not happening)

Barley doesn't like rising temperatures, and neither will beer lovers.

If you're going to go for it, you may as well REALLY go for it.

It's not only Tyson that's looking to hedge its bets with vegetarian meat and dairy analogs.

This won't solve the climate crisis, but it could help direct air capture of CO2 to scale up.

'Instead of putting the money back into our business, we’re responding by putting $10 million back into the planet. Our home planet needs it more than we do.'

Researchers at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology have developed a zebra-smelling cattle collar which will be tested on Masai herds subject to the biting tsetse fly,

Dozens of sheep and goats broke out of a slaughterhouse in upstate New York on Tuesday night, and gave police quite the runaround.

The already tense battle over mining in Inner Mongolia has erupted further after a Mongolian herder was run over by a coal truck and killed while trying to block the

Mac McClelland at Modern Farmer ponders the term "humane slaughter" and visits Prather Ranch, a certified organic beef ranch, to see how it is done

Google's St. Ghislain, Belgium data center is its most efficient thanks in part to letting the server areas run at temperatures up to 95 degrees.

What if the Google Street View car took thermal energy scans of all the country's buildings and then built a database of building energy efficiency information? That's the concept behind startup company Essess's approach to home energy audits.

As the mercury rises, staying cool becomes a real challenge. Try making this gorgeous desk fan to keep your energy costs down.

Incredibly, this appears to be the first time the government has really tried to tackle this crucial issue nationwide.

Is this really how it ends?

They're designed as temporary living for Malibu fire victims, but nice enough that they might never leave.

Learn about the advantages of indoor succulents, plus everything you need to know about their light and watering needs.

From saucy to the divine, the origins of some flower names add even more to the loveliness of their blooms.

This could take a lot of smelly gas mopeds off the road.

With the price of scrap metal in the dumper, ScrapArtsMusic has turned piles from dumpsters into green music. The discarded metal, accordion parts, artillery shells, and other junked items salvaged

Two months after the Indian government stopped plans by UK-based Vedanta Resources to put a bauxite mine on a mountain held sacred by two indigenous tribal groups in Orissa, on the

Santa & Cole takes its environmental policy one step further by obtaining the Cradle to Cradle Certification (C2C) for its 100% Aluminum NeoRomántico Liviano Bench

Smaller, faster, cheaper! Single board computer (SBC) innovations are jumpstarting a whole new wave of DIY devices.

It's a bird ... it's a plane ... it's a weedy seadragon!

Screen-Free Week lasts until May 6, so it’s not too late to unplug and play. Born out of a concern that digital entertainment dominates the lives of too many kids, SFW is a call to spend less time online.

Forest ecosystems sequester large amounts of carbon in vegetation and soils, off-setting the carbon emissions we produce and mitigating climate change. The boreal forest and its associated wetlands, in particular, provide critical carbon storage ...

Where did your paper coffee cup come from? Does it support a red-cockaded woodpecker? Or a gopher tortoise?

Did you know the countdown for Halloween coincides with Bat Week? An annual, international celebration of the role of bats in nature, Bat Week is in flight Oct. 24—31, 2018.

Oh, the farmer and the oilman should be friends. But they are fighting over ethanol.

People are talking about moving to the moon and Mars, but what is everyone going to eat?

But Amazon has some work to do.

It is a giant electric radiator that they forgot to turn on due to a software failure.

C'mon guys, look where you are going. This is an Apple product and you are clearly using it wrong.

We're traveling with UNEP to cover World Environment Day and document how the host country of Mongolia is adapting to a changing climate.

New research reveals that the plant's shimmering blue leaves allow it to survive in the dim rainforest floors of southeast Asia.

Where does Fluffy go when you aren't looking, and just what does Snowball get up to when she leaves the yard? A new study looks at how housecats move around.

This ferociously cute snow leopard cub is poised to paw playfully at your heartstrings.

Out of 300 photos of golden cats taken over the course of over 18,000 trap days, just four images of kittens have been captured.

These feline species are on the verge of disappearing forever.

In a nod to Buckminster Fuller's design philosophy of "maximum gain with minimal input," the wooden supports for this lightweight canopy are recycled from a village renovation project.

This 598-square-foot model home is one of the almost two dozen homes that are slated to go up as part of a tiny house community.

Lightweight shelters might be an affordable and quick option for emergency housing, but they are also susceptible to damage from high winds. This prototype could be a better solution.

The Federal Government no longer wants these obsolete lighthouses in the Florida Keys – so they're giving them away.

Select zoos are enticing green families with healthier treats and recycled crafts this Halloween

The mockery of the official meeting overshadows everything around it. Can we start thinking about what are we paying our 'representatives' for?

When it comes to chairs, this one's a corker.

Two of our favorite materials, cork and porcelain, are together at last in this clever travel mug.

A new study finds that ultra-fine particles increase the risk of brain cancer.