Keep the pets but ditch the mess with this handy guide.

Drain flies, also known as sink moths or sewer flies, can be a huge nuisance. Here's how to get rid of drain flies naturally and without chemicals.

Non-chemical ways to make your sink and tub smell fresh.

These tips should help you get pet hair off your dog, cat, house and clothes.

Researchers make headway in fight against devastating disorder by breeding bees with the ability to seek out and remove varroa mites.

Chris Burley and Ei Ei Khin have an ambitious goal: Grow 1 million wildflowers to help threatened honeybee populations.

With stingers that are harmless to humans, stingless bees could be the pollinators that save the day.

Robert Byrd's death will create a void that may directly affect environmental policy.

Mark Ruffalo, actor and environmental activist whose family lives in an area of upstate New York directly where "fracking" is a common practice, explains the da

After two days of being glued to the news watching the miners emerge, it’s time to celebrate.

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

Coal helped create communities throughout Boone County, West Virginia, years ago but now mountaintop removal mining may be demolishing more than just mountains

You might remember the former U.S. senator from Idaho as the anti-gay politician who was arrested for lewd conduct in an airport bathroom. He's back in Washingt

Private groups are shaping business plans to tap into the resource-rich environs of outer space. Early celestial targets with commercial cross hairs on them are

No U.S. president has waxed as poetically about mining the moon the way John F. Kennedy did about landing on it.

Chessboard-like grid patterns that cover sand dunes in China are explained as attempts at mining nickel in the deserts.

Deep Space Industries Inc. announced that it plans to harvest metals and water from asteroids within a decade.

Worth more than $1 million, this gemstone is distinguished for its rich color palette and light-refracting qualities that defy description.

Big Ass Fans unveils an exceptionally smart ceiling fan that learns to start to spinning the minute your sweaty bod enters a room.

The Silicon Valley tech startup and the lodging platform partner to help make vacationing in a stranger's condo a more energy-efficient affair.

Our houses are way more efficient than they used to be, but we're using more energy per capita than we ever have.

An international design competition hopes to bring energy-efficient housing and more to Tristan da Cunha.

From coffee grounds to flushable wipes, avoid these no-nos when rinsing and flushing.

New study reveals animals in ocean trenches are digesting plastic.

Radium, a naturally-occurring radioactive element that's also a known carcinogen, can be found in water systems across the U.S.

Sewage in Mumbai's Thane Creek makes the city attractive to thousands of migrating flamingos, even though it's a turn-off for humans.

Spanish endurance athlete Antonio de la Rosa is the first to cross the Pacific on a paddleboard.

Former astronaut Alan "Dex" Poindexter, 50, a space shuttle commander who flew twice into space, died on July 1 after being injured in a water sports accident i

NASA will send off the "Sunjammer," a 128-ft solar sail, to record space weather and study the Sun.

In previous decades, we explored outward. Today's landmarks in science come from looking deeper inside.

Tuesday, Jan. 28 marked the 28th anniversary of the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger and loss of the crew.

A spacecraft launch in Kazakhstan turned into a scary situation as a booster malfunctioned mid-launch, sending the space crew into ballistic decent.

A tiny satellite has recovered from an apparent software glitch in orbit and is on track to deploy its solar sail.

The Planetary Society's tiny LightSail spacecraft has sent a photo of its deployed solar sail down to Earth.

Heritage rail and clean tech collide in the Aussie beach town of Byron Bay with the introduction of a solar panel-topped vintage train.

The Sahara, one of the largest deserts in the world, could be transformed into a more hospitable place thanks to clean energy.

The 4-acre Chernobyl solar power facility can supply enough power for a medium-sized village, or about 2,000 apartments.

When you can't harvest crops, why not harvest the sun?

More food companies in the U.K. and U.S. are using sustainable seafood to make fish sticks, a kid favorite.

There are lots of labels designed to make you think you're buying better food. Are they reliable?

Raising campaign funds is a difficult balancing act for the Louisiana governor.

Ambitious, ill-prepared petroleum industry eyes the Gulf, the Arctic, the heartland.

What's your interpretation of this bizarre painting found on the news sharing site Reddit?

Stephen Baldwin and a business partner were suing Kevin Costner and his Ocean Therapy Solutions for more than $17 million in damages.

Nancy Rabalais has spent a lifetime documenting the effect of ocean "dead zones." The Louisiana researcher has increased our understanding of these hypoxic zone

Scientists propose dropping poison to kill mice on the Farallon Islands, but there's concern that wildlife and water quality will suffer.

After reports of icy pens, rotten food and sick animals sparked an outcry, 97 orcas and belugas have been released from a Russian 'whale jail.'

Mother's Day meals. Ideas for your mom's special meal whether she's a vegan, a vegetarian, or an omnivore.

Christy Turlington Burns launches viral campaign asking mothers to raise awareness about maternal health around the world by boycotting Mother's Day.

Photographer Elena Shumilova creates timeless images of childhood that touch people all around the world.