These quick sides will complement your main dish, and we've included a few tips on how to make the recipes even easier.

Skip the stores and head outdoors to a nearby state park.

As the middle class disappears, the rich go hiking and the poor fight over bargains.

Thanksgiving feasts and Christmas treats will be here soon, but being proactive can help you win the battle of the bulge.

Don't want to shop on Black Friday but not sure what else to do? Here are some ideas.

There are no rules for Friendsgiving, but it still helps to plan ahead.

Scientists have uncovered the mystery of beak evolution.

New research seems to demonstrate that iridium, a rare metal found in meteorites, can kill cancer cells.

A paper hypothesizes that some of our language skills evolved out of specific cave art features.

The archaeological site is located a mere 900 feet off Manasota Key in Florida.

Fossil finders have ample opportunity to connect with experts through fossil ID days at museums, parks and universities.

Located under the Hiawatha Glacier, the impact crater is one of the largest on Earth.

Researchers have unearthed fossils of an extinct spider family that contain reflective material in the eyes that gave them superior night vision.

Scientists say Zealandia meets all the requirements to qualify as a continent, even though 94% of it is underwater.

8 strange and surprising facts about the T. rex, king of the dinosaurs.

The space agency's $650 million Neo Surveillance Mission is designed to spot killer asteroids.

As acidic seawater forces shellfish to grow thinner shells, scientists warn of a ripple effect that could alter marine ecosystems around the planet.

Toyota has donated 4,500 free trees for this March's giveaway for New York City residents.

Cyclists have "increased heart rate and respiration," resulting in more CO2 emissions, said state Rep. Ed Orcutt.

This much CO2 hasn't filled the planet's atmosphere since the Pliocene Epoch 3 million years ago — long before modern humans existed.

We hear a lot about carbon dioxide when we talk about climate change, but sometimes here's why too much CO2 in the atmosphere is a bad thing.

This surprising discovery won't be enough to stop climate change, but it will help, researchers say.

Just in time for a new U.S. report on climate change, a stunning animation shows how much we've already altered Earth's air.

The latest World Meteorological Organization Greenhouse Gas Bulletin paints a grim picture for our environment.

A 2017 study published in Environmental Research Letters offers a number of ways to reduce your carbon emissions, and having fewer kids topped the list.

In continued efforts to track changes in glacial and sea ice, NASA's IceBridge plane has begun collecting data in Greenland.

Feeling a little full of yourself? Check out these 19 boys and girls who actually did something about the world's ills before they even got to their 20s.

In order to make its employees more comfortable when they want to take a break from work, a sports marketing company from Sao Paulo, Latin Sports, asked Brazili

The idea behind Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam's lovely, loopy play structures was born when children started playing on the designer's crochet sculpture in an art ga

Shipping containers can be transformed into a variety of innovative homes and hotels.

Working with the nonprofit Solar Aid, students earn enough to bring electric light to a school in Kenya

Anas Cheema, a 22-year-old economics student at the University of Victoria, decided to dedicate his summer.

A state legislator has an interesting and potentially viable way to avoid dealing with the EPA.

In new video, kids ask President Obama to end mountaintop removal mining.

The wildfire in the Florida Everglades has spread to 32,000 acres, and officials are using all the resources they can to contain it.

Have an old cell phone stashed away? Recycle it with the Phones for Haiti program and you'll help the American Red Cross provide disaster relief in the earthqua

Resist the urge to throw away your old gadgets. Here's how to recycle, donate and sell.

Taking a whole-house approach to saving energy ensures that dollars you invest to save energy are spent wisely. Here are some money saving tips.

On Hamburg's waterfront, world-class sustainable architecture has emerged not from lofty green goals but from practical questions like this one: How do you buil

Michael Pollan explains in a nutshell how the system went from working well to its current state.

Vodka, the top-selling spirit in the nation, is one of the first to go green.

Food news from around the web for your weekend reading

We've got lots of choices for eco-friendly wine, beer and spirits this holiday season.

The odds of a shark attack are already infinitesimal, but with a few simple precautions, it is possible to discourage them even further.

The story of how a day spent on a frozen Maine lake skating turned into a mildly viral video.

With these first-aid tips and proper planning, you and your dog should be ready for anything.

As the season of giving approaches, support your local food bank's commitment to give less junk food and donate only nutritious food.

Working eight hours a day for two years, Jalandhar Nayak cut nearly five miles of road through the mountainous terrain of eastern India.

Community fridges are like Little Free Pantries, but with electricity. They are one more solution to hunger and food waste.

Scientists devise a BS calculator to identify the world's biggest liars.