Japanese scientists have found a special bacteria, Ideonella sakainesis, that likes to eat polyethylene terephthalate, better known as PET.

Dumpster diving may seem like a victimless crime, but it can land you in real trouble.

Single-stream recycling may be convenient, but it has a few pitfalls. And what consumers don't know can hurt the recycling process.

China will turn away 24 types of recyclable material imported from the U.S. and other countries due to concerns over contamination.

The deposit-based Norwegian approach to plastic bottle recycling is an attractive, effective one.

Several bee species have begun using manmade plastic waste to build their nests, according to several studies.

From flu shots to full-service health care, on-the-job clinics can boost worker productivity. On-the-job flu shot clinics are promoted by the Centers for Diseas

Chicago residents have a new way of treating the flu, but is it worth the risk?

Mark your calendars now for the Great North American Eclipse of April 8, 2024.

Metallic python is the latest in a series of robot snakes designed to inspect tight spaces, disarm bombs and locate disaster survivors.

The technology could be used to clean or inspect inaccessible places, such as nuclear power plants and collapsed buildings.

Philosopher suggests that bioengineering people to be herbivores with small statures and cat-like eyes could help to save the planet.

Gloves designed after a gecko's feet allow human climbers to scale walls with ease.

The Swedish furniture giant is spending staggering amounts on renewables and climate adaptation, putting entire countries to shame.

Climate change could affect our food supply at the same time that global population is increasing.

Bizarre fish has evolved fins like no other and is capable of walking like a land animal.

billy barr spent the last 40 years living alone in a cabin in Gothic, Colorado, and collecting meticulous weather data about temperatures, snowfall and more.

If you watched the Great American Eclipse of 2017, here's how you can tell if you hurt your eyesight in the process.

The Great Green Wall is rooted in Africa's Sahel region on the southern border of the Sahara. Once completed, it will be the largest living structure on Earth.

New research suggests zeppelins could replace cargo ships at a fraction of the pollution.

New report finds "gradual, long-term changes in climate can also surface a number of different emotions, including, fear, anger, feelings of powerlessness."

Vikings endured a cold-weather catastrophe and may have left a warning on the Rök stone.

We Can Solve It asks for public support to get ABC to run 'Repower America' ad.

Al Gore, step aside. Saul Griffith has a slideshow that makes 'Inconvenient Truth' look like a warmup.

Video: As climate talks continue in Copenhagen, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin finds herself in a war of words with Al Gore. NBC's Andrea Mitche

Video: Former vice president and environmental icon rallies the troops and turns up the pressure on Obama to pass climate change law.

The Juice News brilliantly raps a commentary on climate change, Copenhagen, and how to save the world from ourselves.

The Climate Project, founded by Al Gore, is launching a new website designed for teens who want to live greener and fight climate change. You're even required t

Bloomberg Businessweek's Eric Pooley gives an insider’s view of the American campaign to cut carbon emissions and halt global warming.

Former vice president says that in today's political environment, there is a tendency to ignore facts.

The former vice president praised Romney for not being consumed by the 'anti science wing' of the Republican party.

The former vice president did not hold back in his 7,000-word essay in Rolling Stone about the climate change debate.

This week, Al Gore announced a new venture — the Climate Reality Project — which he claims will push public interest past the tipping point toward serious a

The former V.P. says global warming doubters will one day be seen similarly to racists, and urges people who support emissions cuts to 'win the conversation.'

An excerpt from the Climate Reality Project compares today's argument about climate change to the '60s argument over cigarettes.

After the Heartland Institute compared global warming to the Unabomber, two climate activism groups decided to strike back.

Al Gore's 24-hour Climate Reality broadcast has attracted millions of online viewers. A competing broadcast by climate doubters had just thousands.

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG) and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC) were selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to conduct joint research on the effective recycling of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the refinery at Tomakomai City, Hokkaido Japan where the CO2 is captured and stored by the existing demonstration plant. Further utilizing of the demonstration plant currently employed for CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS), the three companies will collaborate on research activities for CO2 Capture and Utilization (CCU) in order to produce methanol from captured CO2. The research is expected to run until February 2021.

Turning a grassy lawn into a vegetable garden can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study.

Coffee-growing regions are set to lose key pollinators like bees by midcentury due to climate change.

Clicktivism or slacktivism is using social media to support a cause. Critics say it's activism lite, but often people are moved to get more involved.

The mountain pika is sensitive to temperature change. Warmer mountains and less snowpack are problems for this rabbit relative.

Just because you put plastic items in the recycling bin, doesn't mean they get recycled.

The economic cost of doing nothing to reduce greenhouse gases is higher than fighting the problem, study finds.

The attitudes of Pompeiians towards death and waste was very different from our own.

The similarities between coronavirus and climate change are many. It's just the time scale that's different.

Bright pink algae that light up the Arctic seafloor like Las Vegas neon are also guides to hundreds of years of climate history.

Whether you're planning your own shindig or joining an already existing event, here are a few tips to make the most of the 2017 total solar eclipse.

Artist and scientist Jill Pelto hopes to inspire people to take action by imbuing her dreamy paintings with hard scientific data and field research.

Too large to benefit from government initiatives but too small to employ their own risk managers, mid-market businesses can inadvertently find themselves taking on unexpected levels of risk. As these businesses grow and face new and increasingly complex risks, expert support is essential, as Sam Barrett explains