Will bookable-by-the-hour private garden spaces encourage more cooped up urbanites to step outside?

If there ever was a reason to invest in a decent pair of shower sandals ...

The enchanting yet highly controversial 'magical new green space' has many Londoners fired up over issues of funding, aesthetics and accessibility.

Christina Broom is widely heralded as the most important women in early press photography.

To grill perfect salmon and shrimp, get ready to break out the cooking oil.

Company co-founder and namesake passed away, leaving 'for greener fields and wilder woods.'

Waves of snowballs called "one of the most awesome natural events ever seen" by a firsthand witness.

The vernal equinox marks a shift in seasons, and nothing says that better than flowers bursting into bloom.

Ancient tree stumps set the tone at Neskowin Ghost Forest in Oregon.

Kombucha, the fermented tea drink that's exploding in popularity, was recently pulled from stores shelves across the nation after regulators found higher than e

Supermarket chain will screen environmentally themed films in more than 70 cities starting in April.

Our food blogger steps into a Whole Foods for the first time in years and learns a few things she didn’t know.

The natural and organic chain of grocery stores promises full GMO transparency by 2018.

The “hip, cool and tech-oriented” chain will target millennials.

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

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

From wrestler Diamond Dallas Page to the New York Giants, these sun-saluting stars may surprise you.

Take off your equipment and run through some poses, right there on the snow, for a quick warm-down.

Oil sands, international relations and energy policy make for a touchy visit in Ottawa.

North Dakota and Montana are preparing to tap into a pipeline that will link the Alberta oil sands with refineries on the Gulf Coast.

Pipeline spills aren't good for the environment and they aren't good for politics. They are especially bad for business.

A huge oil reserve under the western part of the state is drawing interest, according to reports.

Five Nebraska lawmakers say there is no rush to approve a massive pipeline that could damage the environment.

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.

Senators tried (again) to sneak a last-minute approval for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline into a new transportation bill. But a record-setting 500,000 s

NOAA scientists capture video of a wreckfish swallowing a shark whole.

The Bruce just delivered the ultimate excuse for 9-year-old Xabi Glovsky.

Can something as subjective as happiness be measured by a formula?

An 18-year-old pizza delivery driver surprises a family in Detroit by playing piano for them.

He may not have won an Oscar, but the director of "Gasland" isn’t backing off the natural gas industry.

T. Boone Pickens talks politics, climate change and polar bears during his latest visit to Washington, D.C., to speak to the National Press Club.

Pop star and social media powerhouse Lady Gaga encourages her millions of fans to support Yoko Ono's Artists Against Fracking campaign in New York.

The gaping 260-foot-wide hole was spotted in an area of Siberia known as "the end of the world."

Several organizations are trying to help those in need in Japan following the massive earthquake and tsunami. Here's how you can help.

Higher elevations are the only escape from these gigantic waves.

The American Forest & Paper Association announced today an ambitious set of sustainability goals for its member organizations to aim for by 2020.

When federal agents seized rare ebony and rosewood from famed guitar maker Gibson Guitars, it sparked a firestorm over illegal logging.

Scientists announced the discovery of a new moon around Pluto on July 11, bringing the dwarf planet's number of known satellites to five.

Appealing to both storage-conscious oenophiles and fans of modular green building alike, Sunset's 2012 Idea House, a next-generation Breezehouse from Blu Homes,

The Solar Homestead, a nifty homage to early Appalachian mountain settlement camps that wowed the crowds at the 2011 Solar Decathlon, is now available from Ashe

Aiming to help eradicate the 'performance dinosaur' otherwise known as the standard American home, Bensonwood launches an affordable green prefab offshoot dubbe

Despite the unfortunate acronym, the London Original Loft (LOL) proposal cleverly repurposes unused railway viaduct arches into cave-like residences.

A pair of preservation-minded architects are giving away a historic 1926 bungalow sold as a mail order kit home by Sears with one big catch ...

In Japan, militantly unfussy retailer Muji sells much more than stationery, travel pillows and slippers.

In a marriage of modular building and adaptive reuse, one Spanish developer has taken to the rooftops.

The chef of PBS’ long running “Ciao Italia” taught me to make this flavorful, seasonal salad that would be a perfect side dish for Thanksgiving.

We practice thankfulness on certain holidays, but why not all the time?

NYT and Google teamed up to find the most distinctive Thanksgiving dishes by state. Some of the more unusual ones have whipped topping in common.

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

The 2017 Beaujolais Nouveau has just been released, fulfilling the destiny of many French gamay grapes.