The newly identified species weaves silky air chambers to survive high tide.

Increasingly efficient computers belie the truth that our virtual world is using more and more electricity.

Do you spend more time in the kitchen during the holidays? If so, opt for uniquely designed, versatile tea and dish towels instead of paper towels.

Switching out some surprisingly toxic household products for cleaner, greener alternatives can help save your health, money and the planet.

Amazon continues to look for new ways to deliver things to customers even faster.

A challenge encourages parents to get their kids outside for almost 3 hours a day.

Being outdoors may create a better sense of connection between parents and young children, a new study finds.

Indoor air pollutants are all around us, from radon and rodents to VOCs and NO2.

Program offers national recognition for kids working to make their world a greener place.

The EPA unrolls WaterSense labeling for irrigation controllers, the first outdoor product eligible for certification in a program that previously focused only o

President Obama thanked the staff of the Environmental Protection Agency during a Tuesday afternoon speech.

Chuck Leavell recounts his most recent presidential run-in at the UN Climate Summit.

The famed Hubble Space Telescope has captured a jaw-dropping view of a comet making an incredibly close flyby of Mars.

Bombarded by bats and covered in bees, George McGavin investigates 'Ultimate Swarms' for Animal Planet.

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's surprise endorsement of Obama follows the devastating effect of Hurricane Sandy on New York City and the Northeast.

Stockton is set to become the first city in the U.S. to experiment with providing a universal basic income to some low-income families.

Stunning 3-D videos capture the drama of life on a subcellular level.

It has to do with civic involvement and not an issue with nature.

To save energy, a newly opened LEED residence hall at Bridgewater State University outlaws the dorm room staple known as the mini-fridge.

Extreme weather journalists are not the calm we need during a hurricane or storm.

The latest assault on ethanol subsidies comes from one of the nation's leading newspapers.

This Earth Hour, celebrate the beautiful moments in nature that only occur after the sun goes down.

Muncie, Indiana, police department lets residents pay off parking tickets with donations to the local animal shelter.

Bjarke attack! The Danish maverick is the subject of a climate-themed retrospective at the National Building Museum.

Peter Dykstra counts down his top 20 eco-songs. Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, and a few other strange bands make the cut.

To fulfill his promise to become the 'Climate Change President,' Obama will have to channel his inner Harry Truman.

Both environmentalists and U.N. officials agree ... COP15 was a 'failure.' But the 'Copenhagen Accord,' though flawed could mark the messy beginnings of a post-

Are harsh white hues ruining Rome's Old World ambiance? The swap of cost-effective LEDs for older, yellow, sodium-vapor streetlights is raising eyebrows.

Sky gazers carve out a spot in rural Georgia where the lights won't bother them.

NBC’s Adrienne Mong ventures inside one of China’s fake Apple stores to look at the bogus products being sold under the guise of the legitimate American tec

Rob Schmitz, Marketplace Shanghai bureau chief, is only the second reporter to gain access to the factory floor at Apple's Chinese manufacturer. See highlights

Introducing Karl Rove 2.0 and his new post-propaganda 'astroturfing' industry that funnels oil money into fake grassroots organizations. His goal? Stop climate

Millennials are early adopters of new technology, would rather save and spend and feel they are more connected to their ethnic heritages than their parents.

If the USDA says that vegetables and fruits should make up half of our diets, why does less than 1 percent of its food subsidies go to farmers who grow produce?

The bees were staying alive by drinking the woman's tears.

A new study and videos show how flies are able to land upside-down on any surface by making lightning-fast adjustments.

The launch of Earth Day in 1970 raised suspicions in Washington, D.C.

On the first day of COP 16, President Calderon made some interesting remarks -- incuding one about your grandmother's refrigerator.

Mexican president proves himself a visionary with a sense of humor at the Cancun Climate summit.

In "The Passage," a family recounts past adventures and explores the meaning of kinship on a grand Alaskan journey.

Nearly 700 feet (more than 200 meters) under the Svartisen glacier in northern Norway, researchers are huddled together underground.

It's political. The mantra is that electric cars shouldn't be government-subsidized, but some of the same critics of these programs have no problem with billion

The ensembles for auto show employees are designed to work with car companies' brand image, sometimes with hilarious results.

Lexus of Chandler markets the Lexus CT 200h as 'The Darker Side of Green.'

A young New Yorker buys, via Craigslist, an uninhabited 91-acre island in Lake Superior with plans to create a small, sustainable artist residency while keeping

These programs are designed for writers, visual artists and even musicians to take time off for inspiration.

Biodegradable items like apple cores or banana peels can be litter too. Here's an array of reasons why you shouldn't toss them outside.

Testing for food safety brings to light many frightening food infractions; even an innocent-seeming pizza can be suspect.

Some over-the-counter acne treatments can trigger serious and potentially life-threatening allergic reactions in rare cases

Alliance for Natural Health-USA released tests on breakfast foods, and glyphosate was found in 11 of 24 samples. WHO says the chemical is probably carcinogenic.