We're driving fewer miles and more of us are going car-free, yet we're only scratching the surface of car-isn't-king culture.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Elon Musk is likely blushing.

A floating sheet of pumice could bring an infusion of life to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Ethiopia shocks African nations by supporting the new draft agreement at Copenhagen. Drama sure to ensure tomorrow.

The head of Duke Energy says Americans don't have the attention span to take on crafting a meaningful energy policy.

Watch how this small, but fast-growing, Maine brewery is rolling sustainability into their operational DNA.

A student's desperate plea on a bathroom wall is met with powerful messages of support.

After breaking up a fight between two dogs, Arizona mother Laura Toone needed medical attention.

Thousands of people support Nicola Thorp, the London receptionist who wrote a petition asking for change in dress code laws.

Coca-Cola teams up with Tokyo-based design studio Nendo to release a collection of gorgeous recycled glass tableware dubbed, most fittingly, Bottleware.

West Elm is about to get a whole lot more crafty with the launch of a new initiative that involves a significant financial commitment to handcrafted products.

Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis famously went on sabbatical to focus on his family and farming in 2013. Now it's clear he's not coming back.

Shafts that haven't been closed could be transformed into geothermal boilers to produce heat and hot water for nearby communities.

As global warming causes glaciers to retreat, long-dormant plants could be reborn.

Father's Day crafts can accommodate all types of dads: the sports fanatic, the trendy home decorator, the handy fix-it man or the lawn and garden guru.

Turn an old can or an empty milk carton into one of these fantastic Father's Day gifts.

5 quick and easy crafts to celebrate your favorite Dad this Father's Day.

How do you say thank you to the "World's Best Dad?" Here are five simple, easy and fun ideas.

Studies show that complex and creative activities like knitting, cake decorating or crossword puzzles can create a non-medicinal, feel-good high.

As part of its mission to analyze Bennu, OSIRIS-REx has set a new record for closest orbit of a planetary body by a spacecraft.

A folk hero/renegade builder is sentenced to 539 days in jail after failing to pay for the demolition of hi folk private residence/art installation.

The casualty list from the government shutdown earlier this month continues to grow for U.S. Antarctic science.

Rainworks latest rain-activated installation makes waiting for the bus a touch less tedious.

The author wrote most of 'The Lorax' while visiting an ecosystem inhabited by orange, mustachioed patas monkeys.

The extinct relative of giraffes, Xenokeryx amidalae, takes its moniker from Queen Padmé Amidala, the wife of Anakin Skywalker.

Jerky dog treats made in China have been linked to 1,000 dog deaths and illness in three people.

Spruce up your holiday décor by bringing nature in with these beautiful and easy DIY projects.

These crafty garden markers will help you organize your plants and also make it look cute.

Rescue workers swooped in and saved nearly 100 baby birds when tree in Oakland split and started to topple.

If a virus or cold and flu just went through your house, you'll want to read these tips for cleaning every room in your home the all-natural way.

The brewery in New York state uses local energy, grows its own ingredients, composts – and even more.

Curt Novara uses salvaged wood from the Motor City’s abandoned homes to build one-of-a-kind guitars.

The length of disruption for patients continuing physical distancing remains unclear. However, most forward-looking healthcare organizations may use this time to materially scale virtual health offerings in ways that creates competitive advantage.

Sea slugs could tell us a lot about why we fall into a food coma.

Fleets of these 'artificial bees' could one day pollinate our crops just like real bees do.

A terrifying, meat-eating worm is named after John Bobbitt — you know, that terrible episode from 1993 involving Lorena Bobbit and a big knife.

Homeless woman Emily Zamourka became a viral video star after singing in a Los Angeles metro station.

Access to clean, safe drinking water during natural disasters such as hurricanes or floods is critical to health and survival. Here's how to ensure your supply.

Video from Dhaka, Bangladesh shows a young man climbing out to rescue a kitty stuck in a window.

A tiny poodle named Porschia not only escaped a hawk's clutches, but made it back home again.

$75.5-million Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Sciences to open amidst controversy of site's toxic past.

'Liturgusa algorei' one of 19 new species identified in the tropical forests of Central and South America.

A new study finds dramatic benefits locally from shutting down coal plants.

Here are five of the most spectacular aircraft that flopped for a variety of reasons, including the Spruce Goose and a nuclear-powered plane.

Researchers counted nearly 600,000 dead hermit crabs on one island chain alone.

Australia's feral horses will be removed from national park lands to help wildfire-damaged areas come back. The goal is relocation, but not all will survive.

A lot is riding on the wings of six baby sea eagles released on the Isle of Wight. They are pioneers of a project to bring the birds back to southern England.

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool reopened to the public at the end of August, after an almost 2-year renovation costing $34 million. After being recently fi

Old newspapers gain new life as evocative sculptures that tell a story about the relationship between humans and animals.

Following years of misuse, gorgeous canyon gains new life as one of Puerto Rico's most important ecological attractions.