There's a secret world of microbes hidden on the plastic littering the oceans.

The winner of a new video contest can join a 3-week 'hardcore sailing adventure' through North Atlantic garbage patches.

A single-celled, coral-killing creature with 'devil horns' has been found on microplastics in the open ocean.

A vast amount of the plastic garbage littering the surface of the ocean may be disappearing, a new study suggests.

Angela Sun investigated several aspects of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in her documentary "Plastic Paradise."

A 4th garbage collection zone, this one in the South Pacific, emerges.

Environmental cartoonist Jay Mohr gives his interpretation of the request to change the name of high fructose corn syrup to corn sugar

Two moms are suing General Mills over the use of the term 'natural' to market its Nature Valley products. Do lawsuits like this create any change?

A craving for sweets is the same brain function that drug addicts and alcoholics experience for their "fix."

We get why the artists chose this common vegetable to represent America, but if you could choose a food, what would it be?

Researchers find that fructose may be more harmful than other sugars when it comes to its effect on blood sugar levels and insulin resistance.

San Jose City Council selects two sites for "sleeper cabin"-based housing communities for the homeless, after years of discussion and local opposition.

The viral #trashtag challenge inspires people to clean up parks, beaches and roadways and post photos on social media.

Researchers found that three out of four everyday plastic items contain toxins.

A new study tracks more than 200 narcissists from the age of 18 to 41.

Shelterbus is a retrofitted coach bus that serves as a mobile emergency shelter for the homeless in Toronto.

Don’t throw your kitchen scraps away; put them to work. The outer skins of fruit and vegetables are filled with flavor and vitamins, and most often have enoug

Aug. 1 will be a day of live online canning demonstrations. We have a sneak preview of a recipe from Food in Jars' Marisa McLellan.

By flipping recess and lunch, students eat 50 percent more produce.

Silk fibroin is a naturally derived material, and when used to coat produce, it's a promising way to prolong its freshness and reduce food waste.

The same compounds that make wine healthy can be found in certain raw foods like mint and apples. They can solve your bad breath problem.

The pros keep apples from spoiling for many months. You can, too.

But what is lost when picked produce doesn't ripen for weeks or months?

Technically, ratatouille made from tomato, eggplant and squash, is just a savory baked fruit salad. Here are seven more fruits masquerading as vegetables.

That white substance between the orange peel and the flesh may be bitter, but don't throw it away, it's actually good for you. Here's what you need to know.

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As electric cars become increasingly mainstream, they're starting to build up a charge on social media around the world.

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Carmakers have to reach 54.5 mpg by 2025, but $2 a gallon gas and the popularity of gas guzzlers might change that rule.

Cheap gas may bolster spending, but it also drivers consumers to buy less fuel-efficient vehicles.

After a brain trauma, a man experienced seizures while solving sudoku puzzles.

Honeybees Sweetened Life for Stone Age Humans

Mars may one day have rings similar to Saturn's famous halo, new research suggests.

The glass plates depict solar and lunar eclipses, comets, and even views of binary stars.

Here's a look at 10 newly identified, and exceptionally strange, animals, both living and extinct discovered in 2015.

Here are five hot trends that paleontologists expect to see in 2016 and the years ahead.

The FDA would like for 23andMe to prove that their tests are accurate.

People should be cautions about using two new weight-loss drugs because it's not clear whether they increase the risk for heart problems.

The FDA issued a statement, and then a clarification about that statement, about aging cheese on wood. What does it mean?

The FDA is stepping up to enforce regulations on gluten-free labels, making foods safer for those with celiac disease.

Advocacy groups call the new recommendation arbitrary and discriminatory.

FDA floats proposal that would set 10% of total calories as the standard. So, if you drink a 16-ounce soda, you're done.

The USDA says this method of tampering with a food's genes is not the same as genetically modifying it.

Save money (and calories) with a smaller-sized mini Frappuccino.

Shareholders make decision over concerns that titanium dioxide could be toxic.

Changes on fast-food menus are a step in the right direction, but the task of finding healthy food falls to parents.

Chefs across the country are competing in the Better Burger Project, blending mushrooms with meat to create a more nutritious patty.

If a group goes out to eat and there's nothing for the veg crowd, guess what happens?