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This man's love affair with icebergs will warm you on the inside

No one gets more excited about iceberg season than camera-toting Canadian Mark Gray.




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Is love in the air?: Sounds of survival

Eavesdropping on mice for clues about how humans process sound.




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Vatican palace gets dairy-based makeover

Pope Francis' cows play a key role in a centuries-old restoration technique used on Vatican City's Belvedere Palace.



  • Remodeling & Design

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5 foods for healthy hair

Here are five foods that will help keep your hair healthy.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Beehive 'resin' could be a cure for hair loss

Bees give us pollination and honey. Now new research suggests their hives may also help prevent hair loss.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Is there room in the market for small organic dairy farmers?

'Betting The Farm' tells the story of a group of organic milk farmers called MOO Milk is struggling to keep their small operations alive.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Organic dairy co-op MOOMilk lands $3 million in investment

The small Maine-based co-op, which has struggled to gain a hold in the marketplace, received $3 million in much-need investment.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Vertical garden inside O'Hare Airport is a first

44 different types of organic herbs and vegetables are growing in the middle of Chicago's busy international airport.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Prairie Organic Spirits: Respect from seed to glass

Award-winning gin and vodka created with attention to sustainable detail at every step of the way.




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This scuba-diving lizard breathes by blowing an air bubble over its head

Researcher Lindsey Swierk discovered that when water anoles flee underwater to escape predators, they stay underwater for a long time.




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London air raid shelter houses carbon-neutral hydroponic farm

A hydroponic agriculture venture named Growing Underground is based in an air raid shelter 100 feet beneath the streets of London.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Poop-powered airport shuttle bus hits the road in the U.K.

Powered by food scraps and sewage, Bio-Bus carries commuters and tourists between Bristol Airport and Bath.




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17 home remedies for dry skin, lips and hair

Skin and lips feeling crispy? Try these tips to quench your parched parts and protect yourself from head to toe from the harsh winter weather.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Sweet, fair trade pineapples

Find juicy fair trade pineapples at your local Whole Foods store -- and enter to win a trip to Costa Rica.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Australian wildlife officials air-drop carrots, sweet potatoes to help struggling wallabies

The Australian government uses helicopters to drop thousands of pounds of carrots and sweet potatoes to hungry animals in areas affected by the bushfires.




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'Wanderlust' in Vermont: Travelers relish fresh air and beautiful views

Vermont's Mount Stratton hosted a festival dedicated to yoga, meditation and overall mindfulness.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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3 office setups that don't involve a chair

Sitting is bad for your health, so why not swap your desk seat with one of these solutions?




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Mighty wind: Cape project wins approval, but opposition is still full of hot air

Cape Wind won decisive approval triggering a potential green energy gold rush. But the opposition -- which mainly just doesn't want to look at wind turbines --




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Airbnb invades L.A. with celebrity-curated prefab pop-up listings

Airbnb celebrates its presence in L.A. with a city-wide 'hospitality experience' revolving around prefab studios with celebrity-designed interiors.




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This low-cost Vietnamese abode is a half-prefab, half-DIY affair

From Vo Tong Nghia Architects comes a finish-it-yourself dwelling that can be delivered throughout the Mekong Delta via long-tail boat.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Unusually popular Thanksgiving foods reveal America's love of non-dairy whipped topping

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.




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Underwater forest is an ancient 'fairy world' found just off the Alabama coast

The 50,000-year-old, perfectly preserved forest is showcased like never before in a newly released documentary.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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An egg that monitors air quality goes online around the world

The Air Quality Egg was named one of Kickstarter's best projects of 2012.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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New microbe makes fuel from CO2 in the air

Scientists have created a microbe that converts carbon dioxide into biofuel, a discovery that might boost the battle against climate change.




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Cadbury's Dairy Milk chocolate bar goes fair trade

Cadbury will certify 300 million of its Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bars as well as its packaged cocoa, at a cost of £1.5m ($2.1m), by the end of summer.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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China enlists 60,000 soldiers to plant trees in war against air pollution

Over 60,000 members of the People’s Liberation Army will help increase the total acreage of forested land in China from 21 to 23 percent.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Urban air pollution skyrockets as California wildfires burn

While the Camp Fire rages over 100 miles away in the Sierra Nevada foothills, San Francisco experiences an air pollution emergency.



  • Climate & Weather

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An eco-home with one serious staircase

A passive solar home in Japan boasts various energy-saving features and a sloping, stair-clad roof that doubles as hangout area/lounge for (hopefully well-behav



  • Remodeling & Design

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Unhealthy air plagues our national parks, just like it plagues our cities

The air at 85% of national parks is unhealthy at times, report finds, building on a study that said concentration of smog-forming ozone rivals that of cities.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Students aim to pair veterans with service dogs

Gilbert High School seniors in South Carolina are raising money to get service dogs to veterans with PTSD.




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Our love affair with single-use plastics is over

Many countries, states and municipalities are getting serious about reducing the use of plastic bags, utensils and containers.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How clean is the air near your school?

Environmental Protection Agency releases air toxicity results from 65 schools in 22 states.




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How air conditioning can heat buildings

A new system created by a French energy firm heats about 6 million square feet of office space, creating no emissions in the process.




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Trash-atlantic flights: British Airways announces waste-to-jet fuel scheme

British Airways partners with an American biofuel firm to build a massive facility outside of London that will produce garbage-based jet fuel.




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'Science Fair' wins hearts at Sundance

After watching "Science Fair," You’ll never look at your high-school science fair the same way again.



  • Research & Innovations

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An office with a view: Kicking back on a wind turbine hundreds of feet in the air

Redditor Demo_of_demo shared this beautiful photo taken from high atop his wind-turbine "office."




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How to get pet hair under control

Keep the pets but ditch the mess with this handy guide.




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13 secrets to managing dog and cat hair

These tips should help you get pet hair off your dog, cat, house and clothes.




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Space miners pitch concepts to empty chairs in lieu of Obama, Romney

No U.S. president has waxed as poetically about mining the moon the way John F. Kennedy did about landing on it.




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Nest provides Airbnb hosts with its signature smart thermostat

The Silicon Valley tech startup and the lodging platform partner to help make vacationing in a stranger's condo a more energy-efficient affair.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Air pollution may wipe out the benefits of walking for aging boomers

A study in the Lancet looked at over-60 walkers, and those who worked on a busy London street didn't fare as well as the park walkers.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Is it normal to get winded when climbing stairs?

Everyone gets winded while climbing stairs, but sometimes it's a little more serious.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Think air quality doesn't matter? Look at Pittsburgh in the 1940s

Before clean air laws were passed in Pittsburgh, smoke left buildings in a nighttime shroud all day, yet air quality issues aren't really in the past.




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How the Clean Air Act helped it rain in Atlanta

New study finds that air pollution limits led to 10 percent more rainfall for Atlanta in the 1970s and 1980s.



  • Climate & Weather

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Air pollution linked to 2 million deaths worldwide

Air pollution may be responsible for more than 2 million deaths around the world each year.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Red cedar trees rebounded in response to Clean Air Act

Tree rings of old eastern red cedars show improved tree growth and physiology since the Clean Air Act's implementation in the 1980s.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Air pollution causes cancer, says World Health Organization

Outdoor air pollution has now been classified as 'carcinogenic to humans' by the United Nations.




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11 surprising facts about indoor air quality [Infographic]

Many American likely aren't aware that the air in their homes and offices may be cause for concern.




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A vacation tainted by China's toxic air

What good is it if all of the historical cities and natural beauty in China are covered by haze?



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Air pollution linked to 1 in 8 deaths worldwide

Air pollution exposure contributes to one in eight deaths around the globe, according to WHO estimates.



  • Wilderness & Resources