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Watch the Earth 'breathing' from space

A new visualization from NASA offers a unique view of life on Earth.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Watch: Angry drunken coal miners crash party

Over 20 drunken, rowdy coal miners showed up at a party thrown by mountaintop removal critics, and cameras were there to film it all.




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Ashley Judd won't challenge Mitch McConnell's Senate seat

After months of careful consideration, actress says her 'responsibilities and energy' need to be focused on family.




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Colorado burns. Washington watches.

Washington has had plenty of chances to do something about the pine beetle problem, but has chosen to do nothing.




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Watch: Giant wildfire burns in time-lapse

A videographer captures eerie footage of Colorado's High Park Fire, one of several blazes now raging in the dry, windy, beetle-infested U.S. West.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Canada opens world's longest hiking trail that stretches coast to coast

Open to biking, kayaking and cross-country skiing, this 15,000-mile-trail isn't your run-of-the-mill recreational trail.




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Watch this man build a log cabin from scratch

Shawn James retired in his mid-40s and is living off the land, including building his own log cabin in the wilderness of Ontario.




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Watch: Obama and Goolsbee on small business

President Obama joined CEA Chairman Austan Goolsbee at the "Winning the Future" Forum on Small Business in Cleveland.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Watch: President Obama on ending oil subsidies

President Obama calls on Congress to end the oil industry subsidies.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Watching nature documentaries boosts happiness, says study

Anxiety and fear give way to joy and awe when we tune into scenes of the natural world, finds a study commissioned by BBC, makers of "Planet Earth II."



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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This canoe documentary is almost too beautiful to watch

Director Goh Iromoto's cinematography and sound for his latest stunning effort will move your soul to hit the water.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Why you should watch 'Okja'

Streaming on Netflix, "Okja" is an action-parable about an animal and her human. It's bold and totally unique.



  • Arts & Culture

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Watch: Google, wind energy and green jobs

Google's investment in the Atlantic Wind Connection project will help support thousands of green jobs.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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IKEA blows into Texas, snatches up second U.S. wind farm

What better place for the Swedish furniture emporium to acquire its biggest global clean energy investment than the Lone Star State?




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By 2018, Dutch rail will be fully powered by wind

In a nation where transportation claims 20 percent of CO2 emissions, train travel will soon be a zero-emission affair.




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'Windlicht' is an otherworldly LED laser show held on a Dutch wind farm

A Pink Floyd soundtrack is not included with Studio Roosegaarde's newest environmental-themed light installation.




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Your kitchen towel could cause food poisoning

Using a kitchen towel for many uses can spread E. coli and get your family sick.




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Wild bumblebees are catching diseases from domesticated honeybees, says study

New research conducted in the UK reveals that diseases common in "managed" bees are now reaching wild populations.




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Watch: Toxic West Virginia

VBS.TV took a trip to West Virginia to investigate the evils of mountaintop removal mining. Take some time today and watch this.




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Sir Terry Pratchett forges a sword with a meteorite

English fantasy writer Sir Terry Pratchett smelt his own iron ore to create his knightly sword.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Watch journey from inside rescue capsule

This amazing video shows Carlos Barrios, the thirteenth miner rescued from the mine, being pulled to the surface.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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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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Hyperventilation about kitchen ventilation

Kitchen exhaust turns out to be a very complicated issue where there is no real consensus.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Animated short captures the spirit of ocean pollution with ironically catchy soundtrack

"Ain't No Fish" is a stop-motion animated short film that uses a 1940s show tune to highlight ocean pollution.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Olm eggs finally hatch in rare 'dragon' birth

A cave in Slovenia has two new baby olms — ghostly 'dragons' that can live for 100 years but rarely reproduce.




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How ocean racers are helping solve the Great Pacific Garbage Patch problem

The Ocean Cleanup is ready to launch plastic-eating System 001 to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How does the Great Pacific Garbage Patch affect marine life?

This infographic breaks down how plastic pollution is killing marine life and what you can do to prevent it.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Watch: 'The Audacity to Dream'

Debuted earlier this month at the International Space University, this short film invites a new generation to imagine and explore the universe's secrets.




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How to watch Endeavour's journey online

The space shuttle Endeavour will begin a three-day trip across the United States on Sept. 19, and you can catch some of that journey —the final piggyback flig




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How to watch the SpaceX launch of Dragon supply ship to space station today

Weather permitting, the cargo run will lift off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:25 p.m. EDT.




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LightSail solar sail back in action after glitch

A tiny satellite has recovered from an apparent software glitch in orbit and is on track to deploy its solar sail.




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Route 66 is getting a patch of solar power-generating pavement

Kitschy nostalgia and clean-tech collide along Route 66, America's Mother Road, thanks to Solar Roadways.




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This solar-powered Dutch poultry farm specializes in 'carbon-neutral' eggs

Eco-conscious Dutch poultry company Kipster wants to revolutionize the egg industry.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Puerto Rico plots out total switch to green energy by 2050

Although a recent renewable energy bill stalled, the hurricane-ravaged territory isn't giving up on its fossil fuel-free aspirations.




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Hutchison's replacement will have big anti-environment shoes to fill

The retiring three-term Republican will leave behind many legacies, including a strong anti-environment record.




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Know a mom? Watch this.

If you’ve ever had a mom, been a mom, or known a mom, you’ll relate to this hysterical video by Anita Renfroe.




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Watch: Mother/daughter doctor heroes

Meet the "Saints of Somalia," a mother-daughter doctor team who have built a hospital, a school, and a peaceful community in the face of oppression and a civil




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Why, how and when you should stretch

Are you new to stretching? Here are some tips on how to improve flexibility and information about the kinds of stretching you should be doing.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Art that sucks: Dutch artist proposes 'vacuum' to clear Beijing of smog

Can a vacuum suck up China's smog? Daan Roosegaarde will test his new technology soon in Beijing's parks.



  • Climate & Weather

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Study finds chlorinated pools and pee are a match made in harmful gas heaven

While it ranks high on the gross scale, peeing in a pool has never been considered hazardous. A study, however, uncovers health effects.




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Watch out! Urban grime is going airborne

The soot that covers statues and buildings makes even more smog, eventually hitting our lungs.




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15 endangered animals to watch in 2015

Meet 15 rare animal species whose futures could be determined — for better or worse — in 2015.




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Widespread Panic: Watch the video and win New Year's Eve tickets, VIP passes

Take the quiz to win 4 tickets and VIP access to one of the band's end-of-the-year shows in Atlanta.



  • Arts & Culture

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Lying 101: How much do you know about the science of stretching the truth?

Whether it's a white lie or a whopper, fibs are part of our daily lives. We like to think we're honest but, well, we're not. Test your falsehood expertise.



  • Arts & Culture

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Dutch supermarket debuts world's first plastic-free aisle

Organic supermarket chain EkoPlaza teams with an anti-plastic waste group to launch a supermarket aisle liberated from plastic packaging.




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These 10 bird havens are great for bird-watching

Think bird-watching is boring? It's not if you visit these 10 destinations during bird migration season.




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Sales of Nest Protect halted due to glitch with feature that makes it such a godsend

An unstoppable smart home start-up faces its first major bump in the road: Safety concerns over the Nest Protect smoke detector's 'Nest Wave' function.



  • Protection & Safety

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5 reasons you should switch to beeswax candles

Did you know you could be polluting the air in your house by burning candles? Learn more here.




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Worrying about kitchen fans is exhausting

We treat it like it's as 'routine as poutine,' but 'misteaks' will come back and bite us in the rump roast.



  • Remodeling & Design

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What happens when you switch to only organic foods?

A family ate organically for 2 weeks, reducing pesticides in their bodies big-time. Here's why it matters.