Jeju Island is not on many Western tourists' radar. This speck of land off the southern coast of South Korea is hugely popular amongst domestic tourists and is

Sardinia's true magic, especially from a nature-lover’s perspective, is its interior and its less-accessible sections of coastline.

Material from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be collected, melted down and rebuilt into a floating paradise for green tourism.

The great Pacific garage patch is giving sea striders a place to breed out on the open ocean, changing the natural environment there, new research suggests.

Tern Island is so besieged by garbage it may become the first U.S. hazardous-waste site whose main problem is plastic.

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

Divers scoured remote Pacific atolls to collect the garbage, some of which had entangled sea turtles.

By 2032, everything will on the Danish island of Bornholm will be recycled, repaired or reused.

Yassin's Falafel House, a refugee-owned business in Tennessee, keeps that honor top of mind by always giving back to the community.

Going for the guzzlers when oil prices are cyclical simply isn't smart.

Formed by material falling onto a newborn star, the two beams of light shoot outward to create the dual-sided lightsaber appearance.

Seafood fraud remains rampant in the U.S., according to a new investigation by Oceana, with one in five samples mislabeled.

Islabike introduces a new line of bikes designed for aging riders.

Cook dinner without heating up your kitchen with one of these vegetarian slow cooker recipes.

Despite lawsuits, the DOE awards the all-electric auto manufacturer its first big government loan.

Before interviewing Energy Secretary Steven Chu, <i>The Daily Show</i> host Jon Stewart fell asleep talking about the Markey-Waxman energy bill.

Kamikatsu, where recyclables are sorted into 45 specific categories, is an old pro at landfill diversion.

We may be able to hack our brains to solve problems while we sleep.

Scientists may have finally figured out why ice sends us spinning out of control.

Several studies suggests some people may be sleeping their way to an early death

Research out of Venice finds Irish dancing more helpful than physiotherapy for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

In times of stress and danger, the brain records more detailed memories.

White ravens are spotted occasionally on Vancouver Island, but they don't seem to stay for long.

A massive bald eagle is filmed in slow motion taking off from a street in Melrose, near Boston.

Hurricanes keep coming through, destroying homes and beaches, yet tenacious residents keep on rebuilding. While this endless process of destruction and construc

Will one conservation photographer's images be enough to save an important protected area from development?

The 20-year-old wunderkind's impossible dream of cleaning up ocean plastic is becoming a reality.

Cassandra Lin and her classmates provided enough biodiesel to heat 210 homes in Westerly, Rhode Island.

Fifteen-year-old Cassandra Lin is changing her community, her state, and her world, one pot of grease at a time.

Ships which exude slime from their hulls could cut fuel consumption by 20% and make it difficult for barnacles to attach.

Ambient noise can help mask sounds at night, but pink noise and brown noise may help you more than the white noise you've always heard about.

Build enough Powerwall batteries and you can run the world on renewable resources.

A dozen of my dogs' cousins got spoiled and are returning for more spa treatments and manicures. Here's what went down at our first spawtacular pug party.

The lack of predators reduces the instinct to flee, according to new research.

More than 4,000 deadly snakes call this tiny 110-acre island home, including one species with venom that can 'melt human flesh.'

Jumbo squid, also known as "red devils," have been known to attack divers before. But a submarine? Watch the nightmarish Greenpeace video here.

Phylliroe is a type of nudibranch, or sea slug, that has evolved to look and swim like a fish. And that's not the only weird thing about it.

Video could finally offer insight into the mysteries about how sharks get their shuteye.

Thousands of people have been walking over the fossil for decades without knowing it.

New research backs the tortoise in the classic fable, suggesting slow and steady always wins, no matter the race.

Despite years of warning, a new report says many infants in the U.S. still sleep with soft bedding, whether in a crib or their parents' bed.

Sweden has a floating library — the bokbåten — that brings thousands of books to people on dozens of remote islands in the Stockholm archipelago twice a year.

Here are the many reasons those with long hair should wear it in a bun to sleep. Plus, the unconventional hair band that keeps your hair in great shape.

The former vice president did not hold back in his 7,000-word essay in Rolling Stone about the climate change debate.

The largest of Georgia's barrier islands was once the winter playground for wealthy industrialists and now is a fruitful nesting ground for loggerhead turtles.

The 21 islands that make up Apostle Islands National Lakeshore will reveal a whole new side of Wisconsin — just be sure to bring your kayak for the best view.

A trip to Channel Islands National Park is a trip back in time — Southern California before freeways. The park protects five islands and the surrounding water

Gulf Islands National Seashore, the country’s largest national seashore, includes six barrier islands stretched out for 160 miles from Santa Rosa Island, Flor

You don’t have to travel to the Caribbean for a laid-back island experience. Burton Island State Park in Vermont provides a getaway for swimming and sunbathin

By giving away free bananas in Seattle, Amazon is disrupting local businesses.