Weary animals at elephant sanctuary in Thailand relax as volunteer plays classical piano music in the forest.

A stray cat helped Sarper Duman recover from depression, and now he helps other strays and plays piano for them.

He may not have won an Oscar, but the director of "Gasland" isn’t backing off the natural gas industry.

Director Josh Fox lands deal with network to premiere next film in what could become a trilogy of docs on the natural gas industry.

Wind energy and natural gas could be a formidable solution for America's energy problem.

Documentary filmmaker Josh Fox just won an Emmy for his film "Gasland" which exposes fracking for the dangerous boondoggle that it is.

The new Artists Against Fracking makes a compelling case against opening up New York state to natural gas drilling. It's fuzzier about the energy sources that c

Film tells the fictional story of one small town's dealings with the natural gas industry — and the environmentalist out to stop it all from happening.

The school plans to fund a study on the effects of fracking by allowing the controversial extraction process to take place on 8,000 acres in Cumberland Forest.

Director Josh Fox's follow-up to his 2010 documentary on the natural gas industry sparks drama at the Tribeca Film Festival.

As exploration increases, employees often find themselves without adequate or affordable housing.

A new study finds that drinking water quality near Marcellus shale gas extraction sites could be compromised.

Director Josh Fox accuses the energy industry and politicians of failing the American people.

The gaping 260-foot-wide hole was spotted in an area of Siberia known as "the end of the world."

Researchers at Princeton recently studied the question of whether abandoned gas & oil well are leaking methane into the atmosphere.

A student and his fellow surfers used their skills to ride the giant waves to safety after a deadly tsunami struck Samoa.

Earthquake in Japan raises concerns about what could happen in the U.S.

A dog guards an injured canine friend in Japan. Rescue workers managed to get one dog to a shelter and the injured animal to a veterinary clinic.

In the end, delivery dates are unimportant — but they do show how connected we are.

Kids living just outside the evacuation zone will be tested for cumulative radiation exposure.

Scientists discover that massive volcanic landslides have caused megatsunamis to strike the coasts of Hawaii throughout history, causing widespread destruction

The devastating earthquake that ravaged Japan in 2011 may have also wreaked havoc on vital fisheries.

The deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands today struck along a subduction zone.

Debris from the deadly tsunami that struck Japan in 2011 is drifting across the Pacific Ocean toward North America.

Meet Chris Robinson, an average California dad who just happens to be constructing a 22-foot-long tsunami escape pod out of plywood in his backyard.

Nuclear fallout has benefitted the beasts, considered as both tasty and fearsome in Japanese culture.

Volcano erupts on Indonesian island of Sulawesi, which had already been hit by a 7.5 earthquake and a tsunami.

Forest certification program announces its new Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program.

The American Forest & Paper Association announced today an ambitious set of sustainability goals for its member organizations to aim for by 2020.

Student film "Battle Behind the Bottle" tells the story of the cork industry positive response to the “kick in the pants” screw tops and plastics gave it.

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City talks with Rachel Maddow about his new PBS documentary about Pluto and its status as a planet

Pluto and its mysterious neighbors hold perhaps some of the most exciting astronomical discoveries to come.

The votes are in, and it looks like 'Vulcan' could be the new name for one of Pluto's smallest moons.

With Pluto's unveiling on the horizon, here's a quick look at past and present efforts to study the elusive world.

NASA's video of New Horizons photos constructs what it would be like to touch down on Pluto — and not just fly by it. It's inspiring.

A new NASA video uses photos from New Horizons to give you a sense of what it would be like to soar over Pluto.

At 15 square meters with an equal amount of outdoor living space, Jonas Wagell's flat-packed Mini House 2.0 is a lovely prefab retreat that can be assembled in

New York City unveils a disaster housing plan centered around retrofitted shipping containers that boast interiors that are like 'CB2 meets Motel 6' and that ar

Perched above Mexico City's trendiest shopping district, the Billboard House is obscured by a mural created by the dwelling's artist-in-residence.

This weekend: Model homes have a moment (thanks, Netflix!) and Portland maintains its status as the nation's largest fluoride-free city.

Madrid-based sustainable architecture firm Ábaton unveils a low-cost prefab housing concept that's as simple as it gets (and interestingly, hypoallergenic).

By keeping things compact, Matt Kirkpatrick and Katherine Bovee were able to splurge and have some fun when designing their boxy, prefab abode.

The modern prefab specialists at Modscape went for the obvious when naming this doozy of a concept home. But hey, it fits.

If policing your child’s plate at a holiday dinner dampens the celebration, this one tip may be incredibly freeing for you and your children.

Decorate your table with this inexpensive, natural arrangement that also happens to be compostable.

It's colder up here and the harvest is earlier, but that's not the only reason Canadian Thanksgiving is different than American Thanksgiving.

There's more to winter gourds than butternut squash. Here are just a few winter squashes and gourds you might want to consider for your dinner table.

Get ahead of the holidays by making and freezing unbaked and baked pies, crusts and filling before the rush.

Neanderthals might be extinct, but their genes still live on inside of us.

Loving animals may have been passed down genetically from ancestors who appreciated their services.