Blu Homes celebrates the East Coast debut of the iconic Breezehouse with an open house weekend in New York's Hudson Valley region.

Looking back at the first Thanksgiving offers a way forward for us, says Michael Berman.

Researchers trace back the origin of all flowering plants to a single ancestor using a sophisticated data crunch.

The finding indicates that life on Earth began much earlier than previously thought.

The first animal to evolve on Earth was probably a sponge that existed around 640 million years ago.

The find confirms that America's earliest human inhabitants were here much sooner than previously thought.

HIV might never have become a global pandemic if it wasn't for the ecology of what is now known as Kinshasa, and what was then a 1920s colonial hub.

Elasmotherium sibiricum, the so-called 'Siberian unicorn,' is not as closely related to modern rhinos as once thought.

A startling find in Wyoming radically changes our theories about the distant origins of our taxonomic order.

If dinosaurs had telescopes and had pointed them at Saturn, they might have seen a ringless world.

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

The wildfire in the Florida Everglades has spread to 32,000 acres, and officials are using all the resources they can to contain it.

The president is getting a report card for his first 100 days in office from Michael Pollan and others. How's he doing on the food front?

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.

Who knew a sandwich bag and some water could make a biconvex lens and start a fire?

Fire lookout towers found in numerous national forests have been converted into campsites-in-the-sky.

There are several different ways to start a campfire, depending on wind and what resources you have on hand.

With these first-aid tips and proper planning, you and your dog should be ready for anything.

It may be a largely symbolic victory for environmentalists, but many critics of hydraulic fracturing hope it will set an example for other states to follow.

Prize-winning design proposal revives defunct post offices by transforming them into food-sharing centers.

Walter Carr, a dedicated young employee, wins accolades in Alabama for going above and beyond to get to his first day of work.

The Dutch do it again with a new cycling path in the northeastern city of Zwolle that's made from old plastic bottles and packaging.

Painstakingly handcrafted biopic on the legendary Dutch painter is seeking artists interested in contributing.

IKEA gusts into the U.S. wind energy sector with an investment in an Illinois farm capable of generating enough annual energy to power 70 stores.

Watch the fire spin and swirl as its driven up towards the heavens by an array of well-placed box fans to the soothing tune of 'Moonlight Sonata.'

The big-bodied bees join the ranks of ants and termites, which have long been known to rely on a separate caste of 'soldiers' to defend the colony.

Neolithic humans in the Wadi Faynan region of southern Jordan may have polluted the river while first learning how to smelt.

NASA astronaut Henry "Hank" Hartsfield, who in 1984 commanded the maiden mission of the space shuttle Discovery, died on July 17

China has now given a face to its aggressive renewable energy goals — and man, is that face adorable. (It's a panda.)

Heritage rail and clean tech collide in the Aussie beach town of Byron Bay with the introduction of a solar panel-topped vintage train.

Following a protracted court battle, Six Flags Great Adventure is set to become the world's first theme park that's fully powered by the sun.

California approved new rules that require new homes and low-rise apartment buildings to use solar panels starting in 2020.

If you want to try a triathlon, here's what you need to know about the event that combines swimming, cycling and running. Experts Erin Beresini weighs in.

Dozens of cities throughout the country have either banned or limited fireworks displays due to the threat of heavy pollution.

Paris gives cars the boot on this popular thoroughfare one day a month to promote clean air and exploring the city on foot.

PVC puts out a lot of nasty stuff when it burns, and it's probably still in the soot.

Seven species of Hawaiian pollinators are the first bees added to the U.S. endangered species list — but they're unlikely to be the last.

BirdLife International has confirmed the extinction of eight bird species, including the Spix' macaw in Brazil.

El Hierro, the smallest of the Canary Islands, is becoming energy self-sufficient by relying solely on wind turbines and hydroelectricity.

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

Copenhagen gains an unusual new landmark in the form of a multitasking waste-to-energy plant designed by Bjarke Ingels Group that functions as a ski slope.

The Bramble Cay melomys lost most of its habitat to rising sea levels.

A scientific team from South Korea has just created the first bendable lithium ion battery.

Carefully managed fire is used as a tool to protect wildlands from invasive plants and other threats.

A wet and rainy winter after a wildfire year could give California a beautiful super bloom.

Lisa Hendy is the first woman to become chief ranger at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

People across the globe are trying to write 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month, but only one man has asked the Internet to help him do it.

Animals at Australia's Mogo Zoo were saved from wildfires by savvy staff.

Humane Society International is building temporary wildlife shelters for animals affected by the Australian bushfires on Kangaroo Island.

U.S. startup DroneSeed merges technology and forestry to give scorched woodlands a second chance from above.