Tiny tempests above cracks in Arctic sea ice help pull down toxic mercury and ozone from the sky — an unexpected new source of mercury pollution.

Are aphids and other pests wrecking your garden? Partner up with ladybugs to stop the carnage.

In exclusive and exceptionally irrigated Rancho Santa Fe, residents now face water rationing.

What an extraordinary story, the increase in power and decrease in price of the personal computer.

Pants to Poverty's ruched panties promise fair trade premiums for cotton farmers and workers -- and slimmer-looking derrieres for wearers.

Here's a list of reasons this blogger thinks fair fashion is anything but frivolous.

The 300-foot-long (92.2-meter-long) Viking Lady is set to get a battery pack, which will turn the supply vessel into a hybrid ship with technology similar to th

Here are five serious sewage disasters in history, many of them caused by overwhelmed sewer systems. How we can prevent future ones from flowing our way?

About 53 million Americans live within 3 miles of a Superfund site. Here's a look at the status of 10 of the country's most prominent listings.

Nothing says "I'm single and ready to mingle" like a dose of salty digestive fluid. For sea lampreys, anyway.

Google's online street views could help scientists track and fight invasive species over the Internet.

He plays a KGB spy in 'The Americans'.

Worried about input costs, beer titan Molson Coors went green mainly to save green. If the end result - less waste - is to the planet's benefit, why should we c

For people over 75, a diet high in sugar and fat doesn’t have much of a negative health impact.

Tattoo may provide an inexpensive and noninvasive method for testing blood sugar levels, without the finger prick.

Gut-wrenching appeals can mean fewer donations, say two British researchers who looked into marketing approaches.

Large coalition of environmental groups uses humor to fight misconceptions around 'clean' coal.

The two cities will receive substantial financial and technical assistance from Bloomberg Philanthropies to help combat combat climate change.

Dubbed 'the smartest park ever built,' the Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards is now open for visitors.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's $10B climate resiliency plan would extend the Manhattan shoreline by as much as 500 feet into the East River.

Meet Dr. Rob Sanford, department chair and professor of environmental science at the University of Southern Maine.

Satellite images confirm another massive iceberg has split from Antarctica, this time from the Pine Island Glacier.

Energy policy has become a local issue, prompting serious debates in races across the nation.

"Why do you have to sing everything like you just swallowed a pair of jazz hands?!"

As millennials turn away from driving and car ownership, will college students finally stop keeping cars on campus?

Next week Tesla will announce new home and utility solutions — but do they pencil out?

Beauty abounds in the weather-warped details of Dwell Development's latest net-zero residence.

The after-school carpentry wizards at Sawhorse Revolution have big, community-bettering plans for micro-housing.

From the man who brought you the giant tetrahedron on 57th Street...

Situated next to the High Line, Solar Carve Tower is specifically designed not to bogart air and natural light from its neighbors.

Assembled as a local factory, the prefab housing units will house over 200 people at 3 different sites.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide how the Fish and Wildlife Service can protect species thanks to a legal conflict over a tiny frog.

Lynn Henning, a country farmer, wins the Goldman Prize for battling a massive factory cattle operation that was polluting once fertile farms in Michigan.

In a case of 'Do as I do, not as I say,' Rupert Murdoch is taking bold steps to help solve a problem while telling the world it doesn’t exist.

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk talks with Ken Edelstein about the infamous Obama fly swat, their reaction and why PR matters.

The world is on course for climate catastrophe. Until the calamity is upon us, however, the "war footing" argument for dramatic action won't find much support.

A poll found that almost half of the people who see food waste as a problem don’t view it as a problem they’re contributing to.

Although several manufacturers have plans to release long-lasting, energy-sipping LED A-Line bulbs that replace the near-obsolete 100-watt incandescent, Osram S

Turn off the lights. Light pollution impacts energy use, wildlife and health.

The design world is agog at its ugliness, and the fact that it was needed in the first place.

A new mobile app that allows users to send disappearing pictures, texts and videos may spell trouble for teens.

The heated battle for control of a strip of pavement on a single street in Brooklyn highlights the battlelines in the Bike Lane Wars. Hint: It's not about bikes

Your answer might depend on where you work, but generally, it's more OK than ever to flaunt your ink.

The organization has revamped everything from badges to cookie sales to try to be more relevant.

West Virginia U.S. Senate race brings out the guns, not to mention a former president and a former vice presidential candidate.

Lots of noise on Capitol Hill means lots of uncertainty for the agency tasked with fighting polluters.

When a company's goal is 'to change the way we poop, one 'stool' at a time,' you just have to check it out.

Costner, Baldwin battle in court of oil spill tech. The lawsuit is based on allegations that Kevin Costner and a business partner duped Stephen Baldwin and anot

From playful spoofs to interrupting birds, here are our favorite moments with the official voice of nature.

Legendary naturalist and broadcaster urges humanity not to 'lose its connection with the natural world.'