In continued efforts to track changes in glacial and sea ice, NASA's IceBridge plane has begun collecting data in Greenland.

It's unlikely that coffee or tea is growing in your garden, so after you finish that cup, put the grounds to work with these clever ideas.

Feeling a little full of yourself? Check out these 19 boys and girls who actually did something about the world's ills before they even got to their 20s.

As you click through these incredible photos, you'll remember just why it's worth fighting to save our oceans.

Each of us is a cloud of microscopic particles, chemicals and microorganisms swirling around us that's always there. It's called an exposome, and it's unique.

This foliage map from SmokeyMountains.com is a handy, up-to-date guide to fall leaf season all over the country.

One man says a century of rhetoric on oil shale shows that it's an idea that will never come to fruition.

Aaron Tucker was hoping a job interview would change his life, but he wound up saving a life instead.

We've given far too much of our lives to Facebook to give up on the relationship now.

Cards are piling up for the man whose heart literally broke when his dog died.

In a small sample, scientists have discovered microplastics in human poop, with every sample containing some. The most common were polypropylene and PET.

Endurance athlete Ben Lecomte attempted to swim across the Pacific Ocean to bring attention to the state of our oceans.

The Southern Hemisphere will experience more devastating wind and waves as the world warms, according to new research.

Tatooine, a desert planet in 'Star Wars,' may have a real-life analogue 1,000 light-years away.

Waves crash against wind turbines perched on a jetty in Boulogne-sur-mer, France.

In addition to buying energy from Altamont Pass wind farm, Google is financing upgrades that will save thousands of birds' lives.

Furnishings that pull double or triple duty really earn their keep.

Here’s a look at the psychology behind hoarding, how it differs from collecting and ordinary clutter, and how to keep untidiness to a minimum.

Student Jack Ross Pilkington is working to save dying bee populations and has even become a bit of a beekeeper.

Markus Imhoof's new documentary balances microphotography with compelling storytelling. The film will debut on June 10.

The president steps up efforts to protect the pollinators — and their $24 billion contribution to the U.S. economy.

The designer of the Bee Saver, a bioplastic keychain that contains artificial nectar, believes small acts can make a big difference.

Mushroom extracts have been shown to reduce the presence of bee-killing viruses.

Coal helped create communities throughout Boone County, West Virginia, years ago but now mountaintop removal mining may be demolishing more than just mountains

Coal mines are destroying the life that its miners have come to know through pollution and job loss.

If you love the idea of long-lasting LED bulbs but not the price, this one-day Amazon Gold Box Deal may put these energy savers in your price range.

We can't just build better; we have to change the way we live.

The color looks radioactive, but activists promise it is nontoxic and harmless to marine life.

Those who live in the Quebrada Camarones region of South America's Atacama Desert have a remarkable resistance to arsenic, which is in the water.

Paddlers Paul Twedt and Michael Anderson started their Three Rivers Project to clean up Minnesota's three largest rivers.

Over 500 workers have been mobilized to deal with the endless tide of garbage inflicting the beaches of Santo Domingo.

Spanish endurance athlete Antonio de la Rosa is the first to cross the Pacific on a paddleboard.

Temperature records across the continent continue to fall as Europe buckles under heat wave. At least seven deaths have been attributed to the heat.

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

If you're a fan of humanely raised, sustainable beef, you may want to become a 'steakholder.'

Twelve of the world's leading chocolate producers, with some help from Prince Charles, intend to tackle deforestation.

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

At the time of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the spring of 2010, computer models predicted that the 200 million gallons of crude oil pouring out of the gus

Scientists propose dropping poison to kill mice on the Farallon Islands, but there's concern that wildlife and water quality will suffer.

Researchers hope these rhinos could serve as surrogate mothers, saving the northern white rhino subspecies.

These half-dozen exercises will help you shed pounds if obesity is in your genes.

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

Here's a graphical glimpse at America's most endangered wildlife, where they live and how many are left.

The sun, like many stars, may be a binary, meaning it could have a mass-extinction-causing 'brother.'

The Jambato harlequin frog had been feared extinct for at least the last 30 years.

Researchers extract nuclei from a preserved woolly mammoth carcass, implant them into the egg cells of mice, and watch as the bits became animated.

The Finns have a word for drinking alone at home in your underwear. What other cool foreign food words don't we have?

Crows and ravens are some of the smartest animals on the planet. So what do you know about them?

Animals use their senses to detect other animals, communicate and do some wild things. Can you identify the super senses of these animals?

Ubiquitous Mardi Gras beads can be made of other things: Biodegradable seed bombs, anyone?