Wildfires rage across Texas and Oklahoma, and Spain gets a windy weather energy bonus.

A noted botanist is born, and evolution can't keep up with extinction.

An Italian volcano erupts, and BP is warned about 'unstable' cement.

An EPA chief resigns due to scandal, and kangaroos become unprotected in the U.S.

A seashore is protected, and a religious group wants to 'do better' on climate change.

A blizzard buries the northeastern U.S., and the American Alligator becomes endangered.

The Great Blizzard of 1993 strikes, and a rock star becomes an environment minister.

Exxon pays for the Exxon Valdez spill, and a tire fire burns in Philadelphia.

Einstein is born, and the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is established.

Oil gushes from California, and a spring blizzard freezes the U.S. Midwest.

'The China Syndrome' is released, and the Ford Excursion makes its debut.

Mount Agung erupts, and a law aims to reduce the amount of antibiotics used on livestock.

Johnny Appleseed dies, and Cornwall has an oil spill.

Video: Assignment Earth explains why residents and government authorities are determined to clean up and revive the Gowanus Canal.

Biologists were surprised to find carnivorous pitcher plants eating vertebrates, which may be a first for North America.

Fern Cave hosts a wealth of species, including the largest colony in the world of endangered gray bats and many other species.

The federally protected and UNESCO-recognized wilderness area is front and center as work on the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico continues.

If your dad enjoys a draught of red wine with his joint of charred beef, feel virtuous in indulging him this Father's Day.

For biodynamic goodness full of organic fruity flavor, try Zhena's Gypsy Tea's new line of good-for-you green teas.

Which label, USDA certified-organic or Demeter USA certified-biodynamic, indicates the better bottle?

Many people still don't know what biodynamic means, but wines grown biodynamically are popular with the experts.

Biodynamics is often misunderstood. This short video gives some basic facts.

CNN recommends several boxed wines for the holiday weekend. Are the boxes the only eco-friendly thing about them?

It's been a long week of snow, school being closed, and lots of writing. I'm really looking forward to Friday night pizza and a glass of wine.

If you've never tried a Carmenere before, Lapostolle’s Alexandre Cuvee Carmenere would be a great bottle to start with.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

A certified organic and biodynamic rosé that will go great with your summer meals.

Actor says he would like to do for olive oil what director Francis Ford Coppola did for wine.

Director and wife Suzy Amis also reveal that they went vegan after watching the documentary 'Forks Over Knives.'

Turkey? Roast beef? Lasagna? Vegetarian? Ham? Whatever your Christmas dinner, I have a great sustainable wine choice for the perfect pairing.

“Down to Earth” highlights the sustainability inititaives at several of California’s wineries and opens up your sustainable wine choices.

From the Montepulciano region of Italy comes a rich, spicy wine from Italy’s largest winery, which is embracing biodynamic practices.

Method creates a healthy system of plants, animals and soil while considering celestial effects on life.

When grenache is blended with two other grapes, it's abbreviated as GSM. Here's what else you need to know.

Water vapor escaping Europa hints at a vast saltwater ocean beneath its surface.

On the evening of Nov. 21, upwards of 400 meteors per hour may light up the night sky.

There's a supermassive black hole behind the 'baby boom' in the Phoenix galaxy cluster.

Finding sugars in meteorites adds a new twist to theories of how life arose on Earth.

'Tis the season of giving, and this December night sky is saving some of its biggest gifts for last.

Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered a monster black hole larger than thought possible.

The unusually close trifecta of black holes will likely merge into one giant entity over the next several hundred million years.

India's Chandrayaan-2 mission lander was lost on the surface of the moon, but now NASA officials have found its debris.

Hoag's Object, a celestial doughnut that features a galaxy within a galaxy, is a beautiful enigma of the cosmos.

19 newly discovered dwarf galaxies are missing dark matter.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is exploring the sun's scorching outer atmosphere.

December is a chilly time for stargazing, but catching a glimpse of the Geminids makes it all worthwhile.

We chat with astrotourism specialist Valerie Stimac, and author of 'Dark Skies,' about the best places to gaze into the beauty of the heavens.

Scientists say C/2019 Q4 is a comet from another galaxy.

Researchers have found a rocky planet, GJ 1252 b, that's just 66.5 light-years away and it's zipping around a red dwarf star.

December's annular solar eclipse looked like a "ring of fire."