The botanical monster-makers behind a new Kickstarter campaign aim to erect a towering hell-beast made from North America's most notorious invasive plant.

Officials in Australia quarantine imported versions of the pop singer Katy Perry's latest album due to its seed-paper packaging.

The bat-killing fungal infection known as white-nose syndrome has been found in two new U.S. states.

New research could stop the spread of citrus greening, a disease that is killing Florida's oranges.

White-nose syndrome is still spreading wildly, but a few bat colonies may be showing signs of resistance.

A study found that an invasive species of camel cricket from Asia is now far more common in American basements than the native variety.

After killing 7 million bats in eastern North America, white-nose syndrome just made a 1,300-mile leap west.

From pythons to goldfish, these former pets are now breaking bad and replacing native species.

High winds and vacant land create the perfect recipe for tumbleweed terror in Victorville.

Learn about Scenic Hudson, a land preservation organization and environmental advocacy group.

Intriguing features photographed by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity probably don't have a biological origin, mission team members say.

One hundred people are still in the running to become humanity's first Mars explorers.

Mice zapped with cosmic rays can incur brain damage, suggesting that astronauts' brains could suffer over time on deep-space missions to Mars and beyond.

NASA's huge supersonic parachute isn't ready to land astronauts on Mars just yet.

Not only do we need to keep Earth safe from alien microbes, but we need to keep space safe from Earth microbes.

'White Mars,' as Antarctica is known, is ideal for studying the long-term effects of isolation.

Finding water ice could change everything we thought we knew about the red planet, and make colonization feasible.

It would be the first heavier-than-air craft flown on another planet.

Mars' Korolev crater is a well-preserved crater permanently filled with ice.

The rover was originally meant to only live for 90 days.

'Nashville' star Eric Close goes green by cleaning up after others.

Luke Perry and Ricky Shroder star in Hallmark's 'Goodnight For Justice: Queen of Hearts.'

'Switched at Birth' stars raise poultry, reveal upcoming storylines.

PETA Person of the Year returns in musical series 'Smash'.

'Golden Boy' star Theo James hates waste.

Actress was also recently named PETA's Person of the Year.

Plastic bag and film recycling can certainly come with a language barrier. Take this quiz to understand the vocabulary, and the world will thank you.

Large-scale installation, by artist John Gerrard, simulates the sun and night sky above a solar thermal plant in Nevada.

This one tip can save up to 20 percent of the energy your refrigerator uses.

Comic artist Rob Lang gives animals a way to speak their piece with "Underdone Comics.'

American employers may have paid a steep price for the eclipse, but it was just what the nation needed.

Olympics officials are trying to make February's Winter Games in Korea one of the most environmentally friendly gatherings ever.

From the earliest efforts at clear-cutting to our continued assault on national lands, we love our forests ... even as we continue to put the squeeze on them.

After Hurricane Irma ravaged Florida, a Miami teen saved hundreds of mangroves and replanted them as protection for animals and humans from future storms.

New Hampshire distillery Tamworth turns the healthy spice into a tribute to Alexander Von Humboldt, the "forgotten father of environmentalism."

In a goofy, profane, self-mocking rap video, a handful of young Australian climate scientists preach an inconvenient truth: There are two few scientists at the

An economist and an ambassador to a petroleum-rich country talk about the current state of climate policy in the United States.

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's surprise endorsement of Obama follows the devastating effect of Hurricane Sandy on New York City and the Northeast.

The percentage of Americans who believe the climate is changing has grown, and 64% of Americans favor regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

New interactive game takes a closer look at national policy choices that affect food security around the world.

President Obama's power plant plan has gotten plenty of blowback from coal-state politicians, but it's popular with Americans.

In a surprise announcement, Earth's two largest economies revealed a game-changing agreement to cut carbon emissions.

Researchers present results of the ORIGIN study evaluating 12,500 patients in 40 countries.

A joint scientific statement reveals that the use of sugar-free products doesn't necessarily guarantee a smaller waistline.

Teens with metabolic syndrome — a set of health conditions linked with the development of heart disease and diabetes — perform worse in school than their he

Diet and exercise can help people with Type 2 diabetes lose weight, but that weight loss may not translate into a lower risk of heart problems.

A study shows that consumption of whole fruits helps reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes while consumption of fruit juice increased the risk.

Researchers in Sweden found that children who skipped breakfast regularly had a significant increase in symptoms of metabolic syndrome as adults.

New study may help doctors and patients find a better balance between diabetes control and quality of life.

New German study finds that people taking this type of generic diabetes medication were less likely to develop diabetes.