A showcase for American artisans, the virtual shop Catherine's Table is a warm and cozy ode to beautiful things.

It's amazing what light can do when seen from the right angle. Check out this beautiful sunset sky from the mountains of Costa Rica.

Artist Amy Guidry uses dreamlike and unusual images to make a statement about the relationship between humans and the world.

Artist Ian Berry's creation is made from the most familiar of materials.

British artist Richart Sowa has taken more than 100,000 plastic bottles and built an eco-friendly Mexican getaway powered by energy from the waves and the sun.

The Chauvet paintings in France are a study in humanity's connection to animals, the earth, and each other over time.

Rabbit Island residency programs encourage artists to incorporate conservation, ecology and sustainability into their work.

Electric vehicles, hybrids and plug-ins will be on the market by the end of the year. Here's a look into the crystal ball.

A new survey shows that fewer Americans are interested in flex fuel vehicles and instead prefer fuel-efficient standard gasoline models.

Every decision in the design of a grocery store is made to make you buy more stuff.

From chinstrap penguins to cuckoo bees, these kleptomaniac parasites rob their fellow critters for food and supplies.

He may be one of the most famous men who ever lived, but there's plenty to learn about Nelson Mandela.

Singing helps the spirit soar, but can it boost the body as well?

In which we reveal that charming Swedish girls wear lightbulb crowns and Austrian men dress like furry devils.

A bite from the Lone Star tick could induce a meat allergy in humans.

From what the new labels mean to how to properly apply it, here are the essentials to help keep your skin healthy in the sun.

The northern snakehead, a voracious invasive species that can live out of the water for days, is showing up in several states.

To stimulate the appetite, try a glass of homemade vin de citron or vin d'orange.

In Stranger in the Woods, author Mike Finkel explores the famous Maine recluse Christopher Knight and why he stayed alone for 27 years.

Paul Hawken's latest book, 'Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming,' focuses on fixes rather than fighting.

"Psychomachia," a medieval epic poem, may be the first, and certainly most brutal, comic book.

A new book, "Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World," suggests that status matters throughout life, not just in high school.

Judith Jones, the editor of 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' who had a knack for knowing what would sell big, has died at age 93.

Reading novels has all kinds of benefits for the mind — and maybe even the spirit.

In his book, "Endurance," astronaut Scott Kelly lays bare the highs and lows of living through NASA's longest single spaceflight.

A new, all-girl 'Lord of the Flies' movie is in the works, making this the right time to ditch some of the gendered assumptions we have about kids.

Animal tracking is time-consuming and difficult, but a new book "Where the Animals Go" by Cheshire and Umbert shows how technology is helping.

Even if you haven't read some of the books in your library, they are still doing you good.

The Monkey's Paw book store in Toronto has a Biblio-Mat that distributes random rare books to customers for only a few dollars.

From a moose to a tick, from a coyote to a cockroach, author Rachel Levin walks us through what to do in her book, "Look Big."

For dog-lit author Flora Kennedy, dogs can be the harshest — and sweetest — critics.

The end has come for new stories about Middle-earth, but there will never be an end to how they will inspire.

Finland, the world's most literate nation, rings in its 100th birthday with the opening of Oodi Helsinki Central Library.

By 'borrowing' someone from the Human Library, you get to learn their story — and share their humanity.

The author wrote most of 'The Lorax' while visiting an ecosystem inhabited by orange, mustachioed patas monkeys.

Animal emotions can be surprisingly similar to ours, primatologist Frans de Waal explains in a new book, especially in our fellow mammals.

The Voynich Manuscript, an illustrated codex from Medieval times, has been baffling humans since 1912. Here's what we know about it.

Panama City's famous canal, wild jungles and pristine beaches make it a top eco-tourism destination.

Get out your walking shoes and check out this city by the sea.

If your preferred mode of transportation is by horse or bike, this is the place for you.

If you've got the cash to spare, visit this low-lying Indian Ocean paradise before rising sea levels swallow it up.

Malaysia's Penang Island is one of the most unique places to travel in Southeast Asia. As a beach destination, it pales in comparison to the region's best stret

Macau is usually associated with blackjack and baccarat. The East Asian gambling mecca, made up of a small peninsula and two islands that are now connected by a

Sitting in the Caribbean, only 56 miles from the coast of Florida, Grand Bahama is one of the closest major islands to the United States. Easy access from the N

Video: Adventurer and conservationist David de Rothschild sets sail on Plastiki, a boat made out of 12,000 plastic bottles to help raise awareness about the Gre

This time-lapse video explores a full day at the checkout lanes of a Walmart store in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Most disasters lie outside human control, but some of the world’s most devastating events have been caused by humans.

Tern Island is so besieged by garbage it may become the first U.S. hazardous-waste site whose main problem is plastic.

Angela Sun investigated several aspects of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in her documentary "Plastic Paradise."

Up to 95 percent of the plastic waste carried out to sea by rivers seems to travel through just 10 waterways, according to a new study.