The longhorned tick, native to Asia, is first new invasive tick to be found in U.S. in 50 years.

The Nature Conservancy wants everyone to enjoy the earth this Earth Day by gathering outside to enjoy a meal. We've got some ideas to make sure your picnic hono

A heads-up to parents about Disneynature's newest release follows the story of two feline families struggling to survive in the African savannah.

Take your old writing instruments to Office Depot this week and earn Sanford coupons.

Hoping to pass on her enthusiasm for protecting the environment, a 17-year-old high school student goes beyond the call of duty to teach second-graders about en

Kick off Earth Week with this dramatic three-minute film, which dives into the 'Heart of Darkness' to highlight the humbling majesty of our planet.

In honor of Earth Day's namesake orb, here's a time-lapse tour of Earth itself.

Only a few of the many threatened species and wild places on Earth ever gain any legal protections. Some of these are considered vulnerable while others are mak

Leonardo DiCaprio, Linkin Park, Don Cheadle, and Sergio Marone are all judges in the Date with History contest, which will send one young visionary to address t

We asked Carla Hall, Mayim Bialik, Andy Richter, Izabella Miko about their Earth Day plans.

The more we hooked we get on gadgets, the more often obsolete technology ends up in landfills.

More than 170 world leaders signed the Paris Agreement on Earth Day 2016, but that's just the beginning.

Critically acclaimed 'Catching the Sun' offers solution to current economic crisis.

On the first day of COP 16, President Calderon made some interesting remarks -- incuding one about your grandmother's refrigerator.

First comprehensive study on climate mortality released today at COP16 projects rapidly increasing death toll especially among children due to the impacts of cl

Christiana Figueres says any agreement will be a step in the right direction, but it's clear she's not convinced Cancun will be a huge step.

Taking the easy way out is nothing new for politicians, but this time they're taking the easy way out on climate policy.

Being called a bird brain really isn't an insult, now that scientists have uncovered just how smart these feathered friends really are.

As a wall goes up dividing the U.S. and Mexico, a range of environmental concerns are surfacing. Conservation photographer Krista Schlyer documents the impact.

New Mexico's coyote-killing contest ban does not outlaw the killing of coyotes by hunters or ranchers who are protecting their livestock.

Here are some fascinatingly odd ways that frost, ice and snow can appear. Here are some fascinatingly odd ways frost, ice and snow can appear.

Scientists hope a new vaccination campaign will give Ethiopian wolves a fighting chance at survival.

From cancer to migraines and even seizures, dogs can give us a heads up about a range of human diseases.

More states are cracking down on owners who falsely call their pets service animals.

World Rhino Day has us thinking about how amazing this animal really is, and how close we are to losing it forever.

Non-native nutria have made their way to the Golden State, and Californians are rushing to find a solution to this ROUS-sized problem.

It may sound like a good idea for the environment, but refilling a plastic water bottle may not be a good idea.

Sometimes it's not that hard to predict the future and that's just what happened with Hurricane Irene.

A huge, emerging crack has been discovered in one of Antarctica's glaciers, with a NASA plane mission providing the first-ever detailed airborne measurements of

NASA has been mapping deteriorating glaciers in the Antarctic through the Operation IceBridge program over the world’s polar regions.

Off the coast of northwest Greenland, an enormous iceberg is beginning to go to pieces.

This summer's unprecedented melt for the icy white cap over Arctic waters appears to have come to a stop on Sunday, Sept. 16, setting a new record low for Arcti

A giant flood of Arctic meltwater may have triggered an ancient 1,200-year-long chill nicknamed the "Big Freeze," the last major cold age on Earth, a new study

The prominent rift that opened up last in year in Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier has widened and filled with snow, according to NASA.

While the Greenland Ice Sheet has been known to be gradually melting over the years, new evidence shows that certain areas are thinning faster than others.

Meet Yeti, a faithful rover of the robotic kind that sniffs out dangerous crevasses for convoys crossing glaciers.

Scientists used computer models to predict how the glaciers would respond to future climate change, and the results were not reassuring.

James Balog photographs disappearing glaciers showing global warming evidence in time-lapse photography in the award-winning documentary Chasing Ice.

NASA's newest rover won't be exploring another planet, but will take a look at part of our own.

A gorgeous new video is the best way to experience Antarctica without even feeling chilly.

Shrinking Arctic sea ice is shifting polar weather patterns, especially in fall and winter.

Scientists have gained insight into the cause of the global sea level rise with the discovery that warm ocean water is primarily melting the ice shelves.

A massive iceberg, larger than the city of Chicago, broke off of Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier.

What does a splintering iceberg sound like underwater? Imagine the cracks and pops of an ice cube melting in a glass of lemonade multiplied on a colossal scale.

Bigger surface melts in recent years are softening the interior of the ice like a stick of butter.

Scientists tracking 278-square-mile block of ice hope to learn from it as it moves away from its parent glacier.

Typically thought of as a tropical climate pattern, the influence of La Niña spreads as far as Antarctica.

The disintegration of a giant Antarctic ice shelf that had been stable for millennia was caused by a chain reaction of lakes draining on top of the ice.

Melting Arctic sea ice has contributed considerably more to warming at the top of the world than previously predicted by climate models.

New research proves that the Peruvian glacier is shrinking due to climate change.