Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Tips to enhancing our energy efficiency.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Have your voice heard where it counts, and lead by example.

Toxic compounds called PFAS have been linked to cancer and immune problems, and they may also make it tougher to keep off weight.

The autonomous aircraft Mars Helicopter heralds the beginning of a new era in our exploration of the red planet.

The Internet's favorite undersea autonomous vehicle's maiden voyage reveals how how Antarctic bottom water is affected by changing wind patterns.

After landing rovers and its spacecraft on the surface of asteroid Ryugu, JAXA is returning with a sample.

These photos of service dogs went viral after part of their training took place at a play at the Stratford Festival in Canada.

TckTckTck's mosaic:EARTH combines 'deep zoom' technology with social action to encourage people around the world to join in the growing sustainability movement.

Experts of Paleolithic art in France say some cave drawings have a reoccurring theme.

Artist Patterson Clark naturally 'harvests' areas plagued by weeds and uses the leaves, roots and stems of much-loathed plants to produce handcrafted art suppli

One man's trash is another man's art. Take a look at six artists who have taken discarded items and turned them into upscale, high-dollar artwork.

Artist Asher Jay's "Garbagea" confronts us with our throwaway culture in this creative project.

Artist and teacher Ruganzu Bruno Tusingwire wins the first 10K prize at TEDxQuatar with his innovative recycling idea that helps kids in need.

Sure, they do a better job at posing for photos than discouraging birds, but this army of eclectic scarecrows installed at one of the Hudson's grandest historic

The days' dappled sunlight complemented the nights' glowing trees at this music festival near Lake Michigan.

Performers take to the streets of Edinburgh in one of the largest art festivals in the world, Festival Fringe.

Mosaïcultures Internationales Montréal invited countries all over the world to submit their most awe-inspiring horticultural sculptures.

These stunning busts are crafted using recycled circuit boards, CPUs, wiring, keyboards and other salvaged electronics.

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.

The casualty list from the government shutdown earlier this month continues to grow for U.S. Antarctic science.

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.

Using a diesel engine to power a hydraulic power system, Lightning hopes to take X Prize.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, alternative fuel vehicles could have a nearly 50% market share by 2035.

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.

An eel named Miguel Wattson is behind the holiday display at the Tennessee Aquarium.

One of the world's most elusive particles will stay hidden a while longer, it seems. Scientists at the gigantic Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator

Scientists at the world's largest particle accelerator announced today (Dec. 13) that they'd narrowed down the possibilities for the existence of the elusive Hi

Physicists love the Higgs boson, but they hate the God particle. The elusive Higgs particle, which scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accele

Recent studies by two teams of U.S. physicists who are also on the hunt for the elusive Higgs boson (sometimes referred to as the "God particle") reinforced the

Physicists at the world's largest atom smasher announced on July 4 that they are more than 99 percent sure they've found a new, and heavy, boson particle, that

Confirming a Higgs boson, physicists say, will have wide-reaching implications.

From gravitons to winos, here are five bizarre things that may exist beyond the Higgs.

From confounding dress codes to exclusion from many events, the road to gold for women has had plenty of quirky twists.

Weight Watchers? Paleo? Whole30? DASH diet? Every diet offers something different, here's your guide to figuring it all out.

In honor of the International Day of Happiness, here's everything you need to know about laughter.

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

Take the chill off with these top-performing picks for staying warm.

From when it happens to why – and everything in between – here's your crash course on the shortest day of the year.

Calories and exercise are key, of course, but these research-backed workarounds can help you reach your goals.

Forget the idea that only 10-minute bursts of activity are important. New research finds that even small moments of activity can help you meet your goal.

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.

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.

Ecologist Chris Thomas, author of 'Inheritors of the Earth,' asks readers to look at what we gain through environmental losses.

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

'The Art and Science of Ernst Haeckel' is a collection of beautifully illustrated flora and fauna by a German biologist and artist.

Rachel Herz explains the science behind our relationship with the food we eat in her new book, "Why You Eat What You Eat."

Chris Grady's Lunarbaboon comics show off the sweet and sour sides of parenting and life.

Botanist and biologist Francis Hallé introduces a new world of rainforest flora in his latest art-driven book.