Nonprofit, cofounded by media mogul Ted Turner, has been an instrumental force in supporting global environmental education since 1991.

Leonardo DiCaprio backs Beyond Meat, saying the development of plant-based meats will help advance action on climate change.

A photo snapped by singer Frenchie Davis of Louis Boria knitting on the subway drew attention to his business, Brooklyn Boy Knits.

Stephen Hawking, the renowned theoretical physicist, lived for 50 years with ALS, a group of rare neurological diseases, but he never let it define him.

New study sheds light on the illusion and athleticism behind Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal' tilt.

Two goats discovered along subway tracks in Brooklyn are on now safely on their way to Farm Sanctuary.

A new study reveals how smooth, vertical surfaces can confuse a bat's echolocation abilities.

Humans seem to be causing 'a radical shift in the living architecture of the planet,' researchers say.

The 'alalā went extinct in the wild in 2002, but a captive breeding program is preserving hope for the species.

A group of stick spiders in Hawaii evolves into the same three 'ecomorphs' every time it colonizes a new island or region.

Even subtle changes of scenery can have dramatic effects on our mental and physical health, a growing field of research suggests.

The British Ecological Society annual photography competition celebrates both flora and fauna.

Genetic relics from a 'ghost population' of red wolves seem to live on in these coyote-like creatures.

Earth's species are now vanishing at rates unprecedented in human history. That matters for more reasons than many people realize.

The jaguar crept past a camera trap set up to record the elusive cats in a French Guiana rainforest.

Millions of black 'shade balls' float on the surface of reservoirs, slowing evaporation.

With Hawaii's endless renewable energy potential, the state plans to generate 40 percent of its power from clean sources by 2030.

Photographer documents the sublime landscape of a bubbling Andean geyser field.

Construction equipment has moved into the land of the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, to begin work on a border wall.

The pill bug or roly-poly plays many key roles in its environment.

The decline of Ohio's butterflies likely reflects a broader crisis for a wide range of insects, researchers say.

The western monarch population may be on the verge of collapsing.

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

As marketers use Earth Day to hock anything and everything, including a 'Real Housewives' episode, bloggers weigh in on the ridiculousness of it all.

Groupon deals, rain barrels, epic videos and the marketing hype surrounding Earth Day.

You can celebrate Earth Day all week long with free admission to any national park.

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

Celebrate National Parks Week and Earth Day with us with this breathtaking visual tour of some of the most beautiful sights in America's national parks.

Thought-provoking documentary weaves together stunning imagery with enlightening interviews to show how connected we are to our planet.

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.

Success at COP16 is all about how you measure it. The lower the expectations, the higher the chances this conference will be a success.

China admits it's the leading emitter of greenhouse gas emissions — even though everyone else already knew that. What that means for this week's negotiations

Mexican president proves himself a visionary with a sense of humor at the Cancun Climate summit.

Leaders during the Cancun climate meetings are walking a fine line of keeping expectations in perspective, but also wanting to get something done as deadlines l

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

Yellowstone grizzly bears were removed from the U.S. endangered species list in 2017.

In 'Caribou Rainforest,' wildlife photographer David Moskowitz tracked elusive caribou through their rainforest habitat in the Pacific Northwest.

Covering thousands of miles on three-inch wings, the common green darner dragonfly completes a multi-generation journey every year.

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.

The barrage of Darwin Award-worthy and just plain cruel animal selfie photos in the news is our cue for a reality check.

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

Octopuses are weird, fascinating and for the most part, entirely unknown. Yet these behaviors are reminders we shouldn't put anything past them.

The number is probably much, much lower than you think.

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

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

Examining layers of offshore sediment can provide insight into the link between glaciers and climate change.

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.

Buried thousands of feet under Summit, the highest point on Greenland's ice sheet, is a soil born before humans ever walked on Earth.

Humanity is not only moving too slowly in curbing CO2 emissions — we're moving the wrong direction.