Commitment to developing green economy pays dividends for Raleigh, North Carolina by attracting substantial economic activity benefiting the entire community.

Whether you want them for eggs or see them as pets, chickens can be fun — if you do your homework.

Cornfields without bats are infested by nearly 60 percent more moth larvae, researchers say.

In "The Jefferson Grid," mesmerizing satellite images reveal the early land planning efforts of America's founding fathers.

Eating bioregionally is gaining in popularity. Here's what you need to know, including how it differs from the locavore moment.

By giving away free bananas in Seattle, Amazon is disrupting local businesses.

Company continues seed giveaway despite pushback.

Many cultures have end-of-growing-season holidays that are similar to Thanksgiving.

In some regions, as many as 80 percent of trees could be in danger from RAD or rapid apple decline.

These fruits and veggies from Sydney artist Danling Xiao are both adorable and thought-provoking.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is avocado toast after young people rise up to vote.

Galgopod creates a lifeline for some of the world's most tragic dogs.

Boyan Slat’s system has arrived at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and it's already collecting plastic.

WildArk wants to inspire action that encourages conservation action and community engagement.

The haka is a traditional Maori routine performed at many ceremonies in New Zealand. Here, two groups respond to the terrorist attack on 2 New Zealand mosques.

47 animals were saved after a daring mission to a zoo in the Gaza Strip.

This revolution isn't being led by baby boomers, but they are a big part of it.

Habitat conservation and international assistance have helped India's tiger population rise 30% since 2015.

Biochar removes CO2 from the air, improves soil quality, creates clean energy, and it's surprisingly easy to come by.

The new facility is Southern Company's fourth in the state, and another example of the company's commitment to renewable energy.

Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning discusses why our ethics and values are critical to our personal and professional character.

Weather has grounded the Solar Impulse 2's trip across the Pacific Ocean, but when its pilots embark on the flight, they'll use meditation to stay alert.

The ARK at JFK will boast luxurious accommodations for all species — but not people.

Genetic tests are showing that individuals from Texas might breed with individuals from Japan or South America.

Mahshid Mazooji missed her connecting flight at the Charlotte airport, but instead of stewing about it, she threw a dance party.

Three circus lions and a cub fly thousands of miles to their forever home in South Africa.

Many repeating and non-repeating signals have been discovered by the CHIME telescope in Canada.

A vast unseen force, more expansive than gravity, seems to connect galaxies separated by vast distances.

Grandma's chicken soup has got nothing on these miraculous broths.

Researchers counted nearly 600,000 dead hermit crabs on one island chain alone.

The explosion detected in a galaxy 390 million light-years from Earth was 5 times more energetic than anything seen before, but it's no Big Bang.

With more than 150,000 illustrations of life here on Earth, the Biodiversity Heritage Library is a free, global library is full of history, myths and legends.

Australia's feral horses will be removed from national park lands to help wildfire-damaged areas come back. The goal is relocation, but not all will survive.

It looks like nothing else ever seen on Earth, but the bizarre 'Tully Monster' is still waiting on a definitive classification.

The benefits of mindfulness keep piling up, from growing grey matter to helping you master your emotional responses.

There are smart, innovative alternatives to incinerating and landfilling apparel.

Every time we wash synthetic fabrics like polyester, very small pieces break off and flow down the drain into our local waterways.

All types of whales undergo long migrations each year, and new research points to a surprising reason: They need to shed their skin.

Warming the body by 2 degrees with a bath can help regulate serotonin. Another study it can be good for your heart, too.

The similarities between coronavirus and climate change are many. It's just the time scale that's different.

The 1970s Swiss fitness creation called vitaparcour is back and more popular than ever.

One way to make life a little easier is to focus first on the door of the coop. Here's how.

By increasing the lipid content, VG Energy says it could make algal biofuel at significantly lower costs.

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool reopened to the public at the end of August, after an almost 2-year renovation costing $34 million. After being recently fi

Algae alternative fuel research could change the future, and ASU is leading the way. A $15 million U.S. Department of Energy grant was awarded to the Algae Tes

Rising senior Evie Sobczak's new method for turning algae into biofuel is cleaner and more efficient than current methods.

The diatoms were launched by the Taupo super-eruption on New Zealand's North Island 25,000 years ago.

Scientists are trying to figure out why the popular tourist destination has gone dark.

A pesky species of algae is infiltrating parts of eastern Canada due to global warming

It's nontoxic, time-lapse ink that you see ... and then you don't see ... and then you see again.