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

With tax season just around the corner, this video will show you where you could receive some tax credits.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Cookout the green way with these tips and products!

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.

Nieuwkoop, a sustainable community in the Netherlands, made the night skies safer for bats by using LED lights with a red glow.

Annual celestial event often produces large bright fireballs that scorch the night sky.

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

Join 350.org and thousands of local activists to create one of 15 gigantic aerial art pieces that'll be visible from space!

"The Silent Evolution" by Jason deCaires Taylor is 400 permanent sculptures in Mexican waters.

'Over the River' would suspend silver fabric over miles of Arkansas River.

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

A young New Yorker buys, via Craigslist, an uninhabited 91-acre island in Lake Superior with plans to create a small, sustainable artist residency while keeping

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.

This talented illustrator used recycled materials to draw attention to what is thrown away.

The controversial installation will cover sections of the Arkansas River with miles of silver fabric.

Some of NYC's oldest trees will get the appreciation they deserve with some creative lighting, poetry and more.

Twenty years after artist Christo and his late wife announced plans to drape the Arkansas River in Colorado with 5.9 miles of fabric, the project has hit one mo

Miss the smells of home? Artist Kirill Rudenko is canning air from many of the world's major cities and selling it for 10 dollars a pop.

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.

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 colorful world of topiary art starts with a plant and ends with a masterpiece. Here are 17 examples to inspire your creativity.

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

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

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

Scientists have unveiled new evidence suggesting the 'God particle' really exists, a revelation that could change how we think about the universe.

The 2013 Nobel Prize in physics will be announced next week, and while the identity of the winner (or winners) is a closely guarded secret.

From Michael Jordan to J.K. Rowling, these superstars prove the value of perseverance.

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

From liters of beer consumed to the number of missing dentures, the tallies behind Oktoberfest have much to reveal about the frisky folk festival.

Confused by kohlrabi? Daunted by dandelions? We're here to help. Here's a handy guide to edible leafy greens.

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.

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

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

Instead of 'climate change' or 'global warming,' new research finds another term might be more effective in capturing people's attention.

Forget what you thought you knew about drowning; it looks nothing like most of us think. Here’s what to watch out for.

The world's most famous ring of standing stones has been studied for centuries, yet we learn something new about it all the time.

Eating mostly plant-based foods and fewer animal-based foods may be linked to better heart health.

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

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

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

The digital age isn't making libraries obsolete; it's making them more important than ever.

From centuries-old temples to sleek modern masterpieces, libraries are some of humanity's most beautiful architectural accomplishments.

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

The late renowned physicist Stephen Hawking joined BBC Radio 4's 'Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' as the voice of an intelligent and powerful being.

On the 10th anniversary of this list of books to read when the weather is warm, I revisit some of my all-time, inspirational favorites.

The Nordic nation gets bookish at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale with an exposition dubbed 'Mind-Building'