With Shark Week 2013 looming on the horizon, it's a fine time to invest in apex predator-themed home decor.

Are you (or is your baby) heading off to college soon? Consider these 12 unique and useful items

Blue Apron is a unique ingredient delivery service for people who want to cook delicious, healthy meals at home but lack the time to shop and plan.

Another huge honor for the mushroom insulation wizards at Ecovative Design: Scoring the top prize in the 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge.

The scavenge-happy folks at Fireclay Tile launch a Kickstarter campaign to help transform old CRT TVs and computer monitors into stunning glass tiles.

Sure, you may be able to get by with baking soda and elbow grease. But if you're looking to add to your arsenal of spring cleaning tools, some suggestions ...

New study finds that reusable bag users are more likely to reward themselves with junk food.

By choosing wisely with kitchen sponges you can keep plastic out of the landfill.

Actor and entrepreneur says his centrifuges could make a difference in small-scale oil cleanups.

If the USDA says that vegetables and fruits should make up half of our diets, why does less than 1 percent of its food subsidies go to farmers who grow produce?

Effects of the fiscal cliff deal on food policy

The House cut funding for food stamps out of their version of the Farm Bill that goes to the Senate next. Colbert, of course, has something to say about that.

Congress finally passed the farm bill. Here are 5 facts to start you on your way to knowing what's actually in it.

Just Ordinary eggs aren't see-through, but consumers will be able to get plenty of information about them.

Actor of "Fraser" and "Cheers" fame owns land in the Catskills and wants to grow his own hops and barley.

Former 'Daily Show' host and family reportedly have purchased a 45-acre farm near their current operation in New Jersey.

Is it just us or does this latest incarnation of the campy horror franchise look like the best yet?

Virgin Spaceship Unity, set to begin test flights next month, includes a very special nod to the theoretical physicist.

Researchers analyzing social media after the speech discovered the actor's words started the largest engagement on climate change ever.

Fill up on food that tastes like 'freedom and rebellion and independence' in honor of Lorelai, Rory and all your favorite Stars Hollow residents.

Martha Stewart offers Thanksgiving-in-a-box, but there are advantages to cooking the big dinner the traditional way.

The 45-acre addition will allow the Stewarts to host tours, educational programs and offer refuge for abused and abandoned farm animals.

These people overcame childhood illnesses and injuries to become trailblazers in their fields.

Famed naturalist David Attenborough says that despite his scripts taking longer to write, he has absolutely no plans of retiring.

Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis famously went on sabbatical to focus on his family and farming in 2013. Now it's clear he's not coming back.

Epicurious picks the 100 greatest home cooks of all time, and you might be surprised by the names on the list.

After his dog died, Ryan Gosling took to wearing George's tag.

Meghan Markle, who just got engaged to Prince Harry and will be joining the royal family, has developed a passion for saving pups in need.

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

Acclaimed British actress stars in a new BBC documentary that unlocks the remarkable secrets of forests.

Tim Hawking says he added swear words to his dad's speech software and used his wheelchair as a go-kart.

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.

Check out these $20 (or less) bottles from around the world, plus a bottle of fizz to splurge on.

Animal advocate Tracey Stewart worked with the Farm Sanctuary Emergency Rescue Team to re-home the abandoned animals.

Only about 2 percent of Iceland is now forested, down from as much as 40 percent before Vikings arrived.

A human home inevitably contains about 100 kinds of arthropods, research shows, but most are harmless and some can be helpful.

From urban jungles to sprawling prairies, here are some noteworthy facts about these resourceful rodents.

White-nose syndrome is obliterating bats across North America, but a new study suggests the fungus behind the plague has an Achilles' heel.

About the size of a pinky nail, the nest cups are filled with 'eggs.'

Stumbling upon these beautiful coral mushrooms makes a walk in the forest extra special.

Climate change is enabling a beech boom, according to a 30-year study, and that may spell ecological trouble.

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

Conservation efforts are helping some large predators reclaim ancestral habitats, a new study finds.

Earth lost 39 million acres of tropical tree cover in 2017. That's like losing 40 football fields full of trees every minute for a year.

Some trees embark on an epic — and important — journey after they die.

Our planet has lost 60 percent of its vertebrate animals since 1970, but there still may be time to save the rest.

From hoarding and scattering nuts to making jerky and taking prisoners, animals use some wild tactics to stay well-fed in winter.

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

Newly discovered remains of the Antarctic king, Antarctanax shackletoni, paint a lush picture of the Antarctica of 250 million years ago.

Meet some of the most spectacular, and secretive, squirrels on Earth.