Blue tits and great tits keep an eye on how their bird friends react to certain foods.

From the color of their skin to their amazing swimming ability, polar bears are full of surprises.

A chicken could live anywhere from a few weeks to a very dog-like 12 years.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a nationwide surge in Americans purchasing baby chickens.

Dolphins are smarter (and stranger) than you may realize! Here are several ways they are exceptional.

The American robin, Turdus migratorius, is migrating earlier likely in response to changing environmental conditions.

Conservationists are reporting improved nesting conditions because conditions are right and there's less pressure from tourism.

A lot is riding on the wings of six baby sea eagles released on the Isle of Wight. They are pioneers of a project to bring the birds back to southern England.

A 3-legged dog named Tricycle always mourns the loss of a friend at an animal sanctuary called Horse Creek Stable in Georgia..

Despite their size difference, horses and dogs understand and mimic each other when they play.

Whales are benefiting from quieter oceans as the coronavirus pandemic quiets down the normal noises.

Flamingos are making themselves comfortable in Mumbai, flocking there in greater numbers as humans are locked down.

New research finds eastern garter snakes prefer to spend their time with their friends, just like humans do.

Without humans visiting him, loneliness was starting to wear on this bottlenose dolphin.

It's tough, but not impossible, to quit smoking. Here are some natural ways to put your cigarette-puffing habit behind you.

Blackcurrant, indigo and henna can color and strengthen your hair naturally and avoid some of the controversial ingredients in traditional dyes.

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

Go ahead, do something you love again. New research says there's plenty of value in repetition.

These wearable devices are made specifically to lend strength and enhance lifting ability, and they are helping an aging population stay on the workforce.

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

Scientists at the Peninsula Open Space Trust are studying how animals move around an increasingly fractured habitat, and the video is just one element.

The mountain pika is sensitive to temperature change. Warmer mountains and less snowpack are problems for this rabbit relative.

Just because you put plastic items in the recycling bin, doesn't mean they get recycled.

Fireflies are disappearing, likely due to three factors: Habitat loss, toxic chemicals and light pollution. Here’s how you can help them bounce back.

Introverts have traditionally had to learn to be more outgoing, but during coronavirus, it's the extroverts' turn to learn new behaviors.

Walking outside is having a moment, helping us clear our heads of coronavirus worries and breathe some fresh air.

Show this coronavirus social distancing calculator to those people in your life who don't 'believe in' staying home.

Mary Winchen, the creator of Tirdy Works, speaks about her moose turd art with just the right combination of seriousness and puns.

Copper is so effective, many experts think we should coat hospital beds, railings and other public furniture with an alloy of the metal.

The economic cost of doing nothing to reduce greenhouse gases is higher than fighting the problem, study finds.

Flamingos live for decades and like to spend time hanging out with their friends.

A new book, "They Are Already Here" by Sarah Scoles, looks at the people who are obsessed with unidentified flying objects — but for different reasons.

Data can help us understand some of the many ways the human body reacts to this virus and the next one.

The attitudes of Pompeiians towards death and waste was very different from our own.

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

Farm research focused on good bacteria in the gut is helping scientists understand asthma, allergies and the immune system.

A specific protein found only in male dogs may trigger pet allergy symptoms in some people.

'Fuel' documentary brings change to classrooms. Film's green curriculum inspires schools to switch to biodiesel buses.

Reduction of dangerous phosphates in cleaners has some protesting lack of cleaning prowess.

Algae fuel start-ups across the country are getting closer to commercial scale production of the environmentally friendly fuel, thanks to investment from the go

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

Algae-based fuels are finally reaching the commercial stage, and they're already in airplanes and U.S. Navy ships. And they could be coming soon to a gas statio

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

The $34 million renovation took two years to complete is expected to save million of gallons of water a year, but the work had an unintended side effect. The po

Mezzo-soprano Louise Ashcroft wore a squid-like mask. As she sang, the carbon dioxide fed the algae in her mask and nearby tanks, and the algae grew over the co

AlgaeBulb, an LED light bulb that, as described, is filled with microorganisms that power the bulb itself.

Bright pink algae that light up the Arctic seafloor like Las Vegas neon are also guides to hundreds of years of climate history.

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

The sea has a dead zone the size of Texas, and it's growing bigger every year because of sewage and fertilizer flowing into the waters.