U.S. federal budget woes are shrinking the monitoring network that tracks greenhouse gases such as methane.

Absorbing more carbon dioxide than they release, these vast forests can be credited with helping to lower levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

This surprising discovery won't be enough to stop climate change, but it will help, researchers say.

The risk of 'severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts' is quickly rising worldwide, the draft report warns.

The climate-changing greenhouse effect exists and has been directly measured in the United States, a new study reports.

Climate change may be stripping nutrients from the most basic of foods, and that's making its way up the chain to us.

New study finds that nanoparticles commonly used in antibacterial socks may significantly boost greenhouse gas emissions.

Study reveals that open-water swims have a dramatic effect on young cubs, which are forced to follow their mothers in search of food and solid ground.

The new white Coca-Cola cans are part of a fundraising campaign to protect the Arctic.

A weather balloon has broken the record for the longest balloon-borne experiment in Antarctica, and is still going strong.

The Barnes Ice Cap, a last surviving piece of the once-vast Laurentide Ice Sheet, will be gone in as little as 300 years.

The narrowest building in Poland is the work of Israeli writer Edgar Keret.

Feeling a little full of yourself? Check out these 19 boys and girls who actually did something about the world's ills before they even got to their 20s.

In order to make its employees more comfortable when they want to take a break from work, a sports marketing company from Sao Paulo, Latin Sports, asked Brazili

Duct tape is the absolute darling of the do-it-yourself set; here are some novel ways to put it to use.

The idea behind Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam's lovely, loopy play structures was born when children started playing on the designer's crochet sculpture in an art ga

There's less paper in need of binding these day, so put this simple contraption to work with these clever applications.

If you are looking for ways to make your holiday meal a lot more interesting, look no further. These vegetarian and vegan recipes are not only gourmet but most

Jadav Payeng single-handedly turned a barren sandbar in northern India into a lush new forest ecosystem.

Business as usual is destroying our lives and the environment.

We've found several camping areas on lakes, rivers and the ocean that offer beautiful views and plenty of recreational opportunities.

Could we be witnessing Korean pop's plunge into the cultural criticism arena?

iFixit.org is dedicated to providing free repair manuals to every gadget on Earth.

The wooded area around the UK town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire has fallen pray to some amazing guerrilla art.

If the mere thought of sharks sends chills down your spine, consider the damage that a swarm of ants could inflict. And even cows have been known to be deadly.

While the Camp Fire rages over 100 miles away in the Sierra Nevada foothills, San Francisco experiences an air pollution emergency.

The industry funded National Coalition on Mountaintop Mining is no joke.

Federal law requires mining companies to restore strip mines to their original condition, but many don't bother.

While activists against mountaintop removal grow, miners of the region defend their practices as a way of life.

Two new video campaigns by Greenpeace are brave and forthright in making their point, but do they go too far?

Mountaintop removal mining has destroyed hundreds of mountain peaks and at least 1,200 miles of streams in the Appalachians, and remains a hotly contested issue

The wildfire in the Florida Everglades has spread to 32,000 acres, and officials are using all the resources they can to contain it.

New service offers refurbished cell phones complete with green tips for teens.

Sprint customers can get instant credit on their phone bills by recycling old phones at local stores.

AT&T customers recycled 50,942 devices in a single week, setting a new Guinness World Record.

Cheap solar panels, micro-inverters, and plug-in technology make DIY solar a reality for the first time.

The O'Neill Passive House, America's first passive house retrofit project, requires as much energy to operate as a standard hair dryer.

Passive solar is pretty simple. The solar part is obvious: It refers to the sun. The passive part means it works without any mechanical devices, added energy in

Michael Pollan explains how public health problems in the past made food so cheap it started costing people their health.

Michael Pollan lays out his ideas about what it would take to reform the food system.

Bloomberg administration wants to see a 20 percent reduction amount of salt in prepared or packaged foods.

A report issued earlier this week caused quite a stir in the organic food world. See what some respected organic food advocates are saying about it.

If organic foods can’t contain genetically modified ingredients, you’d think organic food companies wouldn’t have a problem with labeling foods that conta

Stephen Colbert cuts through the “locavore flim flam” to find out what is at the heart of Michael Pollan’s latest book.

From the morality of bonobos to the importance of baking, each of these books explores a unique aspect of our humanity.

Food Tank has created a list of Twitter feeds that inspire and inform those who care about our food system.

Celebrate the summer kick-off with a picnic that's easy on the planet.

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Upcycled seatbelts make for a fashionable clubbing accessory. But will your snazzy smart phone fit into the thing?

Try a bubbly drink with an organic twist.