As Harvey's floodwaters recede in Houston, Red Hook in Brooklyn, braces for the next big storm.

Cork advocates make a good argument to use the traditional wine closure.

Swale, a barge repurposed into a 'floating food forest,' lets people pick and eat produce for free.

Using satellite data and machine learning, researchers have mapped the movements of over 70,000 industrial fishing vessels.

Paper receipts are full of problems, not the least of which is BPA. But there are now many digital options for getting and storing them that make life easier.

Flahavan's Irish Oats courts millennials with stories and unconventional recipes.

Was the Gulf oil spill actually good for the region's economy? Maybe in the short-term—but the Gulf needs a long-term restoration economy, says Conservancy sc

The final report by President Obama's oil spill commission concludes that the Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent massive oil spill was caused by a series

The Alaskan's idea may be a first step towards compromise on offshore drilling permits, but other concerns could sink it.

President Obama has a tricky balancing act to perform as BP plans to resume offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Planet Green to premiere new documentary about the impact on Gulf residents of the largest oil spill in American history.

On the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal tells TODAY that there's still work to be

Using a sample from the very riser pipe that the plume escaped from, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution chemist Christopher Reddy and his team ascertained tha

There have been thousands of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico in the year since BP's massive oil spill. We shouldn't be surprised.

Five rousing books that sound a rallying cry to think about and work toward environmental solutions in fresh, new ways.

Researchers have developed a soap made of iron rich salts which could one day safely clean tainted water.

The amendment, part of a pending transportation bill, marks the Gulf Coast's 'most important conservation victory in a decade,' advocates say.

Nearly two years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster gushed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls from the spill still turn up on Alaba

While 'America Revealed' with Yul Kwon explores how typical systems work, we also explain new oil cleanup technology and Titanic history.

At the time of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the spring of 2010, computer models predicted that the 200 million gallons of crude oil pouring out of the gus

More than 12 miles of Louisiana coast have been closed to fishing following the discovery of tar balls and other toxins.

The oil giant has pleaded guilty to 12 felony counts and will pay a record $4.5 billion fine. Three of its employees have also been charged with manslaughter.

But environmental groups say oil is still coming ashore and more work needs to be done.

Recurrent sheens of oil in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of 2010's Deepwater Horizon oil spill have baffled researchers.

The NOAA suspects the infectious morbillivirus is responsible for the unusually high number of dolphin strandings and deaths this month.

Margaret Brown shares her insights about the Deepwater Horizon spill with MNN.

Five years later, scientists may have finally found up to 10 million gallons of missing oil from the 2010 BP spill.

Jason Alexander Byers uses an unusual material to make an environmental point.

Greenpeace USA is seeking a senior strategist with experience managing organizers to mobilize grassroots members.

Beautiful solar system map by Eleanor Lutz shows the orbits of more than 18,000 celestial objects.

With huge eyes in tiny bodies, baby jumping spiders have high-quality vision.

Researchers hope these rhinos could serve as surrogate mothers, saving the northern white rhino subspecies.

The red brittle star appears to use its color-changing powers for vision.

Mother's Day gifts. Psst ... Mother's Day is just around the corner. Honor your Mom with a gift that both she and the planet will love.

Mother's Day crafts. They are so easy to do, there's really no excuse not to melt Mom's heart.

Mother's Day gifts that fill up mom's heart, not her trash can.

Our food blogger recommends books she loves as gifts for the mom you love.

Forget the fancy flowers and jewels. These sweet, simple gifts are the way to mom's heart this Mother's Day.

Meet the "Saints of Somalia," a mother-daughter doctor team who have built a hospital, a school, and a peaceful community in the face of oppression and a civil

What does your mom really want for Mother's Day? (Hint: You won't find it at the store.)

Don't forget grandma this Mother's Day. The older women in your family have lots to share if you take the time to listen.

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, host a party at the White House on May 10 for mothers, grandmothers an

In honor of all the hard-working mothers in the animal kingdom, here's a collection of adorable baby animals being doted on by their moms.

Think sustainable pink for mom this Mother’s Day when you’re planning your celebrations.

So that you don't wind up gifting an awesome mum something too sentimental and/or last minute, a few singular Mother's Day gift picks ...

Put down those flowers and jewelry. Here's what mom really wants this Mother's Day.

Mother's Day may be the perfect time for Duchess and Buttercup to find a family.

Engineer Henry Liu is honored for inventing a way to transform toxic waste into environmentally friendly bricks used for construction.

EPAcoal.org launches a Twitter campaign to send a strong message of support to the EPA for regulating toxic coal sludge so it doesn't enter the water supply.

Despite claims that special interest groups don't have a place in the White House, some reports say that's not the case. Other reports simply don't exist.