Michigan's Upper Peninsula is one of the most rural, nature-dominated regions in the Midwest. It is virtually surrounded by Great Lakes, with Lake Superior to i

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This time-lapse video explores a full day at the checkout lanes of a Walmart store in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

From the grocery store to the great pacific garbage patch, this short will open your eyes and tug at your heart.

Leading coral reef ecologist Jeremy Jackson speaks at TED about the havoc humanity is wreaking on the ocean.

Most disasters lie outside human control, but some of the world’s most devastating events have been caused by humans.

Follow the life of a plastic bag in a hilarious mockumentary -- complete with dramatic music and a narrator with a British accent.

A new CNBC documentary follows the secret life of garbage -- from your trash can to the garbage trucks to the landfills -- and our oceans.

A shipping container filled with rubber duckies was lost at sea in 1992, and the bath toys are still washing ashore today.

Material from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be collected, melted down and rebuilt into a floating paradise for green tourism.

More people will soon become familiar with the concept of a plastic footprint.

The great Pacific garage patch is giving sea striders a place to breed out on the open ocean, changing the natural environment there, new research suggests.

To qualify as biodegradable, plastic must be scientifically proven to break down completely within a short time, but even plastic certified as biodegradable may

The ocean food web is contaminated by trash and garbage, and it's ending up in our diets.

New research finds that the Great Lakes are becoming polluted with the same plastic particles responsible for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

There's a secret world of microbes hidden on the plastic littering the oceans.

The winner of a new video contest can join a 3-week 'hardcore sailing adventure' through North Atlantic garbage patches.

Earth's oceans now contain 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic trash, according to the most thorough survey of its kind.

Angela Sun investigated several aspects of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in her documentary "Plastic Paradise."

A new study reveals the global pace of plastic pollution, where it's coming from, and how we might start to stem the tide.

A 4th garbage collection zone, this one in the South Pacific, emerges.

The Indian Ocean is the world's biggest plastic dumping ground, but some of it is leaking elsewhere.

Euthanasia rates have dropped dramatically at animal shelters across the U.S.

From bully sticks and rawhide to deer antlers and cow hooves, which natural dog chews are OK for your dog?

This explore.org film shows how service dog Abby and others helped in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001.

We've gone doodle dog crazy. Did you know there are dozens of these hypoallergenic mixes? Learn surprising facts about Schnoodles, Whoodles and doodles. Oh My!

A dog lost in Florida is found a dozen years later in Pennsylvania, and her owner and everyone else is in tears.

Blue-green algae in lakes can be fatal to dogs that ingest it while playing in the water.

Vietnam veteran gets his dying wish to spend the day with his beloved dog.

Photographers Kelly Pratt and Ian Kreidich capture ballet dancers and dogs in playful moments together.

Let your dog slow down and sniff for food with this easy DIY snuffle mat.

Adopting a blind dog isn't hard just different. Here's how you and your family can prepare your home to accommodate a special needs dog.

The threat of coronavirus has made hand sanitizer hard to find at stores. Here's how to make homemade hand sanitizer.

If you’re thinking about getting some ink, consider these potential health risks before you commit.

Is the food you're eating healthy? The answer should be simple, but it's not.

Get the lowdown on high fructose corn syrup -- and find out how much of you's made with corn!

Love Twinkies but hate the high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, and scary preservatives? Bake your own Twinks!

Princeton University study finds that rats get fatter on high fructose corn syrup than on sugar, even when caloric intake is the same.

See how many calories you're drinking, thanks to a clever visualization from Eat This, Not That. Then help make the bad-for-you drinks less easy on the wallet.

Fewer manufacturers are using high fructose corn syrup in their products, but they aren’t making them less sweet.

Is drinking a high-fructose corn syrup sweetened soft drink a great way to get extra antioxidants in your diet? The FDA thinks not.

'Big River,' a companion film to 'King Corn,' explores the wide-reaching water pollution problems created by monoculture farming.

Dublin Dr Pepper, the world's oldest Dr Pepper bottler, faces a lawsuit from Dr Pepper Snapple Group.

This weekend, read about how high fructose corn syrup might be to blame for the bees disappearing along with a few other disturbing news items.

A new study finds that participants were hungrier after consuming fructose than they were after consuming glucose.

Sometimes we take life too seriously. This hilarious comic about one woman's sugar addiction makes me laugh, partly because I can relate.

A sugar by any other name is confusing. From high fructose corn syrup to glucose, here's a breakdown of common sugar terms and what they mean.

The Oreo summer flavor sold exclusively at Target is not a substitute for a serving of fruit.

A craving for sweets is the same brain function that drug addicts and alcoholics experience for their "fix."

We get why the artists chose this common vegetable to represent America, but if you could choose a food, what would it be?