This little mushroom is a pleasant surprise to anyone enjoying a walk in the woods.

Covering thousands of miles on three-inch wings, the common green darner dragonfly completes a multi-generation journey every year.

Romeo the Sehuencas water frog desperately needed a girlfriend and a team of researchers found her along with several others.

New Mexico's coyote-killing contest ban does not outlaw the killing of coyotes by hunters or ranchers who are protecting their livestock.

Here are some fascinatingly odd ways that frost, ice and snow can appear. Here are some fascinatingly odd ways frost, ice and snow can appear.

The barrage of Darwin Award-worthy and just plain cruel animal selfie photos in the news is our cue for a reality check.

While stink bugs ravage our food crops, samurai wasps — another sneaky insect from Japan — are helping us keep them in check.

From cancer to migraines and even seizures, dogs can give us a heads up about a range of human diseases.

The number is probably much, much lower than you think.

Scientists take a deeper look at how chameleons change color, and learn some tricks that could benefit humans.

These huge beasts have inspired myths of fantastic proportions. Get to know the real life dragons of Komodo Island.

These small horses were thought to be the only truly wild horse species left on the planet and have a fascinating history.

In the middle of a takedown of Van Jones, the White House's Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Glenn Beck veered strangely off-topic.

TV personality and radio host dedicates an entire segment of her MSNBC show to examining the nest of lies Glenn Beck used in recent statements about weather and

The award winning director of 'Avatar' didn't pull his punches when he was asked about what he thought of Fox News rightwing rodeo clown Glenn Beck.

Conservative lightning rod has history of anti-environmental comments.

Is God mad at us for recycling or behaving badly? Some of the right wing's sharpest minds think so.

As he prepares to leave Fox News, it's a good time to remember some of the more interesting things Beck has said about the environment.

Sometimes it's not that hard to predict the future and that's just what happened with Hurricane Irene.

In mere days this June, a glacial lake in the Himalayas lost the equivalent of 42 Olympic-size swimming pools of water and then slowly refilled. And for the fir

Scientists took 1,445 photos of Chile's Jorge Montt glacier between 2010 and 2011, creating a time-lapse video of its dramatic retreat.

Greenland's ice sheet is on the move, with new images showing its glaciers moving 30 percent faster than they were a decade ago. Greenland and Antarctica are ho

A set of 80-year-old photographs discovered in a basement archive reveals the remarkable sensitivity of Greenland's glaciers to climate change, according to a n

A giant flood of Arctic meltwater may have triggered an ancient 1,200-year-long chill nicknamed the "Big Freeze," the last major cold age on Earth, a new study

A tourist was able to photograph the epic collapse of Patagonian ice bridge Perito Moreno into an icy lake below.

The world's glaciers lost 260 gigatons of water each year between 2003 and 2009, making them responsible for almost a third of sea-level rise.

Examining layers of offshore sediment can provide insight into the link between glaciers and climate change.

The disintegration of a giant Antarctic ice shelf that had been stable for millennia was caused by a chain reaction of lakes draining on top of the ice.

Titled 'Bigger Than Life,' a new short video explores Alaskan ice caves with a GoPro-toting drone.

Four architecture students hope to build a seafaring crescent that would irrigate crops with icebergs and house 800 people.

Buried thousands of feet under Summit, the highest point on Greenland's ice sheet, is a soil born before humans ever walked on Earth.

More ships are navigating the perilous, frigid Northwest Passage through the Arctic Ocean, with large passenger vessels soon to join them.

The glacier-carved inlets play an outsized role in the global carbon cycle, a new study reports.

This South American region has plenty of natural thrills to offer for the intrepid traveler.

Scientists have found that a red-colored algae blooming on glaciers and ice reduces albedo and leads to more warmth on the already-melting ice.

Humanity is not only moving too slowly in curbing CO2 emissions — we're moving the wrong direction.

Father's Day songs. If you need a list of Father's Day songs to go with your celebration, you're in luck.

Father's Day meals. Shrimp in a buttery marinade is a quick and simple Father’s Day treat.

Don't waste money on an old-fashioned tie. And don't waste money on these gifts either.

If you don't want to be that son or daughter giving Dad the same old unimaginative (and potentially wasteful) gifts, think green. There are lots of exciting eco

Q: I’m a 17-year-old guy faced with gift-giving conundrum of the most urgent order: I want to outshine my older, perpetually brown-nosed siblings this Father'

Kids will love to help make these five recipes that veer away from traditional pancakes or fried eggs. Dads will love them because their kids made them.

The secret to a long life might be how old your father or grandfather was when they reproduced.

This light, spicy, beer is perfect for saying “Cheers” to dad on Father’s Day and enjoying throughout the whole summer.

Scientists have found the genetic mechanism behind chronic pain in bugs.

Solar Foods is set to unveil a fully sustainable, carbon-neutral food that can be produced anywhere.

Wearable air conditioners may help wean us off our emissions-happy ways.

Mirror neurons help us imitate each other's expressions and the feelings that go with them.

Limbaugh blasts GM for trying to sell the Chevrolet Volt in China, but his central premise (based on a New York Times story, no less) may be wrong.

The developers of Mars rovers, the Hybrid X electric car, and a wastewater cleaning technique are also recognized in the magazine's annual Breakthrough Awards.