U.S. News & World Report gives top honor to the diet rich in vegetables, whole grains and other healthy foods.

Join 350.org and thousands of local activists to create one of 15 gigantic aerial art pieces that'll be visible from space!

At the Cancun climate talks, one art installation dominated the headlines at a turning point in history.

Artists Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang find materials for their eco-art pieces by picking up plastic debris from the beach.

Designer Benjamin Jones wants to erect the Sustainable TreeHouse, an eco-friendly 'interactive playground' on New York City's Governors Island. But he needs you

Hundreds of restauranteurs and food industry professionals gathered to experience the new tastes and trends for 2011 at the 18th annual International Restaurant

Alan Kimble Fahey, the hirsute ex-phone service technician behind a folksy, sprawling rural California compound known as Phonehenge West, is found guilty of vio

Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of Aug. 14-20, 2011, including the not-so-nutty professor behind the The Periodic Table of the Elements an

One man's trash is another man's art. Take a look at six artists who have taken discarded items and turned them into upscale, high-dollar artwork.

A compilation of the best original stories from Mother Nature Network for the week, including Bear Grylls' eating habits, a webcam of Mount Everest and much mor

This talented illustrator used recycled materials to draw attention to what is thrown away.

These artists used recycled pine, driftwood and waste timber to create their pieces.

Cloud gazing is no longer an activity reserved for the outdoors, thanks to these life-like but surreal indoor clouds created by artist Berndnaut Smilde.

Actor is taken to court over 17 bronze horse and bison sculptures he commissioned back in the late '90s.

Artist Asher Jay's "Garbagea" confronts us with our throwaway culture in this creative project.

Artist and teacher Ruganzu Bruno Tusingwire wins the first 10K prize at TEDxQuatar with his innovative recycling idea that helps kids in need.

Scientists and artists have more in common than one might think. Many techniques used by artists are just as indispensable for scientists, who use interesting i

A folk hero/renegade builder is sentenced to 539 days in jail after failing to pay for the demolition of hi folk private residence/art installation.

A showcase for American artisans, the virtual shop Catherine's Table is a warm and cozy ode to beautiful things.

A new art project uses DNA to get an idea of who's tossing butts and other litter.

The days' dappled sunlight complemented the nights' glowing trees at this music festival near Lake Michigan.

Creative upcycling leads to cellos made from oil cans and works created with plastic bottle caps.

These stunning busts are crafted using recycled circuit boards, CPUs, wiring, keyboards and other salvaged electronics.

A giant floating sphere built from discarded umbrellas will next set sail on one of the country's most notorious Superfund sites: The Gowanus Canal.

In memory of his late wife, a farmer has spent 35 years planting and nurturing a guitar-shaped forest in Argentina.

For centuries, art and science have informed one another, and the result has been some spectacular creativity.

These human nests are biomimicry at its best, built the way birds do with cozy comfort in mind.

It sounds totally familiar, yet completely new.

Wearing snowshoes, artist Simon Beck carved intricate geometric designs into snowy landscapes.

British artist Richart Sowa has taken more than 100,000 plastic bottles and built an eco-friendly Mexican getaway powered by energy from the waves and the sun.

Using a diesel engine to power a hydraulic power system, Lightning hopes to take X Prize.

A new survey shows that fewer Americans are interested in flex fuel vehicles and instead prefer fuel-efficient standard gasoline models.

An eel named Miguel Wattson is behind the holiday display at the Tennessee Aquarium.

One of the world's most elusive particles will stay hidden a while longer, it seems. Scientists at the gigantic Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator

Scientists at the world's largest particle accelerator announced today (Dec. 13) that they'd narrowed down the possibilities for the existence of the elusive Hi

Physicists love the Higgs boson, but they hate the God particle. The elusive Higgs particle, which scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accele

Recent studies by two teams of U.S. physicists who are also on the hunt for the elusive Higgs boson (sometimes referred to as the "God particle") reinforced the

Scientists have unveiled new evidence suggesting the 'God particle' really exists, a revelation that could change how we think about the universe.

Physicists at the world's largest atom smasher announced on July 4 that they are more than 99 percent sure they've found a new, and heavy, boson particle, that

Confirming a Higgs boson, physicists say, will have wide-reaching implications.

From gravitons to winos, here are five bizarre things that may exist beyond the Higgs.

The 2013 Nobel Prize in physics will be announced next week, and while the identity of the winner (or winners) is a closely guarded secret.

The man who theorized the Nobel Prize-winning Higgs boson particle is himself a bit of a mystery.

Every decision in the design of a grocery store is made to make you buy more stuff.

From taming inflammation to battling PMS blues, it's time to celebrate these salubrious wonder roots.

He may be one of the most famous men who ever lived, but there's plenty to learn about Nelson Mandela.

Despite their unhealthy ingredients and piles of sugar, a candy bar could actually be a better choice than these energy and protein bars.

Skip the stretching and forget the sports drinks. Modern research is proving that many commonly held fitness beliefs just aren't true.

Is our sea salt consumption creating thyroid problems? Regardless of how you feel about iodine, here are the simple facts about this popular mineral.

From liters of beer consumed to the number of missing dentures, the tallies behind Oktoberfest have much to reveal about the frisky folk festival.