Some business groups oppose plastic straw bans because they see it as excessive regulation, but other groups have more practical issues with the bans.

Plastic bottles and caps should now be kept together when you recycle them. The reason? It's easier to sort them that way.

Incineration has become America's stopgap solution following China's crackdown on imported foreign waste, and it's hurting low-income communities.

Several bee species have begun using manmade plastic waste to build their nests, according to several studies.

Harvard Business Review names Dan Amos one of the best-performing CEOs in the world.

A study from UC Berkeley reveals that information stimulates our dopamine-producing reward system — just like food and money.

Projects in India and Myanmar and using flying tech to plant trees under the right conditions.

We may be able to hack our brains to solve problems while we sleep.

There's an 'urgent need' for rules governing the use of lab-grown brains.

New research explains why ants never get stuck in traffic.

The brain's impulsivity switch could be key to fighting obesity as well addiction and disease.

New research suggests life on Earth sprang from geothermal vents in the deep ocean.

A new study suggests a serious expression could go a long way toward getting some serious work done.

A new study suggests confusion can be a powerful learning tool, but only under the right circumstances.

By turning coffee waste into auto parts, this collaboration builds on the two companies' commitments to environmental stewardship.

Researchers found the brains of people who spent months in the Antarctic got smaller. What they learned applies to all of us.

Several studies suggests some people may be sleeping their way to an early death

A 'living' wrapper called kombucha slime could ease the world's plastic pain.

A small number of people can contract an ear muscle called the tensor tympani to block out sound.

Hard-working people like Thomas Edison make better role models, according to research that compared Albert Einstein to Edison.

In celebration of National Pi Day, we tip our hat to 3.14.

Ice Age humans likely lived in these strange circles made from mammoth bones.

New research suggests why we feel so in tune with performers at a concert, and it's called "inter-brain coherence."

The hard material known as cementum in our mouths may record our lives' most intimate details.

Scientists using artificial intelligence have devised a highly accurate blood test for 50 kinds of cancer by looking for the DNA of dead tumor cells.

A massive study finds that no research tool can predict the outcome of a human life.

New research finds that parents who suppress their anxiety actually transmit it to their kids.

Engineers have developed a prototype for an engine that's fueled by microwaved air.

The virtues of preparing a home-cooked meal for one's family has been extolled as the answer to all of our food problems, but is that realistic?

Dried beef jerky is a staple at most grocery stores and gas stations, but more sustainable options for vegans and vegetarians are on the rise.

A study finds that a tomato's cancer-fighting properties are reduced when consumed with iron-rich food.

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Massive gem, the second-largest ever found, measures a whopping 1,111 carats.

These before-and-after shots perfectly capture the moment a compliment is received.

Eating food for healthy hair isn't a new, but did you know that hair problems like thinning or going prematurely gray can be prevented with food?

It can be easy to get dressed in the morning; the key is fewer options.

A new study turns the tables on the old "dumb blonde" stereotype.

Ditch those store-bought products with microbeads and make your own with natural exfoliants like poppy seeds, grits and salt.

FDA issues rare warning after 21,000 people suffer an adverse reaction to Wen hair care product.

The number of negative health reactions to cosmetic products reported to the FDA has skyrocketed, with the majority of complaints coming for hair products.

Allbirds sustainable wool shoes are disrupting the footwear market with their low-carbon style.

Gouldian finches can have red, black or yellow heads and researchers want to know why.

Ever since Michael Cardenaz saved a hummingbird, the little bird keeps coming back to visit him.

Purple martins love tall, condo-style houses that can host a crowd.

Human noise is changing how some birds sing, while causing chronic stress and reproductive problems in others.

The drab potoo bird uses its coloring to disguise itself as a tree limb.

The endangered red-cockaded woodpecker is showing up in some interesting places in the South as it makes a comeback.

Thanks to an abundance of beech seeds, so far this year 150 orange-fronted parakeet chicks have been born in the wild in New Zealand.

The 2019 Audubon Photography Awards highlight striking images of birds and the places they live.

Rescue workers swooped in and saved nearly 100 baby birds when tree in Oakland split and started to topple.