The medicinal soil called "healing soil" has been found to contain powerful antibiotics that kill superbugs.

The rotavirus vaccine may also have the unexpected advantage of reducing rates of Type 1 diabetes.

Black women's contributions to society have often been overlooked, yet these pioneers in science, technology and medicine have changed history.

If you have trouble performing these tests, your life could be cut short.

Researchers find that more than 10 percent of patients may be taking aspirin unnecessarily, and the risks may outweigh the benefits.

Airbnb is offering free housing for cancer patients and the people who care for them.

Looking at calcium and vitamin D supplements, researchers found no difference in the health outcomes for people who took supplements and those who didn't.

California considers labeling acetaminophen a carcinogen.

In addition to studying leaves and flowers to recognize trees, you can also look at tree bark characteristics.

The quirky Joshua tree may be nearly gone in 50 years if we don't battle climate change.

To fight climate change and deforestation, Ethiopia is turning to trees in a big way.

Michigan state parks are teaming up with Bob Ross Inc. to plant lots of 'happy little trees.'

These storied specimens have been shortlisted for Britain's Tree of the Year contest.

Sierra Club claims success after year-long 'Clean up Dynergy' campaign

Residents of Harriman, TN share their experiences during and since the billion gallon coal ash spill.

Ex-gang members install solar and global warming happening faster than we though

NASA loses a CO2 monitoring satellite, plans for new coal plants are being shelved, and the price of CO2 credits drops out on the European market.

On Monday thousands of Americans will march the streets of Washington, DC to protest against coal and the damage it causes our environment and society.

Matt Jones was arrested by TVA police after driving home elderly residents from a community meeting discussing the coal ash spill.

Ashely Judd, newly minted foe of mountaintop removal mining, will be chatting live about the evil practice in about an hour on Daily Kos.

What do the Easter Bunny, Clean Coal and Santa Claus have in common? None of them exist -- except in the minds of children and energy executives.

Movie star Darryl Hannah and NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen were arrested along with dozens of others after blocking access to a coal facility.

The ACES (aka Waxman-Markey) bill passes the house, but not all environmental groups are rejoicing.

Former Colorado senator criticizes industry's lack of engagement in the climate legislation debate.

Clean coal lobbyist forges 12 letters to trick House members into voting 'No' on ACES.

New analysis of basalt rock formations on the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. reveals the possibility of cleaner coal.

Breakthrough 'crystal' captures CO2 and could one day turn it into a fuel or turn water into hydrogen.

Video: President Obama explains about how clean energy investments can diminish the environmental risks of fossil fuels and provide new jobs and opportunities a

In the wake of the Japan nuclear situation, the Gulf oil spill and other disasters, maybe it's time to talk about energy in terms of safety instead of greenness

A note-perfect 'clean coal' parody site has become the talk of the Internet. With its Coal Cares campaign, the heretofore unknown activist group Coal is Killing

Here are the winners and highly commended images from the 2019 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

Have you ever wanted to visit Paris or Rome? Well, you don't have to fly to Europe to check out these cities.

In an effort to combat pollution, China is building 'forest cities' and people will be moving into the first one in about 2 years.

From Vietnam to London to rural Boone County, Iowa, these fancy footbridges are a feast for the eyes.

Despite an uptick in public spending, 30% of city residents live more than a 10-minute walk from the nearest park, according to the 2018 City Park Facts report.

Plucking litter from canals while sightseeing is one of the more singular ways to spend a couple hours in the Dutch city.

How do you squeeze a fancy new 407-acre state park into Brooklyn? Look no further than two former landfills on Jamaica Bay.

St. Louis, Orlando and Minneapolis are featured in a new Sierra Club report on the growing number of American cities rejecting fossil fuels.

Seagulls followed the Tiber to Rome decades ago. In recent years, however, they've become more numerous and more aggressive.

Perfect for blustery apartment balconies, the student-designed O-Wind Turbine is a national winner of the James Dyson Award.

The town of Ipswich has been haunted by a nursery rhyme playing over a loudspeaker for more than a year.

Austria's capital ranks high in everything from walkability to affordability.

Migration forecasts developed by researchers at Cornell University help cities and building owners determine the best time to flip the switch.

London, Houston and Bangkok are among the cities most vulnerable to sea level identified in a new report by London-based charity Christian Aid.

Critics of the Via Verde project in Mexico City argue that making a busy beltway more aesthetically pleasing only encourages motorists to keep driving.

Woodland hawks, attracted by the songbirds that love backyard feeders, are thriving in cities.

Here are 14 of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

Mosaic dog portraiture (courtesy of artist William Wegman and his Weimaraners) comes to 23rd Street in Manhattan.

Developed by the U.S. Geological Survey, the technology 'aims to reduce the impact of earthquakes and save lives and property.'

New York City's Feral Cat Initiative pairs feral cats that need a range with humans who want a defense against rodents.