Scientists have learned out how much energy bees use to fly when carrying heavy and light loads, and they learned about a new ability along the way.

Most people think showering once a day is the norm, but here's why it might be healthier to skip a day or two.

Just because you put plastic items in the recycling bin, doesn't mean they get recycled.

Fireflies are disappearing, likely due to three factors: Habitat loss, toxic chemicals and light pollution. Here’s how you can help them bounce back.

A cashless store or even a cashless society is more convenient for businesses, so some try to avoid cash, but our society need bills and change to be equitable.

Lara Maiklem is a mudlark, and she digs in the tidal flats of the Thames river to uncover all sorts of incredible secrets and treasures.

Introverts have traditionally had to learn to be more outgoing, but during coronavirus, it's the extroverts' turn to learn new behaviors.

Walking outside is having a moment, helping us clear our heads of coronavirus worries and breathe some fresh air.

Show this coronavirus social distancing calculator to those people in your life who don't 'believe in' staying home.

Newly discovered fossilized skulls found in South African cave show Australopithecus, Paranthropus and Homo erectus living together in the same era.

Mary Winchen, the creator of Tirdy Works, speaks about her moose turd art with just the right combination of seriousness and puns.

Copper is so effective, many experts think we should coat hospital beds, railings and other public furniture with an alloy of the metal.

Flamingos live for decades and like to spend time hanging out with their friends.

A new book, "They Are Already Here" by Sarah Scoles, looks at the people who are obsessed with unidentified flying objects — but for different reasons.

Data can help us understand some of the many ways the human body reacts to this virus and the next one.

The attitudes of Pompeiians towards death and waste was very different from our own.

The similarities between coronavirus and climate change are many. It's just the time scale that's different.

The 1970s Swiss fitness creation called vitaparcour is back and more popular than ever.

Farm research focused on good bacteria in the gut is helping scientists understand asthma, allergies and the immune system.

A specific protein found only in male dogs may trigger pet allergy symptoms in some people.

Is it a cold or hay fever? Here's how to tell if the symptoms you're experiencing are due to a pollen allergy and what you can do.

Physicians sign on to video conferences to help people who need emergency services at understaffed rural hospitals

One way to make life a little easier is to focus first on the door of the coop. Here's how.

Venomous animals like snakes, bees and spiders may hold the secret to curing cancer, pain management and other diseases.

The 'City of Light' announces plan to produce 50 percent of its energy from algae.

Fast-spreading algae has spread quickly along crucial New York waterways that provide drinking water.

'Fuel' documentary brings change to classrooms. Film's green curriculum inspires schools to switch to biodiesel buses.

There is a lot of hype around algae-based biofuel but is it that much better than petroleum? Or is it even possible without petroleum? UVA Study.

Reduction of dangerous phosphates in cleaners has some protesting lack of cleaning prowess.

Historic floods and relentless storms are expected to boost the dead zone up to 15 percent larger than ever before, experts say.

Algae-based fuels are finally reaching the commercial stage, and they're already in airplanes and U.S. Navy ships. And they could be coming soon to a gas statio

The $34 million renovation took two years to complete is expected to save million of gallons of water a year, but the work had an unintended side effect. The po

The difference in color between the northern and southern halves of Utah's Great Salt Lake are clear as day. But what causes that pink hue?

AlgaeBulb, an LED light bulb that, as described, is filled with microorganisms that power the bulb itself.

Rising senior Evie Sobczak's new method for turning algae into biofuel is cleaner and more efficient than current methods.

The diatoms were launched by the Taupo super-eruption on New Zealand's North Island 25,000 years ago.

The sea has a dead zone the size of Texas, and it's growing bigger every year because of sewage and fertilizer flowing into the waters.

Finally, a clever use for marine algae that appeals to both Danish mer-folk and lovers of Scandinavian design.

At Expo 2015, this work of 'bio-digital architecture' stands as a living, breathing spirulina snack machine.

It's nontoxic, time-lapse ink that you see ... and then you don't see ... and then you see again.

Billions of bioluminescent algae literally make the sea sparkle in Tasmania's Preservation Bay off the coast of Australia.

We may owe our very existence to microscopic organisms that forever altered the food web.

You've heard of oysters that make pearls, but what about seaweed that makes opals?

Scientists aren't sure what is causing this whirlpool of algae but believe it's likely to cause a marine dead zone.

You may not realize it, but seaweed is utterly essential to our world.

Ohio voters just passed the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, and it could help to save the pollution-choked Great Lake.

Bioluminescent algae blooms every few years on the California coast, Australia and elsewhere.

Researchers are still discovering all the ways that making music enriches your brain, but the impact is undeniable.

You don't have to spend a lot or travel far to reap the awesome benefits of wonder.

These scientifically proven ways show how pets make you healthier and happier.