Japan wants no part of Kyoto but what about the other goals of COP 16?

Being called a bird brain really isn't an insult, now that scientists have uncovered just how smart these feathered friends really are.

As a wall goes up dividing the U.S. and Mexico, a range of environmental concerns are surfacing. Conservation photographer Krista Schlyer documents the impact.

How to get ready for a great season of watching our feathered friends!

Learn the tracks of animal species that live right next door, starting with these common neighbors.

Become an expert in knowing what birds are saying by studying these common species.

In "Ay, Mariposa," conservation filmmakers highlight the people, animals, and fragile habitats impacted by the barrier at the border.

Use this quick checklist in order, and you'll soon master the process of identifying a bird species.

Listening to birds reveals a lot about what's happening around you, including what other wildlife is roaming nearby!

If a bird has zygodactyl feet, that means two toes point forward and two point back. This makes life easier for woodpeckers, owls, parrots and ospreys.

The enormous spiders known as Goliath birdeater tarantulas are gentle giants, and beautiful to boot!

The newest advertiser on the Glenn Beck program is using fear of an economic and societal collapse to sell heirlooms seeds.

Searchers attempt to find the flyers, who crashed in Greenland in 1942, before they disappear into the sea.

This summer's unprecedented melt for the icy white cap over Arctic waters appears to have come to a stop on Sunday, Sept. 16, setting a new record low for Arcti

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.

Researchers who have analyzed satellite images of the icy region suggest that the glaciers' acceleration may be cause for concern.

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

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

American Express is encouraging its card members to shop at small businesses this Saturday.

They were the first to bring us the modern automobile as we know it, so it only makes sense that Ford Motor Company is now ushering in the future of mobility.

"Are electric vehicles fast?" "Do they work in winter?" "Can I really give up visiting the gas station?" Get the facts on EVs.

Ford Motor Company plans to use 30% less water per vehicle by 2015.

Ford announces that its new, faster-charging plug-in hybrid Ford Fusion will get 100+ MPGe. Oh, and it's cute, too.

Ford's upcoming plug-in hybrid can deliver 550 miles of driving pleasure on a single tank of gas.

The Detroit automaker gets a touch of campaign fever with new marketing aimed to take down the competition.

Kelley Blue Book's 2013 Best Resale Value Awards are out and the Volt takes top honors in the electric vehicle category.

A bit of a chameleon, this new $25,995 car offers good looks, stellar utility and 47 mpg in the city or on the highway. If you try it, you'll like it.

The Ford C-MAX Energi might be the perfect around-the-town car for this family.

You don't need a yard to grow vegetables and herbs. Container gardening with specialty seeds will make the the most of your limited space.

Tray gardens are an easy and attractive way to bring succulents indoors. Here's a guide for making your own succulent tray garden.

Fallen trees can be used for more than just firewood. Here's how to enhance your garden with downed limbs.

Hanging a birdhouse means considering not only the birds but also the tree. Here's how to protect your trees and your feathered friends.

It's more than just cured meat.

Leave the premixed red stuff at the store. Here's a homemade nectar recipe that will keep the hummingbirds in your yard well-fed and happy.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Learn how your resource consumption is affecting the Earth.

More than 1,000 visual art submissions are narrowed down to 5 winners in a unique contest to find compelling images that can be persuasive voices for the enviro

Mosaïcultures Internationales Montréal invited countries all over the world to submit their most awe-inspiring horticultural sculptures.

The colorful world of topiary art starts with a plant and ends with a masterpiece. Here are 17 examples to inspire your 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.

Custom colors haven't always been as easy to come by as they are today. In the past they came from insects, mummies and heavy metals around the world.

Artist Ian Berry's creation is made from the most familiar of materials.

Eating mostly plant-based foods and fewer animal-based foods may be linked to better heart health.

A new, all-girl 'Lord of the Flies' movie is in the works, making this the right time to ditch some of the gendered assumptions we have about kids.

Boasting breathtaking design and extensive collections, here are some of the most remarkable bookstores from around the globe.

Nancy Striniste, a landscape designer and educator, has written a book, "Nature Play at Home," and launched a movement around creating natural play spaces.

Prince Edward Island is Canada's smallest province in terms of area, but it is one of the country's most prominent in terms of tourism and the environment. Many

Sardinia's true magic, especially from a nature-lover’s perspective, is its interior and its less-accessible sections of coastline.

You're going to snicker at the show's take on the controversial sweetener.

Directions to emergency shelters are displayed on digital billboards across the Swedish capital when temps get dangerously cold.