The federally protected and UNESCO-recognized wilderness area is front and center as work on the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico continues.

Testing for food safety brings to light many frightening food infractions; even an innocent-seeming pizza can be suspect.

The Environmental Working Group’s food database turns up nearly 500 supermarket foods that contain azodicarbonamide.

When there’s no take back program for unneeded or expired medications, the Pill Terminator makes them unpalatable to people and animals.

Neapolitan pies are served with a hint of smog in San Vitaliano.

At Urban Village Brewing Company in Philadelphia, the pizza dough is started with yeast captured from the air in Old City.

Always eating alone can make you sad, finds a British study. We didn't need a study to tell us that eating together is much more fun.

Many people still don't know what biodynamic means, but wines grown biodynamically are popular with the experts.

A certified organic and biodynamic rosé that will go great with your summer meals.

Your water won't 'go bad' after that date, but there are good reasons it's on the bottle.

Chickens with ankle monitors and spinach with trackers can tell consumers a lot about their food — including whether it's tainted.

Water vapor escaping Europa hints at a vast saltwater ocean beneath its surface.

NASA continues to share stunning images from Juno's travels around Jupiter, and they put the planet in a whole new light.

So what if millennials killed mayonnaise and golf. Baby boomers killed the stuff that really matters — like the climate.

Five recipes straight from farmers markets for spring’s abundant spinach.

As more doctors use food as a medical tool, health care providers are making nutritious options more readily available — even farmers markets.

You can fight obesity, reduce hunger and support your local farmers — all at the same time.

Alexandra Cousteau speaks with Pitt, who points out we have hit the age of limits on the Colorado.

Clark Howard offers more money saving tips on weather stripping and light bulbs.

Spruce up your holiday décor by bringing nature in with these beautiful and easy DIY projects.

The MIT physicist is already steeped in Beltway politics, but his enthusiasm for nuclear power and natural gas worries some environmental advocates.

Pearl Fryar has no horticultural training but his talent is apparent in the 300 sculptures at Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden in Bishopville, S.C.

Ever wondered what different types of caterpillars look like before they transform into butterflies? Here are 10 instagram-worthy before-and-after photos

The winds and waves of Hurricane Sandy spilled enough sewage to match BP's oil spill more than 50 times over.

Millions of bottle deposits go unclaimed in the exceptionally tidy Danish capital each year.

Meanwhile in England, shopping basket theft is on the rise.

North Carolina State University's new pizza box composting project raises the bar for college recycling programs.

Popular online shopping holiday produces billions of dollars in sales — and billions of boxes in the trash.

When it comes to plastic especially, it seems like a no-brainer to at least pick up some of it when you’re out in nature.

Several months into China's ban on most waste imports, a new study paints a sobering yet optimistic view of how we need to handle our plastic.

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

Deforestation is occurring so fast in the Brazilian Amazon that three football fields worth of tree cover are lost every minute.

Here's what you need to know about the consequences of popping pimples, they could be deadly.

Some prize pigs at Ohio's county fairs may have a dark secret.

With cases of the flu reaching epidemic levels, it is critical businesses maintain a healthy work environment.

Making an apple pie doesn't have to be difficult. Follow this recipe to find out just how simple (and tasty) it can be.

Buddy the dog has discovered he can play fetch all by himself.

Colquitt, Georgia is home to the largest hand-painted mural in the U.S., a mural that depicts what life is like as a farmer.

Celebrate the birthday of Henry David Thoreau by simplifying your life.

A few towns are doing just fine, thanks to a blank check written in the wake of the Gulf oil spill.

Hyatt Regency New Orleans and Make It Right join forces to achieve foundation’s goal to build 150 sustainable homes in hurricane-ravaged Lower 9th Ward.

Actor and comedian co-host massive fundraiser to benefit the green rebuilding of New Orleans Lower 9th Ward.

An extremely dangerous storm is slicing toward northwestern Alaska and is expected to bring blizzard conditions and hurricane-strength winds to the state's west

To help eliminate the perilous process of collecting potable water in Ethiopian villages, Italian architects design a water vapor-collecting tower.

The brewery in New York state uses local energy, grows its own ingredients, composts – and even more.

With Earth Day now behind us, it’s time to take another look at the steps we are taking to be a more sustainable company.

When black widow spiders mate, the females often kill and eat the males. But the male spiders have found a way around this terrible fate.

There is well-documented research that shows that napping can be beneficial well into adulthood.

With COVID-19 accelerating the underlying trends in China’s medtech industry, new business models are likely to emerge.

Speed, agility, and a new understanding of customer values are the keys to navigating the next normal.