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The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company joins Milwaukee Riverkeeper to clean up a stretch of the Milwaukee River, protecting local water resources.

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Decorate both the interior and exterior of your home with live plants and accents from the garden, like evergreens and acorns, for a festive holiday atmosphere.

Live plants make a thoughtful and long-lasting gift, especially when chosen with care and customized with little touches that make them even more special.

Black holes generally power some of the brightest objects in the universe, so why is Sagittarius A* so calm?

Your aging parent may prefer living in a tiny house in your backyard.

If you have teenage drivers and are trying to live within your means, here are a few tips for keeping insurance costs down.

Predicted to be a hot trend in 2020, the rise of everything butters and spreads has only just begun.

Is it time to throw in the towel on the fight against these invasive foes? Here are some non-native species that humans just can't seem to beat.

Two Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students use "mushroom tech" to create high-performance, rigid insulation.

Chemical material could speed clean-up at power plants by snapping its jaws at radioactive waste, leaving nontoxic byproducts alone.

North Carolina State University researchers have learned how to remotely control live cyborg cockroaches.

Russian tycoon Dmitry Itskov says the technology will be a reality by 2045.

Researchers are setting their sights to resurrecting passenger pigeons and woolly mammoths, but would it do more harm than good?

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The glove essentially translates sonar into a sense of touch for its wearer.

Scientists can now add code to bacterial DNA, and the bacteria pass it on to the next generation.

Wired's video series, 'Five Levels of Difficulty,' challenges an expert to explain a complicated concept to people at five levels of expertise — and it's cool.

Hydroelectric power has not received the attention that solar and wind enjoy, but that could be changing.

In rural areas, Internet connectivity can be a powerful force for economic empowerment.

WIth room for 5,000 residents, the $26 billion Ocean Spiral scheme offers a subaqueous alternative to overcrowded and costly terrestrial living.

Dramatic video shows the moment Jeremy Wade swims up to the 20-foot, 200 pound giant snake.

The Aldabra banded snail was believed to have been driven to extinction by climate change, but researchers have found a few stragglers.

Bizarre fish has evolved fins like no other and is capable of walking like a land animal.

Closest living relative of Arktocara yakataga can only be found in rivers in South Asia.

Why are these crocodiles orange? One grotesque theory about their coloration might shock you.

Scientists have never seen a giant shipworm (Kuphus polythalamia) alive before, and it's the stuff of nightmares.

Helicopter-like aerial drones will patrol off the coast of popular Australian beaches.

Some hummingbirds have evolved beaks better suited for fencing than feeding.

You'll feel happier and more productive when you have a short or an active commute on your way to work.

Microsoft Japan gives staff Fridays off — and it pays off for both employees and the company's bottom line.

It's remarkable how attitudes change when the issue is in your own backyard, but progressive boomers are making themselves heard.

There are two types of creative peaks, and they occur at different ages, combating the idea that the fires of creativity burn out after your youth.

Herpers are people who search for chameleons at night and remove the invasive species from the wild. What happens next, though, is controversial.

Monster-like creatures live thousands of feet below the surface, and they've adapted to hostile environments by taking on cool — and scary — physical traits.

The LA County Fair has held a tablescaping competition since the 1930s, and it's so popular that they have to turn contestants away each year.

As Florida and the Southeast U.S. brace for Hurricane Irma's arrival as a Category 4 storm, several islands in the Caribbean are coping with the aftermath.

A spectacular scene unfolds every year in Chiang Mai, Thailand, when thousands of candle-lit paper lanterns are released into the sky and Ping River.

A new generic option will soon offer relief for families who shell out hundreds of dollars for these epinephrine-filled devices.

The Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California is ablaze with colorful wildflower blooms.

A UPS driver thought he saw something in the snow. Turns out it was a tiny, white puppy that had been abandoned.

John and Charlotte Henderson are celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary this month at a nursing home in Texas.

Some states have ditched the art of cursive writing so the teaching time can be used for other subjects, but it's making a comeback.

Canine blood banks provide a life-saving resource to man's best friend, but there has been controversy about some operations.

After years in decline, drive-ins are prospering amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Record-setting blizzard called Winter Storm Aubrey is expected to hit the midsection of the U.S., from Colorado to Minnesota.

Video shows a dragon made of snow with fireworks coming out of it as a massive snowstorm moves through the northern U.S.