If policing your child’s plate at a holiday dinner dampens the celebration, this one tip may be incredibly freeing for you and your children.

The 50,000-year-old, perfectly preserved forest is showcased like never before in a newly released documentary.

The finding indicates that life on Earth began much earlier than previously thought.

A Sitka spruce on Campbell Island may be the 'golden spike' that denotes the controversial beginning of the Anthropocene epoch.

The extinct cave bear Ursus spelaeus appears to have descended from a vegetarian line of bears.

The ozone hole above the Antarctic has hit its maximum extent for the year. Due to warm temperatures, the opening in the protective atmospheric layer was the se

Toyota has donated 4,500 free trees for this March's giveaway for New York City residents.

Absorbing more carbon dioxide than they release, these vast forests can be credited with helping to lower levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

The gassy hotspot is centered over New Mexico's San Juan Basin, where some 40,000 wells suck out natural gas trapped in coal seams.

A weather balloon has broken the record for the longest balloon-borne experiment in Antarctica, and is still going strong.

The narrowest building in Poland is the work of Israeli writer Edgar Keret.

Jadav Payeng single-handedly turned a barren sandbar in northern India into a lush new forest ecosystem.

Business as usual is destroying our lives and the environment.

Apparently touring other people's chicken coops is what all the cool kids are doing these days.

Research conducted in Madison, Wisconsin, finds soil in developed residential landscapes is better at absorbing CO2 than forests.

Federal law requires mining companies to restore strip mines to their original condition, but many don't bother.

Rainforest Action Network decides enough is enough with Obama's broken promises on mountaintop mining and stages dramatic protest in front of the EPA.

A state legislator has an interesting and potentially viable way to avoid dealing with the EPA.

You can fly! New thrill attraction at London's Archbishop's Park caters to urban adventurers with Peter Pan aspirations.

Open to biking, kayaking and cross-country skiing, this 15,000-mile-trail isn't your run-of-the-mill recreational trail.

Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders, 82, hiked the entire Appalachian Trail in a year.

The technologically advanced Stoosbahn ascends and descends over 2,000 feet in about four minutes.

Some trails are more attractive for solo treks because of their blend of solitude and safety.

If you're looking for ideas on where to travel this summer, this list compiled through a Yelp algorithm is a good starting point.

If you're looking for a way to de-stress and relax, bath in the forest — or more specifically, take a walk through the woods.

Here's our list of royal gardens to consider adding to your Best-of-Britain tourist itinerary.

Paterson vetoes anti-fracking bill, but at the same time extends a more narrowly written moratorium on fracking.

We've got picks that include documentaries, fantasy, fiction and even kid movies.

Chesapeake Energy's Aubrey McClendon responds to a NYT report that suggests the natural gas industry is part of a Ponzi scheme.

Not every dog goes straight from the shelter to a happy ending, but Baloo's story is the most unlikely of all.

Scientists devise a BS calculator to identify the world's biggest liars.

New study finds microplastics in the most popular brands of bottled water, but experts are unclear on the risks.

The universe's strongest source of energy may be the solution to one of Earth's oldest conflicts.

The USNS Henry J. Kaiser is carrying 900,000 gallons of biofuel blended with petroleum for evaluation and testing.

A special coating could dramatically improve the percentage of energy that can be harvested from solar cells by splitting photons in two.

Your heart may break as you watch anthropomorphic cooling towers and smokestacks tumble to the ground.

Radiators, radiant floors or hot air? It’s complicated.

Here are the films to catch at the country's largest environmental film fest — including one about making saké and the tragic industry of trophy hunting.

New animated short 'Piper,' about a sandpiper with hydrophobia, will appear before the highly anticipated 'Finding Dory.'

The remote Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the setting for a pivotal moment in the latest episode of the 'Star Wars' franchise.

New study says it's not about the best light, but where solar and wind can do the most good.

IKEA gusts into the U.S. wind energy sector with an investment in an Illinois farm capable of generating enough annual energy to power 70 stores.

Here are 10 places with a reputation for bountiful breezes ... and, sometimes, winds that are a lot stronger than that.

Bees that ate the immune-boosting chemicals showed activation in genes known to help them fight parasites and break down pesticides.

New research conducted in the UK reveals that diseases common in "managed" bees are now reaching wild populations.

Ortho's decision to nix neonicotinoids is an important one.

VBS.TV took a trip to West Virginia to investigate the evils of mountaintop removal mining. Take some time today and watch this.

Fracking fluid, the liquid waste left over from the controversial mining technique, wreaks havoc on a plot of land in a test by the U.S. Forest Service.

Private groups are shaping business plans to tap into the resource-rich environs of outer space. Early celestial targets with commercial cross hairs on them are

A new mine could provide 1,500 jobs, but protestors say the environmental cost is too high.