A never-before-seen coronavirus discovered in China is spreading, causing COVID-19. How worried should you be?

We're closing schools, canceling events and staying inside because of the coroanvirus so we can save lives.

Here's how to get your home and family ready for the possibility of a coronavirus outbreak.

Without human touch, we lose one of our most effective ways to empathize with one another.

Just one exercise session increases the antioxidant that could help prevent a deadly side effect of COVID-19.

We answer all your questions about coronavirus face masks, from how to make one to who needs to wear one and what each kind of mask does.

With fewer people working and more people in need, food banks are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From many miles above, the seemingly neat and orderly seaweed "fields" resemble blocks of text from books.

A closer look at yellowing leaves on plants can help gardeners get to the root of the problem.

Eating bioregionally is gaining in popularity. Here's what you need to know, including how it differs from the locavore moment.

What can a farmer do about 7-ton elephants that steal crops? Intimidate them with an insect that weighs a tenth of a gram.

Hornworm caterpillars also known as tomato horn worms can ruin tomato plants, but baby wasps may help you tackle the pests nature's way.

Two decades after approving imidacloprid, the EPA is re-examining how it and similar pesticides affect bees.

Turning a grassy lawn into a vegetable garden can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study.

Farms that grow food in arid deserts, without groundwater or fossil fuels, could be the future of agriculture.

The retailer will give vertical farming a go at several locations.

The insects may have started farming millions of years before humans developed agriculture.

When thousands of Skittles are spilled onto a Wisconsin highway, a common practice of cattle farmers is revealed: Some farmers feed their cows candy.

Geologists studying the phenomenon say the fissure is likely a reflection of aquifer depletion.

Food can be grown under Martian conditions, making future Mars settlements even more feasible.

Coffee-growing regions are set to lose key pollinators like bees by midcentury due to climate change.

Flowers, bees, moths, slugs ... when the sun sets, there's work to be done.

Traces of the weed killer glyphosate are increasingly being found in food, but the public is at a loss of how to process that information.

A new app called Tudder promises to help lonely cows find their perfect match, Tinder-style.

In some regions, as many as 80 percent of trees could be in danger from RAD or rapid apple decline.

Some cities have lowere euthanasia rate for shelter animals by implementing innovative programs. Steal these ideas to make it happen where you live.

These kids see no reason to wait until they are older to make a difference in the world.

Micro-volunteering lets you give back when there's no room for another commitment.

Elaine Seamans didn't give up on the dog named Negra — even after he snapped at her.

For a time, this cow was the sole inhabitant of her own private island in Poland. She swam there to avoid slaughter.

Meet LeeAnne Walters, the Flint mother fighting for clean water in her community and elsewhere. For her efforts, she won the Goldman Environmental Prize.

A teacher in a rural community in Virginia is running 100 miles in 24 hours to send her students to college.

Paul Phillips and Karen Perry were still mourning their old dog when Zeppelin crashed into their lives.

Lucky was a broken street dog until he journeyed half a world away to inspire others.

WildArk wants to inspire action that encourages conservation action and community engagement.

Earlier this year, her fans raised $650,000 to purchase the world's largest medical medical scanner to help her.

47 animals were saved after a daring mission to a zoo in the Gaza Strip.

This revolution isn't being led by baby boomers, but they are a big part of it.

Chris Van Dorn dons the cape and mask to rescue animals through his nonprofit, Batman4Paws.

Mimi Ausland began as an advocate for animals with her interactive quiz website that donates food to shelters. Now, she's tackling plastic waste in the ocean.

Rob Greenfield is a hands-on activist who has participated in many high-profile environmental feats to raise awareness about people's impact on the planet.

There are lots of ways to help neighbors and local businesses while still keeping your social distance.

A $2.5 billion investment in a renewable energy hub will bring about 2/3 of the power that the nuclear plant once did.

A new study finds dramatic benefits locally from shutting down coal plants.

The 1.3-megawatt array covers about 10 acres in Plains, Georgia.

These small-scale solar systems can bring communities impacted by the bushfires and flooding back online in as little as a day.

It’s not possible to avoid all delays, but you can put the odds in your favor.

Learn more about those weird-looking thingamabobs down there.

The FAA has warned that some unidentified tests on the West Coast will jam GPS signals — but how do pilots deal?

Jet lag dogs even the most frequent of flyers. Here's how to keep yourself well-rested and ready to take in the sights.