The last bulwark to fall in Greenland's battle against rising temperatures is the northeast corner of the Greenland Ice Sheet.

Buried thousands of feet under Summit, the highest point on Greenland's ice sheet, is a soil born before humans ever walked on Earth.

More ships are navigating the perilous, frigid Northwest Passage through the Arctic Ocean, with large passenger vessels soon to join them.

The discovery of two large lakes hidden beneath Greenland's ice suggests that climate change now cuts all the way to the bottom of the ice sheet.

Father's Day meals. Shrimp in a buttery marinade is a quick and simple Father’s Day treat.

A new study finds footwear desensitizes feet and may even affect balance. It's time to embrace the callus.

Irish teen Fionn Ferreira won the 2019 Google Science Fair for removing microplastics from water.

Limbaugh blasts GM for trying to sell the Chevrolet Volt in China, but his central premise (based on a New York Times story, no less) may be wrong.

Don't miss the best original stories of the week from Mother Nature Network.

Ford is partnering with Grenier's new green lifestyle website SHFT.com, and I was there to kick the tires on the C-MAX Hybrid, eat the organic snacks, and try i

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

The North American International Auto Show is re-energized, and here are some of the high-voltage highlights.

The ensembles for auto show employees are designed to work with car companies' brand image, sometimes with hilarious results.

BMW is fielding an all-new 3-Series, and with it an ActiveHybrid 3 that offers both zero to 60 in 5.6 seconds and about 37 mpg. Up a notch, there's the ActiveHy

Am I the only one who finds the interior design of cars just as compelling as the exterior?

This year marks the first year that an electric vehicle tops the ACEEE's greenest car list.

The show opens up today for members of the media.

It depends on where you live, says a new report, because some states force you to charge up from a dirty coal grid. But that's just a snapshot, and the long-ter

Despite $2 a gallon gas, automakers are still going green, and the popularity of the gas-electric range extender format is just one example.

55 mpg would be great, but an Eco model would be even better.

The all-new Niro is joined by revamped versions of the Optima.

Homemade aromatherapy shower squares can help relieve stress and even allergies. Here's how to make them yourself.

To shuck an oyster, you need the right tools, a little patience and a lot of muscle. But a few sips of Chablis won't hurt either.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Most people think their trash is history once it gets to the landfill.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Fish is an important part of a healthy diet, but the levels of mercury found in some fish could be danger to your health.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Thriftiness is a green practice.

The Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway will facilitate exploration missions of the moon and serve as a gateway for deep space missions to Mars.

Annual celestial event often produces large bright fireballs that scorch the night sky.

Sculptor visits construction sites, which he calls "gold mines," and turns the waste into works of art.

Artist Dave Rittinger's shirts are beautifully leafy to wear and easily compostable at end of use -- and scratchily impractical to wear.

One man's trash is another man's art. Take a look at six artists who have taken discarded items and turned them into upscale, high-dollar artwork.

The casualty list from the government shutdown earlier this month continues to grow for U.S. Antarctic science.

In memory of his late wife, a farmer has spent 35 years planting and nurturing a guitar-shaped forest in Argentina.

It sounds totally familiar, yet completely new.

Wearing snowshoes, artist Simon Beck carved intricate geometric designs into snowy landscapes.

The 2013 Nobel Prize in physics will be announced next week, and while the identity of the winner (or winners) is a closely guarded secret.

Your indiscriminate flushing can clog pipes and hurt animals.

Forget the idea that only 10-minute bursts of activity are important. New research finds that even small moments of activity can help you meet your goal.

If you can't beat them, eat them — that's what Jamaica and Florida are doing with lionfish, and there’s been a big drop in sightings of this invasive species.

The benefits of fish oil are well-marketed, but here's a comprehensive look at the toxins, side effects and sustainability issues as well.

The northern snakehead, a voracious invasive species that can live out of the water for days, is showing up in several states.

A primer on the deadly virus that has taken hold in Congo and scaring people around the globe.

In Stranger in the Woods, author Mike Finkel explores the famous Maine recluse Christopher Knight and why he stayed alone for 27 years.

These feared and beloved predators are arriving on coffee tables, thanks to famed National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry.

Ecologist Chris Thomas, author of 'Inheritors of the Earth,' asks readers to look at what we gain through environmental losses.

Ceisjan van Heerden won Bookends in Cardigan after the retiring owner held a raffle to find the new owner.

A dwarsligger, or flipback book, is a small, very portable book that you read vertically, like you're scrolling through text on a smartphone.

Finland, the world's most literate nation, rings in its 100th birthday with the opening of Oodi Helsinki Central Library.

Head to this neck of Minnesota for scenery, outdoor fun and a progressive vibe.

Farmers markets, a growing bike culture and plenty of parks make this horse-racing town worth a visit.