Decorate your table with this inexpensive, natural arrangement that also happens to be compostable.

There's more to winter gourds than butternut squash. Here are just a few winter squashes and gourds you might want to consider for your dinner table.

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

While hiking in New Mexico's Las Cruces desert, Jude Sparks tripped over a stegomastodon skull.

Ancient marine reptile sheds light on the origins of the distant relatives of modern crocodiles.

New research seems to demonstrate that iridium, a rare metal found in meteorites, can kill cancer cells.

The discovery of rare pterosaur eggs is being heralded as one of the most extraordinary discoveries in paleontology.

The 100-million-year-old sandstone slab of 70 mammal and dinosaur tracks from the Cretaceous period is one of the rarest ever discovered.

Located under the Hiawatha Glacier, the impact crater is one of the largest on Earth.

The bottom of the Pacific Ocean is actually cooling down. How is this possible? The answer is proof that Earth's systems operate on long timescales.

Anjouan is an island between Africa and Madagascar littered with sedimentary rocks called quartzite that don't belong there. Are they a chunk of Gondwana?

Scientists say Zealandia meets all the requirements to qualify as a continent, even though 94% of it is underwater.

The space agency's $650 million Neo Surveillance Mission is designed to spot killer asteroids.

Seafloor-dwelling bacteria may prevent methane from reaching the atmosphere by eating it up.

Earth has broken temperature records for 14 months in a row, and 2016 will almost certainly be the hottest year on record. Yet there is still time to intervene

A study explored 50 million laser images from a NASA satellite to calculate the shrinking depth of the ice sheets, finding the edges to be particularly thin.

New study finds that nanoparticles commonly used in antibacterial socks may significantly boost greenhouse gas emissions.

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

The vanishing veneer of frozen ocean isn't just vital for polar bears.

Of the 271 general purpose laundry detergents the Environmental Working Group evaluated, only 7 scored a rating of A.

Potters Fields in England is a perfect example of how to use design elements to make the landscape shine in the colder months.

We've found several camping areas on lakes, rivers and the ocean that offer beautiful views and plenty of recreational opportunities.

It's time to cultivate a true appreciation for what we have.

Organize your home and office with help from Gail Blanke's book about clearing the clutter.

Smart rooks collect litter at Puy du Fou, a historical theme park in Western France, in exchange for food.

Decades after the first of the iconic orange phones began washing ashore, a French community finally has answers.

After studying under Ansel Adams, Rob Decker is creating posters of all the national parks with a nod to the WPA posters of the 1930s and '40s.

On Hamburg's waterfront, world-class sustainable architecture has emerged not from lofty green goals but from practical questions like this one: How do you buil

Bloomberg administration wants to see a 20 percent reduction amount of salt in prepared or packaged foods.

When processed food marketers try to outsmart Michael Pollan, he turns the tables on them.

Food Tank has created a list of Twitter feeds that inspire and inform those who care about our food system.

Who knew a sandwich bag and some water could make a biconvex lens and start a fire?

Markku Lahdesmaki's photo series 'Avanto' illuminates the Finnish hobby of ice swimming.

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

Aaron Tucker was hoping a job interview would change his life, but he wound up saving a life instead.

While the debate is ongoing, there are humane alternatives to killing a lobster besides boiling.

Gilbert High School seniors in South Carolina are raising money to get service dogs to veterans with PTSD.

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

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

A community rallied to find a coyote trapped in plastic in the middle of a snowstorm.

The Daily Show's Jon Stewart interviews Lisa P. Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Alternative energy sources that are cost-competitive with fossil fuels may be closer to fruition than previously thought. Recent studies from global leaders in

Are you looking for a green energy internship for summer 2013? If so, let me help you with your search.

The heat from the sun heats up metal oxides that in turn release oxygen atoms that mingle with steam. Hydrogen molecules can then be captured and stored.

Simultaneously burn calories, cut back on your utility bills and do the laundry with a conceptual washing machine-treadmill hybrid dubbed Wheel.

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

A star is born as terrier mix Monte leaves a shelter and heads to Hollywood.

The way snow dances around wind turbines is shedding light on the mysteries of how air turbulence behaves.

Utilizing her 18 years of military experience, U.S. Air Force veteran Angela Cody-Rouget started a professional service to help people become organized.

Is getting shiny kitchen and bathroom fixtures really as easy as rubbing a fresh lemon on them? Our food blogger finds out.