Bakersfield firefighters pull an unresponsive pup from a fire and use a specialized animal oxygen mask to revive him.

The secret to chicken soup's medicinal properties have been revealed by dietician Sandy Allonen.

Officials are warning people near the Tennessee coal ash spill to stop drinking well water after finding high levels of arsenic.

Plucking litter from canals while sightseeing is one of the more singular ways to spend a couple hours in the Dutch city.

Perfect for blustery apartment balconies, the student-designed O-Wind Turbine is a national winner of the James Dyson Award.

After every attempt to catch an otter fails, officials are forced to move the fish out of a Vancouver pond.

Many city dwellers leave urban areas to visit lakes and rivers, but these cities are ideal for people who don't want to travel far to swim, paddle or surf.

Two recent studies show that visiting an urban park for as little as 20 minutes will reduce stress and boost emotional well-being.

The company's Emeryville, California headquarters earns top green building honors.

Harmony House for Cats’ new shelter isn’t just doing something good for Chicago’s felines — it’s also doing something good for the planet. The no-kill

The Earth's globally-perceptible seismic 'hum' is now being used to peer into its depths, shedding new light on the planet's inner layers.

The species, formally known as 'Etheostoma obama,' is one of five newly discovered fish that scientists have named after a U.S. president or VP.

Meet Dr. Rob Sanford, department chair and professor of environmental science at the University of Southern Maine.

Using public data from the U.S. government, a software engineer has made a stunning map of every river in the Lower 48 states.

Researchers say the giant tsunami occured in the Cape Verde Islands 73,000 years ago.

A water molecule's "residence time" in a given system can help us understand how pollution moves through water and help protect this valuable natural resource.

Unexplained natural phenomena, which is regularly observed in the aftermath of quakes, occurred during last week's 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

How the Sahara Desert both contributes to and checks the formation of big hurricanes.

A drone has found a vast catshark nursery on the seafloor west of Ireland, say scientists with the SeaRover survey.

​Nearly 10 percent of rocky surfaces on the island paradise of Madeira are covered in 'plasticrust.'

This Earth Hour, celebrate the beautiful moments in nature that only occur after the sun goes down.

Get daily reminders about your carbon footprint and IE will plant a tree of your choice.

Matt Hickman unravels the mysteries behind offsetting CO2 and buying RECs. (Hint: One of them can fund tree-planting efforts.)

Buy a ticket for your chance to winning millions while fighting climate change.

Your car could capture and store carbon dioxide for later disposal, making it zero climate emission even without batteries.

Enterprise is expanding its carsharing services despite a company executive’s dismissal of the need for a separate carsharing industry.

We're driving fewer miles and more of us are going car-free, yet we're only scratching the surface of car-isn't-king culture.

You can now get a charge out of its new go-anywhere GoCharger.

Autonomous vehicles will be ready soon — to ferry retirees around closed communities.

The Lit Motors C-1 can cruise 200 miles on a charge, and even a truck can't pull it over.

Is this the start of a trend in which automakers make money retrofitting older cars?

Next week Tesla will announce new home and utility solutions — but do they pencil out?

The rumor mill says an all-electric shortened Panamera could grace the show stage in Frankfurt, with 250 to 300 miles of range.

Even under poor conditions, Venturi's 240 mph shakes things up at the Bonneville Salt Flats.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Elon Musk is likely blushing.

Muncie, Indiana, police department lets residents pay off parking tickets with donations to the local animal shelter.

A tour of the Bullitt Center in Seattle confirms that it's as green as it can be.

With the Living Building Challenge now under its belt, the facility is being heralded as one of the greenest buildings in the world.

The after-school carpentry wizards at Sawhorse Revolution have big, community-bettering plans for micro-housing.

Heatherwick Studio's mighty pretty design for Maggie's Centre Yorkshire resembles a cluster of massive potted plants.

James Furzer's simple design is still situated on the streets — yet lifted slightly above them.

At 208-square-feet, Kasita smart apartments are roughly the size of 6 garbage receptacles.

Tiny houses have become the darlings of budget-minded minimalists, and Ryan Mitchell's book, "Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials," explores them.

The Design Museum's recognition of IKEA's Better Shelter for refugees couldn't come at a more appropriate time.

Faircompanies gives a tour of an unusual Omaha, Nebraska, dwelling that consists of three concrete domes tucked underground.

Milan, Italy's smoggy second largest city, envisions a future that's cooler, cleaner and swathed in green.

The Mary River turtle, recognized for its algae-induced punk rock appearance and ability to breathe through its rear is endangered.

Eelgrass is thriving again, thanks to the help of a sea otter rehabilitation program.

Habitat loss and climate change have pushed the antechinus, a marsupial that looks like a small shrew, to the brink. And their sex lives don't help.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide how the Fish and Wildlife Service can protect species thanks to a legal conflict over a tiny frog.