Surprising evidence linking Australia and Canada reminds us that our planet is a dynamic place.

HIV might never have become a global pandemic if it wasn't for the ecology of what is now known as Kinshasa, and what was then a 1920s colonial hub.

In A.D. 536, a volcanic eruption sent a thick haze into the air that blocked the sun over Europe, the Middle East and some of Asia for 18 months.

We hear a lot about carbon dioxide when we talk about climate change, but sometimes here's why too much CO2 in the atmosphere is a bad thing.

Cadbury will certify 300 million of its Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bars as well as its packaged cocoa, at a cost of £1.5m ($2.1m), by the end of summer.

Feeling a little full of yourself? Check out these 19 boys and girls who actually did something about the world's ills before they even got to their 20s.

Working with the nonprofit Solar Aid, students earn enough to bring electric light to a school in Kenya

Anas Cheema, a 22-year-old economics student at the University of Victoria, decided to dedicate his summer.

The wildfire in the Florida Everglades has spread to 32,000 acres, and officials are using all the resources they can to contain it.

Eco-Sense, described as North America's first code-approved, seismically engineered load-bearing insulated cob residence, is one of the first projects to gain s

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

Michael Pollan's State of the Movement Address from the Georgia Organics Convention

Michael Pollan breaks down his address into different components.

Monsanto, swine flu, Lay's claim to be local, Michelle Obama's organic garden, school lunch programs and more. This video has Michael Pollan weighing in on a lo

At Goucher College, Pollan advises students to be thoughtful with their food choices.

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An heirloom tomato has been named after Michael Pollan. The "Michael Pollan" tomato is an oddly shaped green and yellow tomato.

A report issued earlier this week caused quite a stir in the organic food world. See what some respected organic food advocates are saying about it.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web — Giada de Laurentiis, Jersey Girl Cooks and weeknight dinner parties.

Washington has had plenty of chances to do something about the pine beetle problem, but has chosen to do nothing.

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

The story of how a day spent on a frozen Maine lake skating turned into a mildly viral video.

The success of two elementary school volunteer projects earned a shelter a donation from the Petco Foundation.

Working eight hours a day for two years, Jalandhar Nayak cut nearly five miles of road through the mountainous terrain of eastern India.

In 2015, Albuquerque launched an innovative program aimed at helping the area's homeless. Instead of ticketing panhandlers, city officials offered them jobs.

Julie Marburger paints a dim picture of the American classroom.

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

A new study suggests people who deliver bad news are never seen as innocent.

A study found that microplastics can be kept inside water-dwelling creatures, like mosquitoes, as they age.

Lisa P. Jackson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, discusses climate change with Jon Stewart.

White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Austan Goolsbee is seeking feedback from small business owners and entrepreneurs.

Critics of renewable energy are obsessed with the costs and practicalities of cleantech right this instant. Visitors to Silicon Valley in the 1970s didn't see t

As Greenpeace attacks Apple for the coal clouds firing its data centers, green grids from Iceland to Quebec are attracting some surprising new customers. All ki

The telecommunications company will be Bloom Energy's largest non-utility customer.

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

These high-tech devices work in decidedly unexpected ways, often converting human energy into electricity.

Uncle Ben meets 'Blade Runner' in this wild vertical farming concept that also incorporates aquaculture, wind energy and 'algae facades.'

Whether they were based on the real thing or imagined, we welcomed these bears into our homes with abandon.

Laamu Atoll in the Maldives has a surprising starring role in the events of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.'

John Williams even comes out to greet the two teenagers after their finish their recital.

This grizzly bear cub thought he was just enjoying a day at the river's edge before a scallop shell ruined it.

Anecdotal social media posts suggest that the Marvel blockbuster 'Black Panther' is spurring folks to adopt black cats.

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

Scotland is hoping to leverage its extensive experience in North Sea oil and gas drilling to become the leader in the offshore wind industry.

In approving an offshore wind farm, the Scottish government handles Donald Trump in a manner in which everyone should handle Donald Trump: They ignore him.

Watch the fire spin and swirl as its driven up towards the heavens by an array of well-placed box fans to the soothing tune of 'Moonlight Sonata.'

Researchers create a new scale to identify dependence on 'retail therapy.' Do you fit the bill?

Things were hunky-dory for Ontario homeowners Loretta and Kevin Yates until their ceilings started to crack and ooze honey. Time to call an exorcist? Or an apia

Beekeeping experts warn that too many urban hives may mean there isn't enough food for bees.

Donating money to help the bees is as easy as adding a mustache to your cat's (or your friend's) photo.