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Japan's children most at risk from radiation's effects

Experts say Japan's kids and unborn babies have the greatest risk of developing cancer from exposure to radioactive material.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Japan: A robot power everywhere except at nuclear plant

Robots need to be tailored made for their nuclear plants, and the Fukushima plant was built prior to the adoption of robots.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Wind power helping to keep the lights on in Japan

There's one piece of good news from Japan: All the wind turbines survived the earthquake and are helping to power some regions of the country.



  • Research & Innovations

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What to know about food imports from Japan

The FDA issues warnings about high levels of radiation in food from parts of Japan. There doesn’t seem to be too much of a danger of contaminated foods enteri




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Earless rabbit born in Japan sparks fears about radiation

An earless rabbit allegedly born near Japan's severely damaged Fukushima nuclear plant has become the latest poster child for the side effects of radiation expo




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Japanese homeowners to add climbing plants in place of window units this summer

As Japan faces energy restrictions after a particularly trying month of March, normally AC-happy citizens are faced with a daunting prospect: Getting through th




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Japanese researchers find better way to remove radiation from soil

Scientists have improved on a method that uses an acidic solution to remove radioactive material from soil.



  • Research & Innovations

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Nuclear fission scare hits wrecked Japan nuclear plant

The plant's operator found substances in a reactor which could be a result of nuclear fission, a possible setback in safely shutting down the plant.




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Japan braces for attacks by gigantic mutant radioactive monkeys

Japanese researchers will release monkeys into the radioactive zone near Fukishima nuclear plant to test radiation levels. What could possibly go wrong?




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New report quantifies just how badly Russian waters are polluted by radioactive waste

According to a government study, Russia is covered with tens of thousands of ecological disasters.




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Japan to encircle Fukushima with frozen earth

Japan is pledging $500 million to build a wall of frozen earth around the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which has been leaking radioactive water.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Is asteroid mining James Cameron's next venture?

'Avatar' director and explorer listed as a backer of Planetary Resources, which promises to merge 'space exploration and natural resources.'



  • Arts & Culture

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Lost in Central Park? Just follow the rocks

The public park is one of the rare places in the city where ancient rocks, rich with history, mingle with modern life.




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A huge lake just appeared in Death Valley

It's not something you might expect from one of the driest places on Earth.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Enjoy a healthier night's sleep in this totally transparent house

Just try not to think about who — or what — might be watching as you settle in for the night.




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Residents to enjoy a bike space per bedroom at new London development

Foster + Partners's 930-unit high-rise development will have enough on-site bike parking to go around and then some.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Honoring the U.K.'s first female photojournalist

Christina Broom is widely heralded as the most important women in early press photography.



  • Arts & Culture

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World's first vertical cable car attracts critics, admirers and guerrilla BASE jumpers

The British Airways i360 isn't even due to open until August.



  • Arts & Culture

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Who says you can't enjoy ice cream in winter?

Ice cream is good any season of the year, including winter! Here's how to make the most of this frozen treat in cold weather.




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Celebrate the spring equinox with this majestic time-lapse of blooming flowers!

The vernal equinox marks a shift in seasons, and nothing says that better than flowers bursting into bloom.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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10 health-related uses for petroleum jelly

That tub of Vaseline that you probably remember seeing in your grandmother's house warrants a spot in your medicine cabinet, too.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Marketers hijack 'five or fewer'

'Don't eat anything with more than five ingredients' should be a simple rule, but it's getting complicated.




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Seasonal recipe: Small batch strawberry jam

Interested in canning jam but feel overwhelmed by the enormity of the process? This video shows you how to make a small batch without special equipment.




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Trader Joe's peanut butter recall spreads to other brands, nut butters and tahini

What started off as a recall of one version of Trader Joe’s peanut butter has spread to other brands of peanut butter, other nut butters and tahini.




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How to grow sprouts in a jar

Grow your own healthy microgreen sprouts right in your windowsill with a jar and a handful of seeds.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Rare massive flowering of Australia's karri trees brings joy to beekeepers

Massive trees, towering over 250 feet, only flower once every 7 to 10 years.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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You may not know what koji is, but you've probably eaten it

Koji, a fungus called Aspergillus oryzae, has been essential to Japanese cooking for centuries, and now it's catching on in the U.S.




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Bizarre summer hailstorm covers Guadalajara in ice

A freak summer hailstorm covers Mexico's Guadalajara in at least 5 feet of ice.



  • Climate & Weather

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Easy yoga routine helps skiers enjoy the snow

Take off your equipment and run through some poses, right there on the snow, for a quick warm-down.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Angelina Jolie used yoga to soar in 'Maleficent'

And (surprise!) it's not an exercise the actress enjoys.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Jared Leto and Ellen Page named 'sexiest vegetarians'

Annual award, given by PETA, presented in recognition of both actors' commitment to animal-free diets.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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How to train for 'American Ninja Warrior'

Modern exercise tends to put health before stealth, but both are necessary for anyone who wants to become a ninja.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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James Cameron on Canada's oil sands

With a story similar to "Avatar," film director James Cameron now finds himself on the side of native people in Canada's oil sands region, where their way of li



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Indigenous leaders join Keystone protesters at White House

Tribal leaders are among the thousands of protesters who are trying to keep the Obama administration from giving the green light to a new pipeline.




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Kyra Sedgwick urges president to reject Keystone pipeline

Actress partners with Natural Resources Defense Council, asking people to join her in opposing the $7 billion project.



  • Arts & Culture

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Obama to reject Keystone XL pipeline

The State Department has denied the proposed oil pipeline from Canada, heading off a congressionally mandated deadline of Feb. 21.




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Reactions to the Keystone XL rejection

The Obama administration's move won't necessarily kill the controversial oil pipeline, but it has still drawn strong reactions from both sides of the debate.




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Fox News: Keystone XL will create 2,000, 85,000, one million jobs

According to the GOP's favorite media mouthpiece, the Keystone XL pipeline would have created thousands, no- tens of thousands, no- hundreds of thousands, wait-




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Obama needs to face climate change, reject Keystone pipeline

Climate activist Bill McKibben says now is the time for the Obama administration to stand up to the richest industry on Earth.




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Astonished divers come across a massive jellyfish off the coast of England

Divers enjoy a swim alongside a human-sized jellyfish near Cornwall, England.




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Siemens brings green jobs to KS town

Siemens recently broke ground on a wind power nacelle production facility in Hutchinson, Kansas; the facility will bring more than 400 green-collar jobs to the




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Mighty wind: Cape project wins approval, but opposition is still full of hot air

Cape Wind won decisive approval triggering a potential green energy gold rush. But the opposition -- which mainly just doesn't want to look at wind turbines --




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Watch: BASE jumpers hurl themselves off wind turbines

Anyone can jump off a building or a cliff. It takes a real green adrenaline junkie to hurl himself off a wind turbine.




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Japanese breakthrough will make wind power cheaper than nuclear

A surprising aerodynamic innovation in wind turbine design called the 'wind lens' triples the output of a typical wind turbine, making it less costly than nucle



  • Research & Innovations

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Watch: A green job with a view

Wind turbine technicians can spend their work day suspended hundreds of feet above the ground.




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DOL publishes green jobs guide for women

The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau publishes an online guide for women searching for a green job.




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Exhibit tracks Europe's ancient music journey

The European Music Archaeology Project's 'Archaeomusica: The Sounds and Music of Ancient Europe' givers visitors an idea of Europe's old sounds.



  • Arts & Culture

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Holiday jingles may be hurting our brains

Music can get people into the spirit of the season — as long as they have opportunities to escape it.




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This is your brain on jazz

A new study has shown a difference in the brain structures of musicians who specialize in different genres of music.



  • Arts & Culture

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Congratulations to Josh Fox for winning an Emmy for 'Gasland'!

Documentary filmmaker Josh Fox just won an Emmy for his film "Gasland" which exposes fracking for the dangerous boondoggle that it is.