Learn about the natural world past and present at these outstanding museums

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

Covered in a code no one can understand, the Shigir Idol is the oldest wooden structure in the world.

A new, highly speculative conjecture about the extinction of ancient humans is sure to raise critics' brows.

If dinosaurs had telescopes and had pointed them at Saturn, they might have seen a ringless world.

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?

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

Carbon dioxide levels are now at 390.9 parts per million, well above what scientists consider the tipping point for the effects of climate change.

The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit a record high in 2011, the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported Tuesday,

Global greenhouse-gas emissions already have passed the point where the worst effects of global warming could be averted, and they are still rising, according t

Reducing the flow of the greenhouse gases that spur global warming could prevent up to 3 million premature deaths annually.

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

A greenhouse gas that is thought to have a potent impact on global warming was detected in trace amounts in the atmosphere.

Researchers have created a laser powerful enough to detect minute concentrations of gases in the atmosphere or in your mouth.

This surprising discovery won't be enough to stop climate change, but it will help, researchers say.

The climate-changing greenhouse effect exists and has been directly measured in the United States, a new study reports.

Scientists estimate more than 7,000 dangerous methane 'bumps' have formed in Siberia's Yamal and Gydan peninsulas over the last couple of years.

Long-term thinning of Arctic sea ice combined with an intense, windy storm over the Arctic in early August contributed to a new record low for sea-ice extent, s

It's unlikely that coffee or tea is growing in your garden, so after you finish that cup, put the grounds to work with these clever ideas.

The narrowest building in Poland is the work of Israeli writer Edgar Keret.

In order to make its employees more comfortable when they want to take a break from work, a sports marketing company from Sao Paulo, Latin Sports, asked Brazili

Asian Mushroom Soup is a good vegetarian soup to add to your weekday repertoire. It includes kaffir lime leaves and birds-eye chili.

Duct tape is the absolute darling of the do-it-yourself set; here are some novel ways to put it to use.

The idea behind Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam's lovely, loopy play structures was born when children started playing on the designer's crochet sculpture in an art ga

There's less paper in need of binding these day, so put this simple contraption to work with these clever applications.

Shipping containers can be transformed into a variety of innovative homes and hotels.

Bulldog rides zipline to Costa Rican treehouse home

Business as usual is destroying our lives and the environment.

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

CANLOVE, a collective of graffiti artists, is on a mission to collect and upcycle as many spray cans as possible into art.

Flow, a handheld tracking device by Plume Labs, wants to help us better understand — and avoid — urban air pollution.

The Environmental Defense Fund is developing a satellite that will regularly monitor 50 major oil and gas regions for methane leaks.

The whole point of getting out into the natural world is to see, smell and hear the sounds of nature.

Today the EPA moves to veto the largest mountain top removal proposal, Spruce No. 1. Environmentalists have been pushing this for 3 years. Today we celebrate th

Yours truly will be featured on the latest edition of Climate TV talking about mountaintop mining and the future of climate activism: 'The war is just beginning

Communications Wireless Group works with business owners to recycle, refurbish, and reuse old wireless devices while maintaining a zero-landfill policy.

Build a greenhouse. If you think a greenhouse is out of reach, think again: you can construct a simple structure, at an affordable price, in a weekend’s time.

A passive solar home in Japan boasts various energy-saving features and a sloping, stair-clad roof that doubles as hangout area/lounge for (hopefully well-behav

The O'Neill Passive House, America's first passive house retrofit project, requires as much energy to operate as a standard hair dryer.

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

Unity College students settle into TerraHaus, the sustainability-focused Maine institution's new residence hall that's built to stringent, super-efficient Passi

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

Better World Books will send a free organic, fair trade Divine chocolate bar to shoppers who pick up three used books.

Maira Kalman, artist for Michael Pollan’s new illustrated edition of ‘Food Rules,’ shares her thoughts on food and her inspirations for her illustrations

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.

Stephen Colbert cuts through the “locavore flim flam” to find out what is at the heart of Michael Pollan’s latest book.

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

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It's not the first time Nanook, a self-appointed canine trail guide, has saved people in need.

The air at 85% of national parks is unhealthy at times, report finds, building on a study that said concentration of smog-forming ozone rivals that of cities.