"Ain't No Fish" is a stop-motion animated short film that uses a 1940s show tune to highlight ocean pollution.

A cave in Slovenia has two new baby olms — ghostly 'dragons' that can live for 100 years but rarely reproduce.

Those who live in the Quebrada Camarones region of South America's Atacama Desert have a remarkable resistance to arsenic, which is in the water.

New study reveals animals in ocean trenches are digesting plastic.

The oil leak may be releasing thousands of gallons per day, but after 14 years, it is finally at least partly contained.

You've heard of Ebola and likely Zika, but there are many dangerous viruses that have yet to make horrific headlines.

The massive, potentially rocky planets orbit in the "habitable zone" of a star 22 light-years away.

Gordon Fullerton, an Apollo-era NASA astronaut who was among the first test pilots to fly the space shuttle, died on Aug. 21.

NASA astronaut Henry "Hank" Hartsfield, who in 1984 commanded the maiden mission of the space shuttle Discovery, died on July 17

A spacecraft launch in Kazakhstan turned into a scary situation as a booster malfunctioned mid-launch, sending the space crew into ballistic decent.

Punta Gorda, a sleepy Gulf Coast getaway north of Fort Myers, shines bright as Babcock Ranch, a solar-powered eco-town, attracts its first residents.

In the wake of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico may turn to Tesla turning disaster into an opportunity to avoid future blackouts.

The Sahara, one of the largest deserts in the world, could be transformed into a more hospitable place thanks to clean energy.

Although a recent renewable energy bill stalled, the hurricane-ravaged territory isn't giving up on its fossil fuel-free aspirations.

In the 2 years since the U.K. imposed a 5-pence fee, about a third of shoppers still use plastic bags. What price would change your habits?

Using satellite data and machine learning, researchers have mapped the movements of over 70,000 industrial fishing vessels.

The final report by President Obama's oil spill commission concludes that the Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent massive oil spill was caused by a series

Planet Green to premiere new documentary about the impact on Gulf residents of the largest oil spill in American history.

Nancy Rabalais has spent a lifetime documenting the effect of ocean "dead zones." The Louisiana researcher has increased our understanding of these hypoxic zone

The energy-services giant will plead guilty to destroying evidence after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

The NOAA suspects the infectious morbillivirus is responsible for the unusually high number of dolphin strandings and deaths this month.

Five years after the 2010 BP oil spill, the endangered reptiles are one of several species still suffering from enigmatic declines.

Jason Alexander Byers uses an unusual material to make an environmental point.

Researchers hope these rhinos could serve as surrogate mothers, saving the northern white rhino subspecies.

I had no idea the Mother's Day gift idea I came up with some 16 years ago would've been such a hit with my mom.

Mother's Day bouquet: Learn how to make your mom a Mother's Day present she won't soon forget.

Mother's Day meals. Whether your mom’s a vegan, a vegetarian or an omnivore, she’ll love at least one of these cupcake recipes.

Study finds you may be better off moving your workout indoors.

Study finds bananas do more than help you recover after exercise. They also help reduce pain and swelling.

Competitors from around the world line up on an Arctic ice floe to tackle one of the world's most difficult 26.2-mile races.

New study finds several short bursts of exercise are just as effective as one long one.

Running doesn't have to be a struggle. Here's how to become a runner for life.

The Canary is a smoke and carbon monoxide detector-cum-air quality analyzer sporting good looks and remarkable smarts.

Can a vacuum suck up China's smog? Daan Roosegaarde will test his new technology soon in Beijing's parks.

The Gogoro Smartscooter doesn't have a plug; Instead, you swap batteries at a GoStation and you are on your way.

It's well-known that secondhand smoke is bad for our health, but it's also dangerous for our furry friends.

It's a breakthrough that scientists around the world have been pursuing for years.

This NASA image highlights wildfires, hurricanes and dust storms to show off the Earth's air quality.

A 'capped inversion' trapped air pollutants near the ground.

A new study suggests that dark matter from the galactic plane may have been what really killed the dinosaurs — and it may one day threaten us.

Death by acid was the fate of the sea monsters that perished in Earth's biggest mass extinction, some 251 million years ago.

Sudan and two females of his subspecies are under constant surveillance in Kenya, but it may not be enough to save the northern white rhino from extinction.

Here are the world's rarest animals, the loneliest creatures on Earth: 8 species with fewer than 10 confirmed individuals left alive.

At least five similar die-offs have happened before, but this is the first in human history — and the first with human help.

Vaderlimulus tricki is the first horseshoe crab found in Idaho rocks of the Triassic Period, and it has an uncanny resemblance to Darth Vader.

If humans are still around millions or billions of years from now, they'll have to deal with supervolcanoes, asteroids and worse.

Researchers discovered a Chelonoidis phantasticus giant tortoise on Fernandina Island. The last time this tortoise was seen was 1906.

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Break out the whisky and the haggis for this celebration of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns.