Home furnishings retailer IKEA uses about 1 percent of the world's commercial wood supply to make its products.

As parts of the country enter day three of a heat wave, it's time to consider breaking out the big guns: Ice straws and stainless steel popsicle molds.

The Rainforest Alliance offers five suggestions for making Valentine’s Day traditions more earth-friendly.

Tuckerman & Co.'s student founders are working their values from 'dirt to shirt.'

New study finds that reusable bag users are more likely to reward themselves with junk food.

Most 'gendered' stuff is useless — with a few notable exceptions.

In this video, the author and real-food advocate talks about why the farm bill should matter to anyone who cares about food.

Congress finally passed the farm bill. Here are 5 facts to start you on your way to knowing what's actually in it.

Actor allegedly smuggled his 2 pups in via private jet, generating euthanasia threats from Australian biosecurity officials.

The Science Guy is back, just in time to 'Save the World' with verifiable facts and guest stars like Alton Brown.

The 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men' actor teamed up with Wags and Walks and ASPCA to foster Ginger, a rescue pit bull.

New study sheds light on the illusion and athleticism behind Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal' tilt.

Famous people understand dogs as well as the rest of us.

A new study reveals how smooth, vertical surfaces can confuse a bat's echolocation abilities.

A human home inevitably contains about 100 kinds of arthropods, research shows, but most are harmless and some can be helpful.

Before she flew back into the wild, Miss Alicia the bat met a fruit and fell in love.

White-nose syndrome is obliterating bats across North America, but a new study suggests the fungus behind the plague has an Achilles' heel.

About the size of a pinky nail, the nest cups are filled with 'eggs.'

Stumbling upon these beautiful coral mushrooms makes a walk in the forest extra special.

Researchers in Australia strap cameras on feral cats to track their kills.

Genetic relics from a 'ghost population' of red wolves seem to live on in these coyote-like creatures.

Extinctions are a wake-up call to protect the dwindling species that still exist.

Newly discovered remains of the Antarctic king, Antarctanax shackletoni, paint a lush picture of the Antarctica of 250 million years ago.

A closer look at the Lone Star Geyser could help scientists predict volcanic eruptions.

Drunken fruit flies may lead the way to a solution for human alcohol addiction.

Fire ants are especially efficient at filling in the ecological gaps created by humans.

The bizarre, unexplained sounds that harmed American diplomats working in Cuba may have come from the Indies short-tailed cricket.

The pill bug or roly-poly plays many key roles in its environment.

Bus stops in the Dutch city of Utrecht now have gardens specifically to help the bee population.

Australia's desert ants are thriving in the face of climate change.

No generations in the history of human civilization have consumed as much of the planet's natural bounty as the ones alive today. So what are we doing this Eart

Celebrate the planet with these TV shows, movies and even a radio program.

Meet the winners of the first California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards.

More than 170 world leaders signed the Paris Agreement on Earth Day 2016, but that's just the beginning.

Leaders of countries and companies will be in Cancun for new climate talks this week. The business world looks poised to be heard and hopes governments will lis

Taking the easy way out is nothing new for politicians, but this time they're taking the easy way out on climate policy.

Oyster mushrooms are one of the few fungi that hunt prey. And that fact may help us fight cancer!

On Nature Photography Day, take your camera outside to make a difference for wildlife!

The Australian bilby is becoming more popular, and they may just take over as the country's animal representative for Easter.

This little mushroom is a pleasant surprise to anyone enjoying a walk in the woods.

Turret spiders, the minuscule relatives of tarantulas, pack a powerful punch for any insect venturing close to the castle walls.

Millipedes are poison-filled arthropods that are surprisingly essential to the health of conifer forests in the Northwest.

Octopuses are the eight-armed wonders of the world's oceans.

Octopuses are weird, fascinating and for the most part, entirely unknown. Yet these behaviors are reminders we shouldn't put anything past them.

Scientists take a deeper look at how chameleons change color, and learn some tricks that could benefit humans.

Non-native nutria have made their way to the Golden State, and Californians are rushing to find a solution to this ROUS-sized problem.

The mouse deer. Or the pig deer. Or the little goat. Whatever you call the chevrotain, this is a truly distinct looking (and tiny!) ungulate.

As mustang horses are rounded up and taken off public lands, what will happen to this American symbol of freedom?

The disintegration of a giant Antarctic ice shelf that had been stable for millennia was caused by a chain reaction of lakes draining on top of the ice.

About half of the surface warming that's helping shrink Greenland's glaciers is due to temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean.