Smog in northern India is so bad, it's the equivalent of smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day.

Air pollution is so pervasive it even affects babies in the womb and causes long-term mental and physical health problems.

Do your immune system a favor and go dig in the dirt. The bacteria, algae, fungi, protozoa and nematodes will do you good.

They're baaack ... nearly 30 years later, solar panels are once again gracing the roof of America's most famous neoclassical mansion.

Walmart is making big strides when it comes to renewable energy.

Renewable energy has made great strides in the U.S. recently. But if you take a look around the globe, you'll find equally encouraging signs.

The island nation is using its natural and cultural resources to attract filmmakers from around the world.

WIth room for 5,000 residents, the $26 billion Ocean Spiral scheme offers a subaqueous alternative to overcrowded and costly terrestrial living.

Australian teen's invention could help make clean water easy and affordable to access.

Developers hope the design will bring affordable lighting to people worldwide who live along the coast.

With the power of 5,000 suns, the real engineering breakthrough with the Solar Sunflower might be its cooling system.

Solazyme is making great strides with its biofuels, but their potential impact on greenhouse emissions shouldn’t be exaggerated.

Researchers claim that using enzymes to convert biomass to hydrogen could yield significantly more energy than current biomass-to-ethanol efforts.

The new bi-fuel car runs on 'biogas,' which is already a big deal in Europe — and it's cheap, too.

We take a trip to a former Civil War-era insane asylum that has been called one of the most haunted places in America.

Mayor announced a plan to offer his employees discounts to Weight Watchers.

Politically active Facebook users are much more likely to "unfriend" people, a new study finds.

How embracing a serene, rural lifestyle has taught me to use a chainsaw, ride a pickup and get off my blood pressure medication.

Kathy Shea Mormino ditched the legal profession to become The Chicken Chick.

Author John Temple was granted unprecedented access to the controversial family.

These cool pygmy animal species show you don't have to be big to be great.

Thanks to doggie wheel carts, these canines are able to get around without the use of their back legs. Watch them fetch, play and cavort!

The Aldabra banded snail was believed to have been driven to extinction by climate change, but researchers have found a few stragglers.

The surprising discoveries were made by a CSIRO research team conducting routine surveys off the Australian coast.

Scientists aren't sure yet just how widespread these beautiful, glowing hawksbill turtles are.

These are the best preserved specimens of this extinct Arctic lion ever found.

A humpback whale fell victim to a swarm of sharks, which are usually known to hunt much smaller prey.

The surprising find shows just how much there is to learn about the biodiversity of southern Oregon's mountainous region.

Who or what is making the sound remains a mystery, but it may be a 'dinner bell' signaling feeding time for deep sea creatures.

Bizarre fish has evolved fins like no other and is capable of walking like a land animal.

Nile crocodiles are known for being maneaters, and now they've been accidentally introduced to Florida.

They don't have a queen or any larvae, but these resilient insects are still trying to eke out an existence.

Why are these crocodiles orange? One grotesque theory about their coloration might shock you.

Illacme tobini is the second leggiest animal species on the planet — but that's not it's only odd feature.

Thousands of people have been walking over the fossil for decades without knowing it.

Following fresh eyewitness evidence, researchers are placing dozens of camera traps in a remote region of Australia.

Scientists have never seen a giant shipworm (Kuphus polythalamia) alive before, and it's the stuff of nightmares.

Scientists aren't yet sure if this is a unique phenomenon or if it's something all snakes are capable of.

Once the 2011 tsunami rolled back into the ocean, it swept marine life as far away as California.

Zoom in on this supposed image of sheep on a hillside and you'll be in for quite the surprise.

This unexpected clash of alligators and sharks demonstrates which animal really sits atop the estuarine food chain.

The unknown species is believed to be a snailfish with 'large wing-like fins and a head resembling a cartoon dog.'

The Inaccessible Island rail (Atlantisia rogersi) can only be found on a single Atlantic island in the middle of nowhere. Here's how it got there.

These invasive species are wreaking havoc on reefs and the fish that live amongst the coral.

While dolphins and whales might get all the attention, here are some lesser-known sea creatures that are just as magnificent.

The rejuvenating lunch breaks of yesterday are long gone. They've become rushed working lunches, and surveys show it's getting worse.

When vandals took over an abandoned cow tunnel in Portslade in Brighton, the community took it back.

The discoveries of two different burial sites in Norway have been facilitated by improved radar technology.

Cumberland Caverns Live is a concert venue in Tennessee located in a cave 333 feet underground.

The ancient weapon, likely owned by a Roman Centurion, was discovered in Germany by a 19-year-old intern.