We owe the spiciness of mustard, horseradish and wasabi to an 'arms race' between plants and caterpillars that dates back to the dinosaurs.

Ants offer a surprisingly effective alternative to synthetic pesticides, according to a new research review.

'Food for Thought, Food for Life' addresses how we think about, produce and choose what we eat. The 22-minute film will be free to view starting October 24.

Two decades after approving imidacloprid, the EPA is re-examining how it and similar pesticides affect bees.

Farms that grow food in arid deserts, without groundwater or fossil fuels, could be the future of agriculture.

By giving away free bananas in Seattle, Amazon is disrupting local businesses.

U.S. water usage is at a 45-year low, according to a new government report. But is that low enough?

A new app called Tudder promises to help lonely cows find their perfect match, Tinder-style.

In some regions, as many as 80 percent of trees could be in danger from RAD or rapid apple decline.

The Davis Museum at Wellesley College will remove 120 pieces of art that were created or donated by immigrants.

From the hidden costs of our digital world to the frozen edges of civilization, here are a few films to catch this year.

These fruits and veggies from Sydney artist Danling Xiao are both adorable and thought-provoking.

British government prohibits wild animals in U.K. circuses by 2020, joining similar bans in Scotland and Ireland.

Paul Phillips and Karen Perry were still mourning their old dog when Zeppelin crashed into their lives.

In 2013, Bush shaved his head in solidarity with a young toddler with leukemia.

Earlier this year, her fans raised $650,000 to purchase the world's largest medical medical scanner to help her.

Efforts to replace Columbus Day gain momentum across the nation.

A $2.5 billion investment in a renewable energy hub will bring about 2/3 of the power that the nuclear plant once did.

The federal government is proposing opening up Utah's Sand Flats to drilling.

These small-scale solar systems can bring communities impacted by the bushfires and flooding back online in as little as a day.

About 20% of us have a genetic propensity that may compel us toward adventure and exploration.

Weather has grounded the Solar Impulse 2's trip across the Pacific Ocean, but when its pilots embark on the flight, they'll use meditation to stay alert.

Genetic tests are showing that individuals from Texas might breed with individuals from Japan or South America.

Nine pioneering female aviators and astronauts, both contemporary and historic, who have shattered flight records and stereotypes

Phoenix cancelled flights because due to high temperatures. When it's too hot, the air's density is lower, and that reduces lift.

Therapy dogs are becoming more common at airports, but some other, more unusual animals are also helping to relieve travelers' stress.

Three circus lions and a cub fly thousands of miles to their forever home in South Africa.

Is the government really spraying toxic substances at 50,000 feet? Probably not, but here's what's happening with chemtrails.

The Herculaneum scrolls are an archaeological detective story 2,000 years in the making.

A vast unseen force, more expansive than gravity, seems to connect galaxies separated by vast distances.

Whatever your intent, the statistics show you're probably only using those reusable bags once.

The volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 was so intense it turned one man's brain into glass.

New evidence suggests this same story has been passed on for 37,000 years.

The groundbreaking quantum experiment could allow us to build things on the atomic level.

The explosion detected in a galaxy 390 million light-years from Earth was 5 times more energetic than anything seen before, but it's no Big Bang.

Scientists are at a loss to explain why infants seem largely resistant to the coronavirus, but new studies are providing clues.

Australian soldiers from the 9th Brigade used their day off to help feed displaced koalas affected by bushfires at Cleland Wildlife Park.

The eagle that smashed through a Wyoming man's window was bearing a leg band from 1989.

Dozens of countries have banned cosmetics tested on animals, and now more U.S. states are doing the same.

Australia's feral horses will be removed from national park lands to help wildfire-damaged areas come back. The goal is relocation, but not all will survive.

Abandoned as a puppy because he was too obsessive, Bear the dog is now rescuing koalas.

Many amphibians are biofluorescent and researchers have several ideas why the trait evolved.

Narwhals use their tusks for a number of different tasks, but scientists think they've found the most important one.

A lot is riding on the wings of six baby sea eagles released on the Isle of Wight. They are pioneers of a project to bring the birds back to southern England.

It looks like nothing else ever seen on Earth, but the bizarre 'Tully Monster' is still waiting on a definitive classification.

Blackcurrant, indigo and henna can color and strengthen your hair naturally and avoid some of the controversial ingredients in traditional dyes.

It might take a little more effort than when you were younger, but it's worth it to keep your friends close.

Fire-created thunderstorms, "ember attacks," high winds and fire clouds are all a part of the intense fires down under.

Introverts have traditionally had to learn to be more outgoing, but during coronavirus, it's the extroverts' turn to learn new behaviors.

Show this coronavirus social distancing calculator to those people in your life who don't 'believe in' staying home.