Shoppers went gaga for 'Leisurama' vacation homes showcased on the department store's ninth floor in the early 1960s.

An age-by-age breakdown for teaching kids how to express their gratitude.

With all that holiday food prep coming up, now may be the perfect time to teach the little ones some kitchen skills.

Skip the stores and head outdoors to a nearby state park.

As the middle class disappears, the rich go hiking and the poor fight over bargains.

Take Thanksgiving on the road this year and appreciate the different experiences these places have to offer.

Don't want to shop on Black Friday but not sure what else to do? Here are some ideas.

Frozen remains found in Swiss glacier of couple who disappeared 75 years ago while hiking in the Alps.

The discovery of rare pterosaur eggs is being heralded as one of the most extraordinary discoveries in paleontology.

The 100-million-year-old sandstone slab of 70 mammal and dinosaur tracks from the Cretaceous period is one of the rarest ever discovered.

Based on our mostly destructive history of interacting with isolated cultures, we should stay away.

HIV might never have become a global pandemic if it wasn't for the ecology of what is now known as Kinshasa, and what was then a 1920s colonial hub.

Located under the Hiawatha Glacier, the impact crater is one of the largest on Earth.

The bottom of the Pacific Ocean is actually cooling down. How is this possible? The answer is proof that Earth's systems operate on long timescales.

This supposed moon rock is actually an Earth rock. It was likely jettisoned from our planet ages ago, eventually crashing into the moon.

NASA astronauts make history with an all-female spacewalk — now that the spacesuit problem is resolved.

From nearsightedness to bone mass, a trip to the International Space System has a notable effect on astronauts' bodies.

Natural fluctuations alone do not explain warming in the upper layers of the planet's oceans, confirms a new computer modeling study.

Trying to stay cool while obeying his own stringent vehicle idling restrictions, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg enlists security detail to install a full

As acidic seawater forces shellfish to grow thinner shells, scientists warn of a ripple effect that could alter marine ecosystems around the planet.

Arctic sea ice, the white cap that covers the watery northern edge of the planet, has melted back to a record low level.

Rising carbon dioxide levels at the edge of space are apparently reducing the pull that Earth's atmosphere has on satellites and space junk, having effects on t

A new study claims it isn't as bad as estimated, at least during one part of the process. But how much methane does leak during fracking?

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

The gassy hotspot is centered over New Mexico's San Juan Basin, where some 40,000 wells suck out natural gas trapped in coal seams.

The latest World Meteorological Organization Greenhouse Gas Bulletin paints a grim picture for our environment.

New study finds that nanoparticles commonly used in antibacterial socks may significantly boost greenhouse gas emissions.

Ice loss in Antarctica and Greenland has contributed nearly half an inch to the rise in sea levels in the past 20 years, according to an assessment of polar i

A new visualization from NASA offers a unique view of life on Earth.

Jadav Payeng single-handedly turned a barren sandbar in northern India into a lush new forest ecosystem.

Could we be witnessing Korean pop's plunge into the cultural criticism arena?

Anas Cheema, a 22-year-old economics student at the University of Victoria, decided to dedicate his summer.

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

Research conducted in Madison, Wisconsin, finds soil in developed residential landscapes is better at absorbing CO2 than forests.

To help erase unsightly yellowing brought on by air pollution, India's crown jewel is looking for new beauty miracles.

Smart rooks collect litter at Puy du Fou, a historical theme park in Western France, in exchange for food.

Decades after the first of the iconic orange phones began washing ashore, a French community finally has answers.

Earth's atmosphere hasn't had this much CO2 in human history, and possibly not since the Pliocene Epoch about 3 million years ago.

500 square miles of Appalachian forest is gone forever due to illegal mountaintop mining, and the EPA doesn't seem to mind.

Mountaintop removal mining has destroyed hundreds of mountain peaks and at least 1,200 miles of streams in the Appalachians, and remains a hotly contested issue

The Washington, D.C., river epitomizes the ecological dangers that plague many U.S waterways, according to a national environmental group.

Parts of the Appalachian Mountains are so buffered against climatic shifts they may provide a 'stronghold' against global warming, researchers report.

The wildfire in the Florida Everglades has spread to 32,000 acres, and officials are using all the resources they can to contain it.

Sprint customers can get instant credit on their phone bills by recycling old phones at local stores.

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

Michael Pollan lists three things that need to be removed in order to get animals back on farms.

As the Senate votes to give the FDA more power, read what those in the know are saying about it.

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

With a major summertime 'drinking holiday' just around the bend, make sure that you have a few libation-related odds and ends on hand for when your thirsty part

If you’re buying ice for your summer parties, we’ve got some tips to make sure there’s nothing but water in that ice.