Former 'Daily Show' host and family reportedly have purchased a 45-acre farm near their current operation in New Jersey.

Actress Leslie Jones' experience on social media service Twitter can be a reflection of all that's right and horribly wrong with our species.

Nonprofit, cofounded by media mogul Ted Turner, has been an instrumental force in supporting global environmental education since 1991.

The 45-acre addition will allow the Stewarts to host tours, educational programs and offer refuge for abused and abandoned farm animals.

Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis famously went on sabbatical to focus on his family and farming in 2013. Now it's clear he's not coming back.

A photo snapped by singer Frenchie Davis of Louis Boria knitting on the subway drew attention to his business, Brooklyn Boy Knits.

Tim Hawking says he added swear words to his dad's speech software and used his wheelchair as a go-kart.

For wealthy Californian homeowners, extra peace of mind comes with a high price tag.

Animal advocate Tracey Stewart worked with the Farm Sanctuary Emergency Rescue Team to re-home the abandoned animals.

Hollywood legend Doris Day was an actress, singer and animal welfare activist.

Dodder vines can tap into multiple hosts, causing damage but also providing botanical wires that let host plants share valuable info.

Humans seem to be causing 'a radical shift in the living architecture of the planet,' researchers say.

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

From hoarding and scattering nuts to making jerky and taking prisoners, animals use some wild tactics to stay well-fed in winter.

The British Ecological Society annual photography competition celebrates both flora and fauna.

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

The jaguar crept past a camera trap set up to record the elusive cats in a French Guiana rainforest.

Millions of black 'shade balls' float on the surface of reservoirs, slowing evaporation.

The eco-friendly boutique hotel is located in Napa Valley.

Yellowstone National Park closed a popular road on July 10 after geothermal heat cooked the asphalt.

A cat's attraction to catnip has to do with a natural chemical compound in the plant called nepatalactone that also may help advance cancer research.

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

Painted lady butterflies are migrating north for the summer, and they're overtaking southern California, to the delight of many.

Virginia Tech researchers have deciphered and codified the honey bee language with remarkable precision.

Scientists close in on the genetic mechanisms used by mosquitoes to locate prey.

The longhorned tick, native to Asia, is first new invasive tick to be found in U.S. in 50 years.

New research suggests paper wasps use facial recognition to work better alongside one another.

The western monarch population may be on the verge of collapsing.

The Nature Conservancy wants everyone to enjoy the earth this Earth Day by gathering outside to enjoy a meal. We've got some ideas to make sure your picnic hono

It would be safe to say that Brooklyn's Big Green Theater — an eco-education program where kids create plays performed by adult actors — isn't what most f

The launch of Earth Day in 1970 raised suspicions in Washington, D.C.

Did you know that 80 percent of the known terrestrial plant and animal species are found in forests?

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

Hollywood icon Betty White discusses her passion for animals and her book, "My Life at the Zoo."

Minister says natural disasters in his home country are evidence of climate change.

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

Learn the tracks of animal species that live right next door, starting with these common neighbors.

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

We label a lot of species with the shiver-inducing denizen of the night, even if they don't suck blood.

The barrage of Darwin Award-worthy and just plain cruel animal selfie photos in the news is our cue for a reality check.

Sea otters hold hands so they don't float away during naps, and baby dolphins don't sleep at all for the first months of life.

Scientists hope a new vaccination campaign will give Ethiopian wolves a fighting chance at survival.

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

From cancer to migraines and even seizures, dogs can give us a heads up about a range of human diseases.

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

In the middle of a takedown of Van Jones, the White House's Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Glenn Beck veered strangely off-topic.

Scientists took 1,445 photos of Chile's Jorge Montt glacier between 2010 and 2011, creating a time-lapse video of its dramatic retreat.

Off the coast of northwest Greenland, an enormous iceberg is beginning to go to pieces.

The glaciers of the Andes Mountains have retreated at an unprecedented rate in the past three decades.

Typically thought of as a tropical climate pattern, the influence of La Niña spreads as far as Antarctica.