Divers scoured remote Pacific atolls to collect the garbage, some of which had entangled sea turtles.

Euthanasia rates have dropped dramatically at animal shelters across the U.S.

A dog lost in Florida is found a dozen years later in Pennsylvania, and her owner and everyone else is in tears.

Vietnam veteran gets his dying wish to spend the day with his beloved dog.

Photographers Kelly Pratt and Ian Kreidich capture ballet dancers and dogs in playful moments together.

The threat of coronavirus has made hand sanitizer hard to find at stores. Here's how to make homemade hand sanitizer.

Pick from two organic and fair trade certified chocolate syrups — both free of high fructose corn syrup.

Is a Princeton University study about high fructose corn syrup causing obesity in lab rats really the answer to America's obesity problem?

Got California rolls from the grocery stores for a healthy lunch? Check to see if your meal's rolled with high fructose corn syrup.

You're going to snicker at the show's take on the controversial sweetener.

Many people would prefer that sweets contain sugar and not high-fructose corn syrup. Hershey is considering giving them what they want.

In 'Allowed to Grow Old,' photographer Isa Leshko captures dignified portraits of elderly farm animals in sanctuaries.

Researchers say they've identified a universal code of human morality.

Peter Tabichi, a teacher in remote Kenya who has been giving most of his salary to the poor, became the first African to win the Global Teacher Prize.

By 2032, everything will on the Danish island of Bornholm will be recycled, repaired or reused.

Millennials are intrigued by furniture rental companies because it's less trouble and good for the planet.

California joins some hotel chains in banning tiny toiletries.

Study finds that giving funds to poor families also helps others in the community.

Here's how you can donate or otherwise help the animals, residents and first responders affected by wildfires in Australia.

Yassin's Falafel House, a refugee-owned business in Tennessee, keeps that honor top of mind by always giving back to the community.

Companies like Airbnb and Uber are feeling the pandemic pinch, but neighborly sharing is on its way up, and that's a good thing.

Indian automaker Tata will be bringing the inexpensive Nano to the U.S. within three years.

Micro Mollusk Breaks Record for World's Tiniest Snail

Warming trends have spiked in certain areas of the world as we battle against smog.

Here's a look at 10 newly identified, and exceptionally strange, animals, both living and extinct discovered in 2015.

The newly identified species isn't the only glowing shark in the ocean, but it is the first found in the Pacific coast of Central America.

Sales of German luxury cars are up since the sanctions lifted.

The Leonids are expected to reach their peak before dawn on Nov. 17 but will still be visible through Nov. 21

More than 250 earthquakes have struck the state's Southern border since New Year's Eve, and it's not the first time this has happened.

Once isolated to the Central Valley, the hybrid tumbleweed Salsola ryanii is making moves — and fast.

New survey finds that 40 percent of parents disregard warning labels and give cough and cold medicine to young kids.

The Food and Drug Administration is lowering the current acceptable amount of arsenic in apple juice from 23 parts per billion to 10.

Apple juice will now have the same standards as water when it comes to the amount of arsenic allowed, but how much praise does the FDA deserve?

The FDA said that the pain reliever can cause rashes, blisters and widespread damage to the skin's surface in rare cases.

Levels of arsenic in rice appear to be too low to pose health risks over the short term.

FDA issues a proposal to improve food safety for animals. Proposed rule would require producers of treats, blamed for pet deaths, to meet new requirements.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposal that would require makers of soaps to show that their products really work.

The One Health Company seeks to find disease cures without killing animals.

The FDA has announced that it's cracking down on homeopathic products, especially ones for children and infants.

There's a debate about whether liquid plant-based foods should be labeled as milk. Is it time to change the definition of milk?

When these 7-year-olds are treated to a $220 tasting menu, their reactions are priceless (and insightful.)

Part work of art, part tribute to farmers who love the earth they work, this new book deserves to be out where people can see it.

Shareholders make decision over concerns that titanium dioxide could be toxic.

From adding communal tables to USB ports, restaurants are doing what it takes to get millennials in the door.

As the organic food brand readies to open its first restaurant, traditional fast-food eateries are scrambling to catch up with consumers’ desires.

The popularity of underground restaurants in Paris has restaurateurs asking the government to do something about the competition. Now when I go to Paris, I want

For the first time, Americans are spending more money eating out at restaurants than they spend on groceries, and it has to do with our lifestyles.

These restaurants offer gourmet food, regional specialties and a reason to change out of your hiking boots.

If your dad enjoys a draught of red wine with his joint of charred beef, feel virtuous in indulging him this Father's Day.

Which label, USDA certified-organic or Demeter USA certified-biodynamic, indicates the better bottle?