The winds and waves of Hurricane Sandy spilled enough sewage to match BP's oil spill more than 50 times over.

QVC star and intimate apparel designer Kathleen Kirkwood wants to recycle your old 36Bs.

TerraCycle's 'Make Garbage Great' says yes, with 100-plus recycling tips and DIY projects.

Mealworms are able to safely subsist on a diet of polystyrene, researchers have found.

Tons of textiles end up in landfills every year, and we need a solution.

North Carolina State University's new pizza box composting project raises the bar for college recycling programs.

Portuguese artist Sílvia Franco Santos scratches tiny, emotion-filled portraits into paint- and ink-crusted lids that would normally be trash.

Breathe new life into hard-to-recycle junk with these innovative solutions.

There doesn't seem to be anywhere to recycle one-time-use polyester graduation gowns so maybe they shouldn't be an option.

Starbucks just recycled 25 million unused Starbucks cups, and that's good news. But don't ditch your reusable travel mug just yet.

Plastic bottles and caps should now be kept together when you recycle them. The reason? It's easier to sort them that way.

Incineration has become America's stopgap solution following China's crackdown on imported foreign waste, and it's hurting low-income communities.

There's an 'urgent need' for rules governing the use of lab-grown brains.

New research explains why ants never get stuck in traffic.

By turning coffee waste into auto parts, this collaboration builds on the two companies' commitments to environmental stewardship.

Research out of Venice finds Irish dancing more helpful than physiotherapy for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

A small number of people can contract an ear muscle called the tensor tympani to block out sound.

Scientists using artificial intelligence have devised a highly accurate blood test for 50 kinds of cancer by looking for the DNA of dead tumor cells.

A massive study finds that no research tool can predict the outcome of a human life.

New research finds that parents who suppress their anxiety actually transmit it to their kids.

The virtues of preparing a home-cooked meal for one's family has been extolled as the answer to all of our food problems, but is that realistic?

A recent U.K. case study focused on a teenage boy's highly restrictive diet, and how his junk food preferences led to permanent vision loss.

By playing and joking with young patients, Carrick makes going to the hospital a little less scary.

Eating food for healthy hair isn't a new, but did you know that hair problems like thinning or going prematurely gray can be prevented with food?

It can be easy to get dressed in the morning; the key is fewer options.

Taking care of your sweaters means following washing instructions and making repairs as needed.

Here's what you need to know about the consequences of popping pimples, they could be deadly.

Under a new initiative from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a group of companies and nonprofits are supporting a new initiative aimed to reduce clothing waste.

Allbirds sustainable wool shoes are disrupting the footwear market with their low-carbon style.

As a natural-beauty product tester and writer, I've tried hundreds of products and am happy to share what works for me. Hint: Simplicity is the key.

Amateur photographer Steve Biro takes a riveting photo of a bald eagle and his mirror image.

The drab potoo bird uses its coloring to disguise itself as a tree limb.

A new study from a team of ornithologists shows how urban living affects the health of American crows.

Study finds U.S. and Canada have lost 29% of birds in past 50 years.

Two-thirds of bird species in North America are at risk due to global warming, says Audubon, which offers new report and tools to help.

A great horned owl is rescued from the ashes of the Maria Fire in California.

The bald eagles of the Decorah and Decorah North nests in Iowa are the stars of two webcams that let us follow along with their daily drama.

Flu activity around the country is high enough that health officials announced that the season is under way.

The best way to protect yourself against the flu is to get the flu shot, and the best time for that is before the flu season starts.

By monitoring the number of times people look for flu information on Wikipedia, researchers may be better able to estimate the severity of a flu season.

New study is first to show that a natural product can directly target a virus.

Wearing a surgical mask can stop you from getting the flu, provided you're very diligent about it.

Hurricanes keep coming through, destroying homes and beaches, yet tenacious residents keep on rebuilding. While this endless process of destruction and construc

The Department of Homeland Security now counts hurricanes as national security threats, and now weather modification is under consideration.

The suffering of New Orleans offers valuable lessons -- but is the U.S. paying attention?

When crisis hits, the jokesters come out of the woodwork. Here is what to expect.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo drew a comparison between Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina, claiming that the October superstorm was "more impactful" in many wa

These violent storms both frighten us and fascinate us, and there's a lot you may not know about them.

Extreme winds have damaged the roof over the Wrigley Field press box in addition to other buildings in the area.

Six more weeks of winter, eh? The bizarre weather outside is more like spring, with a blizzard in Denver and tornado warnings and watches elsewhere all in the s