On a journey to learn how to ski, keeping one mantra in mind helped this writer merge a beginner's mind with mastery.

Annual award, given by PETA, presented in recognition of both actors' commitment to animal-free diets.

These instructors are inspirational, and they've changed the world in their own particular ways.

Watch as this dog is guided through a series of yoga moves by his owner, Nic Bello.

New scientific evidence backs up the benefits of mindfulness meditation.

Quite a few poses take their names from wildlife, and there's an interesting reason why that's so.

Researchers reviewed more than 20 studies that investigated the effect that several types of meditation had on positive feelings.

Researchers find biological confirmation that yoga and meditation have a positive effect on mental health. Plus: 4 yoga moves that will reduce stress.

Meditation still works even if you can't completely clear your mind of distractions. Just keep gently pushing those thoughts away.

Environmental groups sue State Department about contact that Clinton and a pipeline lobbyist (and former aid) may have had.

Activists line up for different causes along different U.S. coasts to make sure that politicians know how they feel about methly iodide and a proposed pipeline

Actress one of 100 people detained today while protesting the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Actress partners with Natural Resources Defense Council, asking people to join her in opposing the $7 billion project.

Actor and environmentalist says President stood up to Big Oil by delaying project and calling for more environmental reviews.

Senators tried (again) to sneak a last-minute approval for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline into a new transportation bill. But a record-setting 500,000 s

Actress Daryl Hannah and landowner Eleanor Fairchild were taken into custody after standing in the way of heavy equipment being used to build the southern porti

Climate activist Bill McKibben says now is the time for the Obama administration to stand up to the richest industry on Earth.

Washington Post energy correspondent Steven Mufson traveled the 1,700-mile path of the controversial tar sands pipeline.

Divers enjoy a swim alongside a human-sized jellyfish near Cornwall, England.

Controversial clean energy hits major setback from area Massachusetts tribes.

Poll numbers show that if wind would run for office in Wisconsin, it would beat almost all major candidates already elected to office.

Select Home Depot stores across 6 states are now selling the Skystream 3.7, a personal wind turbine that's quiet, compact and capable of producing up to 400 kWh

Planned cuts will eliminate 2,335 wind industry jobs.

From the harshest heat on record to record investments in offshore wind, this has been some kind of March. Here are some key figures from a record-breaking mont

Newly unclassified recordings reveal eerie radio sounds heard during an Apollo mission that weren't coming from Earth.

Will Minnesota's most mystique-filled home go the way of Graceland?

Smithsonian Channel special celebrates the surprising history behind the flag that inspired our national anthem more than 200 years ago.

The Elbphilharmonie features over 1 million computer-generated divots to shape sound within its main auditorium.

The quirky cover of Christmas tunes was designed to to highlight the importance of goats in poverty-stricken societies.

An 18-year-old pizza delivery driver surprises a family in Detroit by playing piano for them.

Scottish study finds that music helps dogs in kennels relax, especially if it's reggae and soft rock.

Weary animals at elephant sanctuary in Thailand relax as volunteer plays classical piano music in the forest.

A stray cat helped Sarper Duman recover from depression, and now he helps other strays and plays piano for them.

He may not have won an Oscar, but the director of "Gasland" isn’t backing off the natural gas industry.

A compromise in Washington state may be the example for the rest of the country to follow when it comes to cleaning up our energy sources.

A congressional hearing on the safety of hyrdo-fracking revealed a few rifts on Capitol HIll.

Gov. Tom Corbett takes swift action after TV investigation shows increased levels of bromide in Pennsylvania drinking water.

Despite leading the charge for voluntary disclosure of fracking chemicals, Chesapeake Energy is now resisting revealing what was spilled during a blowout in Pen

The Maxximus LNG 2000 can do zero to 60 in less than 2 seconds, and can run on propane, CNG, LNG or even gasoline. It's a showcase for the vast potential of nat

Earthquakes triggered by fluids injected deep underground, such as during the controversial practice of fracking, may be more common than previously thought, a

Film tells the fictional story of one small town's dealings with the natural gas industry — and the environmentalist out to stop it all from happening.

Meanwhile, increasing domestic oil production (and shipping it by rail) is expected to spur the billionaire's profits.

Researchers at Princeton recently studied the question of whether abandoned gas & oil well are leaking methane into the atmosphere.

Actor says $1 from every ticket sold will go towards relief efforts in devastated Japan.

A dog guards an injured canine friend in Japan. Rescue workers managed to get one dog to a shelter and the injured animal to a veterinary clinic.

A dog that was found three weeks after the massive earthquake and tsunami hit Japan was reunited with her owner, who saw the pup on local news.

The massive tsunami generated by the March 2011 earthquake off the coast of northeastern Japan was a "merging tsunami" — a type of tsunami long thought to exi

In 2011, Japan was one of the most prepared countries in the world for a massive earthquake. Yet when a mega-quake hit Japan last March, sparking a huge tsunami

A recent study led by European researchers found Fukushima is not alone, as 22 other plants around the world may be similarly susceptible to destructive tsunami

The deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands today struck along a subduction zone.