U.S. nuclear weapons can be launched in under 2 minutes. Does that really make us safer?

A letter sent to Greenpeace by a seven-year-old makes a lot more sense than most of the Government's green plans         

The fire grew quickly, forcing hundreds of residents to flee.

Melissa and I embarked on an experiment. We sold or gave away 80 percent of our stuff, left our 1,600-square-foot Queens townhouse, crossed the Williamsburg Bridge, and moved into a tiny rental: a 340-square-foot “micro-apartment” – roughly two 12 x ...

Scientists are investigating how this cypress can help manage wildfires around the world.

This story of a 1,000-pound bear, tangled up and in trouble in a remote arctic location, has a happy ending.

Oceans would rise by over 50m sinking land inhabited by a billion people and changing the face of planet Earth, say scientists

Filmed by Neil Bromhall for http://www.rightplants4me.co.uk The acorn was collected in September and filmed in an underground set using a 2 hour interval between exposures. The acorn split soon after it was planted and continued to split during the w ...

Sea turtles have delivered a nesting season for the record books.

They help you see the world, but how much do you really know about the windows to your soul? Test your knowledge.

Christian Carollo is a time traveler. He travels the U.S. taking the same travel photos his grandparents took in the 1970s and '80s, everywhere from California's national parks to villages on the East Coast

How much stuff do you need? Really need. On a planet where we are trained to desire more everything, and where need-creep defines that we absolutely must have (toys, collections, appliances, electronics, BBQs...), a little need-clarification goes a ...

Christopher Clark, an engineer turned whale biologist, wired the world's oceans with hydrophones. Whales sing as they migrate, he learned. And the ship sounds clouding the ocean can deeply interfere.

The Senate could approve the bill as early as Friday.

32-year-old biker and sheetmetal worker Pat Doody recently rescued a kitten while riding cross country from Nevada to New Jersey. The South Jersey resident and early Volkswagen fan found the kitten at a gas station and named it Party Cat. The cat now ...

The colorful, dancing lights of Alaska's aurora borealis shine in this stunning video by filmmaker Alexis Coram.

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