Poison Ivy Could Be Getting Itchier—Here's Why
The irritating plant is soaking up the atmosphere's increased levels of carbon dioxide to grow into a bigger, badder nuisance.
The irritating plant is soaking up the atmosphere's increased levels of carbon dioxide to grow into a bigger, badder nuisance.
Taking a breath of fresh air isn't always possible in some heavily polluted cities around the world.
A case of tree theft in Olympic National Forest in Washington was proven by matching the DNA of the stolen lumber with the tree's remains.
Fish may become addicted to methamphetamine leaching into urban waterways, a new lab-based study suggests.
A rare, white variegated Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma ignited a bidding war when it was listed on a New Zealand auction site.
Three years of product development has resulted in a brick that will hurt your foot just as effectively as a regular brick.
If you plan on hiking where the Brood X cicadas have emerged this summer, bring an umbrella to block the cicada pee (or at least wear a hat).
When a California nursery owner realized his rare corpse flower was blooming, he found a way to share it with as many people as possible.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is basically the popular girl in high school that you can’t hate because she’s really nice and fun.
Corrugated cardboard pizza boxes are made from recyclable material ... but that doesn't mean they can always be recycled. In other words: It's complicated.
Colorado-based Smartwool is trying to cut down on textile waste by accepting busted socks and recycling them into dog beds.
A Dutch designer has come up with an eco-friendly alternative to disposable face masks that's embedded with flower seeds.
The happy little program includes Bob Ross painting classes and tree-planting around Michigan state park lands.
Lake Nyos was once known by locals as the “good” lake. But one night in 1986, it was responsible for one of the deadliest natural disasters in African history.
You can blame that glossy finish, which comes from a mysterious, potentially harmful chemical called BPA.
When the long-dormant Geldingardalsgos volcano erupted in Iceland this month, scientists took the opportunity to have a lava-fueled barbecue.
IKEA is helping you cut down on food waste with 50 free chef-developed recipes for everything from banana peels to broccoli stems.
Global warming is changing the Arctic—and explorers of the past would barely recognize its green tundra, diminished glaciers, and ice-free seas. Our final episode looks at the North Pole’s many legacies.
A 5-year-old girl and her dad were the first people to see the walrus when it made a rare appearance on Ireland's shores.
Deserts either want to broil you alive or force you to put on layers. It's a fascinating ecological condition with a simple explanation.
The Marieta Islands in Mexico are home to Playa del Amor—a hidden beach uncovered by military test bombings in the 1900s.
The popular condiment is good on sandwiches but even better for turtles. It's a major tool in an ecological disaster.
The peculiar mounds of ice that 'erupt' with water are popping up near the Great Lakes and as far away as Kazakhstan.
Slow clap for sea cucumbers, whose excretory achievements could help slow climate change damage to the Great Barrier Reef.