Complete Index

Late blight, which caused the Irish potato famine, has wreaked havoc on U.S. tomatoes since June. Can late blight be contained before farmers lose even more crops?  

A team of California marine scientists has embarked on a journey to a pile of plastic garbage in the North Pacific Ocean. What are they hoping to find?

Scientists have known that honeybees can dance directions to food, but they recently found that bees can also communicate danger. Other animals have been found to express many complex emotions.

As the recession continues and urban gardening gains popularity among the masses, one study finds that gardening may be the key to a long life.

Almost all companies claiming to be friendly to the environment are making false claims, a study showed. Competitors can challenge each other's green advertising claims in court.

The Indian subcontinent is experiencing a chaotic and uneven monsoon season, causing angry farmers to protest. Could more be done to prepare for such extreme weather?

Indigenous peoples in the Arctic are declaring sovereignty over valuable natural resources. But wealthier nations in the region are also staking claims on the oil- and gas-rich Arctic territory.

Scientists think that samples of the smelly blackish goo floating off the coast of Wainwright, Alaska, will show that the glob is made up of organic matter.

General Electric is working on products and appliances that could slash home energy consumption to zero by 2015. Until then, there are technologies available to help consumers lower their consumption.

Seismic tools along the San Andreas Fault have detected a jump in tremors, bringing scientists closer to being able to predict future quakes.

At the G8 Summit in Italy, world leaders agreed to put $20 billion toward agriculture in developing countries, the culmination of past recommendations within and beyond Africa.

The plight of endangered orangutans in Borneo highlights the controversy surrounding the United Nations' REDD program, which aims to reduce carbon emissions caused by deforestation.

The monumental new climate bill should reach the Senate floor in September, but experts are mixed on the bill, and some are vehemently opposed to it.

An energy bill amendment that would permit offshore drilling in Florida is expected to reach the Senate this fall, but how might it impact Florida tourism and the environment?

Across the United States, residents of industrial areas are suffering the ill effects of poor air quality, but movements led by journalists and student activists could create change.

On his new TV show, “lazy environmentalist” Josh Dorfman teaches people that being good to the environment doesn’t have to be uncomfortable or expensive.

The green energy sector is creating jobs and inspiring ecologically sound investment—and other companies to do likewise.

On June 12, 1979, the human-powered Gossamer Albatross aircraft crosses the English Channel in a historic flight.

U.K. officials are considering getting rid of certain food labels that confuse consumers and can lead to excessive waste.

Laughing is not unique to humans. Researchers tickled infant apes and infant humans and found that the sounds created by the apes indicated a common ancestral link for laughter.

Z and Vielpunkt, two gay male penguins at a zoo in Germany, have adopted a rejected egg from a heterosexual couple and are successfully rearing the chick.

The National Park Service is promoting tourism to its parks and monuments by offering free admission during three weekends this summer.

Illegal beehive owners in New York hope the city will follow the example of the White House and other cities and legalize the practice of beekeeping for honey, to help the declining bee population.

On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Nepal battled ice and storms to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain.

A project in the North Woods of Maine calls for volunteers willing to howl at wolves, an unusual conservation effort that has been successful in the past.

The weirdest creatures in the world are often the most endangered. FindingDulcinea pays tribute to these unusual animals with photos, videos, and information about flightless parrots, giant starfish, naked mole rats, barking monkeys and more.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says that a new solar energy plant will stimulate Australia’s economy and make the country a leader in renewable energy.

The Belgian city of Ghent will encourage residents to not eat meat every Thursday, highlighting the environmental and health benefits of a reduced-meat diet.

Estimates of the world’s coal supply may be five times too high, according to one researcher, making the need for renewable energy sources more important than ever.

Studying a community’s air and water is giving scientists clues about a region’s drug use, as a recent Spanish study illustrates.