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Did you know that the passenger pigeon was the most abundant bird in North America at one time with over five billion birds at it's population peak? This…

being anti-environment by introducing new legislation.

of BioServe Space Technologies about the latest space shuttle mission which will focus on the effect a low-gravity space environment has on several species of plants.

A scientist in Washington state has done some new research showing that apples grown organically can be more profitable and better for the environment than those conventionally grown. But NPR's Richard Harris points out that what works in an experimental setting still might not work in the marketplace.

The Museum of Science and Technology is starting to put together the largest, most expensive visiting exhibit the museum has ever hosted. It’s called…

Pope Francis, who heads the Catholic Church, has doubled down on his commitment to the environment with a new electric popemobile presented by Mercedes-Benz.

Sure, you resolve to exercise more, but somehow it never happens. It could be that your environment is sabotaging you, psychologists say. A famous study about heroin and the Vietnam War explains how.

Home bakers in the U.S., Europe and some other countries have volunteered their sourdough starters to a team of American scientists who want to unravel the microbial secrets of sourdough.

"We women are the land guardians and keepers," says Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea, recognized for her efforts to repair the environmental and social harms caused by a copper and gold mine.

A new study finds the notoriously adorable trash bandits in urban areas are showing early signs of domestication.