Gary, Indiana is joining Detroit and other fading U.S. industrial centers in an effort to turn abandoned neighborhoods and factory sites into gardens, parks, and forests.

The word "Africa" often evokes romantic images of elephants crossing the Kalahari, thundering water at Victoria Falls, or panoramic views from Table Mountain.

In the classic movie "Dirty Dancing," the final scene starts with the line "Nobody puts Baby in the corner!"

A steel structure in the Amazon, taller than the Eiffel Tower, will soon begin monitoring the atmosphere above the world’s largest tropical forest,

The Asian market for the odd-looking giant clams known as geoducks has spawned a growing aquaculture industry in Washington's Puget Sound.

Unhappy with how regional authorities have failed to protect fish stocks in the Western Pacific Ocean, the small island nation of Palau has launched its own bold initiatives ...

The Paris climate conference set the ambitious goal of finding ways to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, rather than the previous threshold of 2 degrees.

As sightings of leopards in populated areas increase, Indian authorities are trapping the animals and keeping them in captivity

New advances in technology are sparking efforts to use virtual reality to help people gain a deeper appreciation of environmental challenges.

Drought-stricken California might have a hidden water bonanza.