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Photo of the Day - Happy Le Quatorze Juillet Bastille Day!

Today the French National Day of July 14, Fête de la Fédération, commemorates the date 225 years ago when citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison during the French Revolution, freeing the seven prisoners being held there and branding the memory of "Bastille Day" forevermore. (1789) As an interesting historical footnote, one of the keys to the Bastille, a fortress that was torn […]

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Photo of the Day - Annual Chincoteague Island Pony Swim

Each summer for almost 90 years, the world famous Chincoteague Island pony swim has captivated locals and visitors alike.

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One Man's Planting Equals More Monarch Butterflies

A patch of milkweed the size of a card table planted last spring in Oregon already is producing new butterflies to help boost dwindling populations, along with other new gardens planted around the valley.

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24 New York City Schools Set for Solar Panels

New York City Mayor de Blasio announced today the funding of 24 installations as part of the administration's new green buildings plan, tripling the amount of solar currently planned on City-owned buildings, and marking another step forward as the City works to dramatically reduce its contributions to climate change.

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Cancer-causing Air Pollution Drops More Than Half in LA

The average risk of developing cancer as a result of pollution found in the Los Angeles area has dropped by more than 50 percent, a result of decades-long improvement programs, according to a new report.

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'Blood Moon' Eclipse To Be Visible Beginning Tomorrow Morning

Tomorrow morning North Americans may be in a position to see a "Blood Moon" lunar eclipse for the second time this year. Viewers in Australia, the Pacific islands and eastern Asia will, on a cloudless night, be able to view this event on the evening of October 8th.

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Pesky Beavers Put to Work Restoring Streams

"Biologists are using the skills of nature's best engineers, relocating troublemaking beavers to the headwaters of the Yakima River, where their talent for chewing willows and constructing lodges can be put to use, helping to restore streams and salmon habitat."

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Another Record Year for Sea Turtles in Florida

Leatherback turtle nesting reached a new record this year in Florida while the number of loggerhead sea turtle nests remained high, according to Fish and Wildlife Research Institute scientists.