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David Attenborough: U.S. politicians duck climate change because of cost

The naturalist said politicians have a hard time addressing climate in this economy -- even as it becomes clear that some of climate change's impacts are already worse than expected.

Well this is just about the prettiest treehouse we’ve ever seen

We're not sure where you'd pee, but come on, it looks like a fairy palace!

We could save the Earth from asteroids using paintballs

Asteroid hurtling towards Earth? Just shoot it with paintballs. It's effective, fun, team-building, and would make a good movie.

Chevron drops $2.5 million in pocket change to elect House Republicans

By scrounging cash from a couch in the company's corporate suite, it's made the largest corporate donation to a PAC in history.

Shark falling from sky is the first exciting thing ever to happen on a golf course

A California golf course suffered a rain of sharks. Well, a rain of shark.

Frankenstorm: God’s Latest Warning?

It is ironic, way beyond ironic really, that the Nation’s Capital—and the entire Northeast– is staring down the barrel of an incredibly powerful storm about which a National Weather Service meteorologist has said, “”I’ve never seen anything like this and I’m at a loss for expletives to describe what this storm could do.” Perhaps this […]

Just look at this baby gazelle bouncing around. JUST LOOK AT IT

Worried about Sandy? Watch this ridiculous baby gazelle. You'll feel better, until you realize she lives right in the storm path.

After three years on the lam, Tampa’s wild monkey is finally captured

For years, the monkey roamed around the city, making enemies, making friends, and always eluding capture. Then, earlier this month, it bit somebody.

The cities of the future could be built out of animal blood

What's a cheap, potentially easy to make, sustainable building material? It's a brick made out of animal blood. Sounds tasty.

Phish Food for thought: Even Burlington can get greener

Burlington, Vt., is the land of socialist senators and Ben & Jerry’s. But sustainability chief Jennifer Green says the town still has its work cut out for it.