Counting down the past half-century's worst 13 oil spills on land and sea reveals a stunning succession of sick slicks with the sad promise of more to come.

As these photographs prove, subsisting on a decades-long diet of trash has made Mother Nature rough around the edges & in desperate need of a hardcore makeover

Hungry for a planet-friendly, protein-packed snack that will prompt your taste buds to say "Hey"? There's nothing quite like a mouthful of bugs to save the day!

Red animals are rarely retiring - their brilliant crimson, scarlet and vermillion hues dare others to notice them and often remind them to keep their distance.

From daredevil damselfish to borneo ninja slugs to really strong dung beetles, some animals surprise with incredible feats reminiscent of fictional superpowers.

Yellow: the color of sunshine, lemons, bananas, and a surprising variety of animals who find 'butter living' to be better living.

If we're going to adapt to the changing needs of the world, we need to think big - like these 12 concepts for sustainable skyscrapers, cities and societies.

With spring in the air, old animals reemerge while new animals like color-changing frogs, amphibious insects, big-toothed leeches and more make grand entrances.

The Cuban crocodile, Florida bonneted bat, Grenada dove and green-eyed frog are just some animals on a recent list of critically endangered animals.

For giggling hyenas, growling dogs, squeaking catfish, singing woolly bats and beeping honeybees, certain sounds are rich in complex communication and meaning.

Public spaces are rarely as functional as in this concept. These spaces would function as recreational centers when dry...and when filled with storm water.

Ensuring steady food sources is key for survival in the animal kingdom, requiring animals like songbirds, baboons and even sharks to be a little creative.

The THUMS islands, built off Long Beach back in the '60s, look like tropical paradises but they conceal a slippery secret more valuable than gold - BLACK gold!

In honor of NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday, WebEcoist provides a Sweet Sixteen of the most recent bizarre, intriguing and exciting animal discoveries.

Animal suicide is seemingly easy to dismiss on the surface but merits more thought when considering how captivity, depression and other factors can affect animals.