Essential oils are powerful liquids distilled from flowers, trees and other plants. They serve multiple purposes, and each one has its own specific properties. You can use them when you’re under the weather or if you want to sanitize and freshen your home or office.A commonly used essential oil is lavender, which has a calming [...]...

In the heart of a massive new nature reserve in Australia's far north, Aboriginal elder Dean Yibarbuk gazes reverentially at Dreamtime rock paintings created by his ancestors....

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore has met with Mexico's president to discuss the importance of breaking an impasse over a new global warming pact....

An environmental group said Tuesday it wants to intervene in an anti-pollution lawsuit filed by the federal government against Kansas' largest electric company, a case the utility hopes to settle....

A federal agency must decide within three weeks whether spotted seals, which depend on sea ice off Alaska's coast, should be listed as a threatened or endangered species....

An Ecuadorean court has said it will allow a judge to withdraw from overseeing a $27 billion lawsuit charging the Chevron Corp. with environmental damage in the Amazon rain forest....

Honeypot Jack-O-Lantern Luminary Choose a cheerful jack or a menacing jack. Or have it both ways. These charming Carved Honeypot Luminaries will capture the imagination of young and old alike. Each Carved Honeypot Luminary is made of pure beeswax and is hand-carved without templates of any kind. Light the tea light in the holder inside (candle [...]...

New data from a leading researcher of corporal punishment add to the evidence that any benefit of spanking is far outweighed by its cognitive and emotional costs...

The moose calf didn't seem to want to get out of the water....

The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in recent decades....

The novel 2009 H1N1 virus, or swine flu, has taken hold in 26 states, and some schools are already seeing significant student absences...

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A head full of thick luscious hair is every mother’s dream for her little girl. In fact brushing her hair, conditioning it and dressing it up in ribbons, plaites and curls are all a natural part of strengthening the bond between mother and daughter. I’ll never forget how my mother did my hair for me [...]...

Scientists discovered 163 new species in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region last year, but all are at risk of extinction due to climate change, the WWF said in a report released Friday....