Astonishing pictures taken on the beach

Most plants contain some level of toxins (like alkaloids) for defense. After all, they're plants. They can't go anywhere. Through millennia of trial and error, both animals and human beings have figured out which plants are safe, which are lethal, and whi

Swedish flat-pack furniture seller Ikea will stop offering plastic or paper bags at any of its US stores from this month. Each year, Americans also throw away some 100 billion polyethylene plastic bags, and less than one per cent of them are recycled.

The Sombrero Galaxy - 28 million light years from Earth - was voted best picture taken by the Hubble telescope. The dimensions of the galaxy, officially called M104, are as spectacular as its appearance.

The Astonishing Eggs of Alien Nations

Luther Burbank Home and Gardens (1 acre) is a city park containing the former home, greenhouse, gardens, and grave of noted American horticulturist Luther Burbank

Pictures after the Ike tornado

If you live in a tight space or you have a lot of things in your home that make it look cluttered there are many ways you can design to give yourself more space. This will make the rooms look bigger and allow you to neatly put items in your home away.

When we think of contemporary interior design, we think of rooms with sleek lines, little to no clutter, modern looks, and modern furniture.

<p>It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year. </p>