Despite great strides toward environmental conservation and the protection of human health among world nations following last year's , many countries are still failing to make the grade. According to the recently 2016 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) from researchers at Yale and Columbia universities — which evaluates 180 countries based on metrics related towater resource protection, air quality, waste management, forest preservation, biodiversity and a number of other factors — the countries that scored the worst were comprised mostly of...

The Fin whale, which grows up to nearly 88 feet long, weighing as much as 270,000 pounds, is the second largest whale. Here, a wild Fin whale is seen in the Pacific Ocean some 6 miles off the coast of Long Beach on January 19, 2012 in California. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images) Growing up to 85 feet long, the majestic fin whale is the second largest living animal on Earth. Though they are large in size, they are not large...

The minibus may seem like a thing from the past, but one company has come up with a new model that is also good for the environment. ...