Although it takes some time to get the plants going, homegrown "wild" ginseng has more value and character than cultivated roots.

Ginger root has been used medicinally for more than 2,000 years, here are just some health benefits of ginger.

Nissan North America offers details about how customers can place reservations for a 2011 Nissan Leaf, with prices starting at $25,280.

Production of the 2011 Nissan Leaf has begun at the company’s Oppama, Japan facility.

As the first plug-in electric vehicles come to the mass market, companies that design and sell car chargers are battling for market share.

Popular maps that have helped bikers and regular drivers now direct electric vehicle owners to the nearest charging station.

In response to Japan's power crunch resulting from the Fukushima disaster, Nissan unveils a two-way charging system that makes it possible for your home

A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists examines an electric vehicle’s total greenhouse gas emissions.

The Abbey Road Farm Bed & Breakfast gives new meaning to the phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle.”

Researchers have discovered that the butterflies' mutations are multiplying at an alarming rate through successive generations. If genetic damage done to one ge

The venom of some cone snails contains insulin, a new study finds, helping the sluggish mollusks snag speedier prey.

Noise impacts ecosystems in more ways than you might think, as these marine studies prove.

Researchers in Costa Rica are studying the vocalizations of Alston's singing mice to learn more about human speech.

New network will enable coast-to-coast electric rides and 20-minute charges. CEO Elon Musk is ramping up the timetable.

A new scheme gives London's iconic-yet-disused phone booths a 21st century makeover as solar-powered gadget charging stations.

If there ever was a reason to invest in a decent pair of shower sandals ...

Beware the downward dog, warns E. W. Jackson, the Virginia Republican party’s nominee for lieutenant governor.

Insect song, when slowed down dramatically, sounds otherworldly, but also human.

Prepare to be blown away by these pint-sized pop stars singing hit tunes by Adele and Beyonce. Their voices are bigger than they are!

Chicks dig drummers, apparently.

The massive tsunami generated by the March 2011 earthquake off the coast of northeastern Japan was a "merging tsunami" — a type of tsunami long thought to exi

A NASA spacecraft's epic Pluto encounter is officially underway.

Pluto's moons are even stranger and more intriguing than scientists imagined, a new study reveals.

The modern prefab specialists at Modscape went for the obvious when naming this doozy of a concept home. But hey, it fits.

Dorcas Reilly created the first green bean casserole recipe as an employee of Campbells in 1955.

Scientists estimate more than 7,000 dangerous methane 'bumps' have formed in Siberia's Yamal and Gydan peninsulas over the last couple of years.

Researchers suspect it could be in reaction to melting sea ice as well as human noise pollution.

Yours truly will be featured on the latest edition of Climate TV talking about mountaintop mining and the future of climate activism: 'The war is just beginning

A state legislator has an interesting and potentially viable way to avoid dealing with the EPA.

Here are 7 before-and-after images of cities, as seen from space, showing the impact humans have had on the surrounding environment.

Botanophobics may want to avert their eyes.

These tips should help you get pet hair off your dog, cat, house and clothes.

VBS.TV took a trip to West Virginia to investigate the evils of mountaintop removal mining. Take some time today and watch this.

Fracking fluid, the liquid waste left over from the controversial mining technique, wreaks havoc on a plot of land in a test by the U.S. Forest Service.

Worth more than $1 million, this gemstone is distinguished for its rich color palette and light-refracting qualities that defy description.

Visiting Florida's Space Coast ahead of next week's primary, the GOP presidential candidate vows to build a permanent U.S. colony on the moon.

Space shuttle Discovery, NASA's fleet leader and the world's most flown spacecraft, lifted off for the last time on on April 17 to be delivered to the Smithsoni

Space shuttle Endeavour has hit the road in Los Angeles to start its two-day journey to its new home.

The Brock Environmental Center's 'regenerative' design is key to its AIA recognition — it generates 80 percent more energy than it uses.

GoodGuide, home of the world's largest healthy and green product database, is searching for a Rock Star User Interaction Engineer.

The red brittle star appears to use its color-changing powers for vision.

Engineer Henry Liu is honored for inventing a way to transform toxic waste into environmentally friendly bricks used for construction.

A study in the Lancet looked at over-60 walkers, and those who worked on a busy London street didn't fare as well as the park walkers.

Single roots can have thousand-dollar price tags, attracting poachers into protected lands, so what makes ginseng so valuable?

Made in the U.K. from the essence of foraged ants, this gin is not a joke.

Vodka infused with pistachio shells adds nutty savoriness to the kick of a classic mule.

The 2014 farm bill removed some of the barriers to growing hemp. Humboldt Distillery ran with it.

As far as creative ideas to keep food food from being wasted go, Toast Beer is pretty brilliant.

A study found that while plastic bag litter has decreased in the U.K. seabed, other forms of pollution have increased.

You may love Amazon Prime, but the environment doesn't.