Project Bike Tech offers students diverse skills and options when they leave high school.

This hot young scientist has created solutions to everything from helping communities survive a flood to helping his twin sisters learn how to ride their bikes.

This 13-year-old fashion designer, cartoon animator, and activist is committed to making eco-savvy clothing that gives back.

A New Yorker article gives a behind-the-scenes look at what led to the demise of the climate bill this summer. Here are five observations.

Aadd a dash of homegrown design to your Fourth of July blowout with items designed and/or sold by members of the American Design Club.

Sure, you may be able to get by with baking soda and elbow grease. But if you're looking to add to your arsenal of spring cleaning tools, some suggestions ...

Actor of "Fraser" and "Cheers" fame owns land in the Catskills and wants to grow his own hops and barley.

Take your old writing instruments to Office Depot this week and earn Sanford coupons.

Attention Earth Day shoppers: The most highly anticipated, wildly expensive energy-saving light bulb out there, the L Prize-winning winning 60-watt equivalent L

Green moms from around the Web share their plans for celebrating Earth Day this year.

Taking the easy way out is nothing new for politicians, but this time they're taking the easy way out on climate policy.

Antarctica's fading glaciers may offer surprising ecological perks, a new study finds, but the net result is still bad.

Don't have a bottle opener? Summer your inner MacGyver with these tips.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Most people think their trash is history once it gets to the landfill.

Do you ever ignore your contact lens care instructions? You may want to rethink that.

With photos and detailed insight, the new book "The Modern House Bus" offers a glimpse into the world of bus conversion projects.

Turns out all those dire predictions about paper books and bookstores were wrong — and personally, I'm thrilled.

If you're ready to step outside your comfort zone, head to Cambodia, where you can find exotic sights and opportunities to help others.

Malaysia's Penang Island is one of the most unique places to travel in Southeast Asia. As a beach destination, it pales in comparison to the region's best stret

Michigan's Upper Peninsula is one of the most rural, nature-dominated regions in the Midwest. It is virtually surrounded by Great Lakes, with Lake Superior to i

The great Pacific garage patch is giving sea striders a place to breed out on the open ocean, changing the natural environment there, new research suggests.

In 'Allowed to Grow Old,' photographer Isa Leshko captures dignified portraits of elderly farm animals in sanctuaries.

This handy guide helps you figure out how to handle certain fruits and vegetables.

Don't throw away those stubborn green bananas, they may be healthier for you. Here are four things to do with bananas that just won't turn.

If there's plenty of product on the market, gas prices should be falling. Here's some reasons why they aren't.

Running cars on air or water? Solar roadways? They're all cool concepts, but either hugely expensive or plain unworkable.

Sales of German luxury cars are up since the sanctions lifted.

For the first time, Americans are spending more money eating out at restaurants than they spend on groceries, and it has to do with our lifestyles.

Restaurants are on to our wine ordering habits, so the cheapest bottle of wine on the list may really just be the best value.

You've heard of cat cafes, but this might be taking things too far...

Everyone spends all their time in open kitchens. Here's why they should get out of there.

In Japan, they call it "rougai." In North America, the rage against older generations is about to get much, much worse.

I offended people with my previous post about aging boomers, but my goal was to draw attention to a looming problem that we need to deal with.

Older people are also spending far less time socializing or reading. That's not a healthy combination.

American Farmland Trust morphs the America’s Favorite Farmers Market contest into the I Love My Farmers Market Celebration..

There are dozens of reasons to go the farmers market, but opening day, these five are particularly important.

On “Live with Kelly and Michael,” the talk show host gave a shout out to the “greatest farm stand in South Jersey.”

A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts reveals that the federal government spent about $25 billion in the energy sector in 2009.

6-year-old Jermaine Bell cashes in his Disney World Fund to buy hot dogs and water for hurricane evacuees.

Millions of bottle deposits go unclaimed in the exceptionally tidy Danish capital each year.

Some snowy owls have left the tundra to winter in Detroit where they have less competition for food.

'The Secret Life of Pets' is a hilarious rendition of what happens when you leave your pet home alone.

A Brooklynite goes from the urban jungle to the Amazon jungle.

Defense budgets might be stable now, but governments may reduce spending in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

State leaders must continue to address the COVID-19 challenges facing their own operations while also considering how to rebuild and reimagine for the next normal.

SkyBridge, North America's longest pedestrian suspension bridge, opened earlier this year in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. And now it's ready for Christmas.

New Zealand opened its 10th Great Walk called Paparoa Track, a 3-day, 34-mile hike across beautiful terrain.

People are freezing their hair in style for the International Hair Freezing Contest.

A new book by Brett Graff helps parents drown out the cultural noise and reduce parenting anxiety when it comes to spending money on our kids.

Rising health insurance costs have many people worried about the financial impact on the family budget.