Described as a 'portable center piece,' Philips newest smart LED is a super-versatile mood-setter.

As one of America's youngest and brightest social entrepreneurs, Beth Doane launched her first fashion company at age 22, created a consulting firm focused on s

You may not know it, but light pollution contributes to carbon emissions and interferes with animal migration. Take these simple steps to reduce it.

Your next iPhone could recharge itself by absorbing sunlight-- if a new rumor turns out to be true.

In 1994, AT&T ran a series of ads that got much of it right, but missed the big thread.

The technology industry is spurred by those who think ahead and think big — but these predictions were all wrong.

What started out as a free, legal music website (with optional tipping), has added free downloadable books to its offerings, including cookbooks.

Two student teams from the 2013 Solar Decathlon, USC and Santa Clara University, need to sell their innovative, solar-powered homes to private buyers.

Watch as 15-year-old Ann Makosinski explains how she figured out the voltage and circuitry necessary to facilitate her design.

Keep seniors in your family and your community in the loop by helping them get connected online.

Artist creates dolls of Malala, Jane Goodall and other female role models.

18-year-old Ryan Chester joins 13 scientists feted at the 2015 Breakthrough Awards.

My Emissions Exchange just sold its first carbon credit on behalf of the Wilsons, a family in Harrisburg, PA. Welcome to the wacky world of personal carbon trad

West Virginia U.S. Senate race brings out the guns, not to mention a former president and a former vice presidential candidate.

Blue Apron is a unique ingredient delivery service for people who want to cook delicious, healthy meals at home but lack the time to shop and plan.

'10 Cloverfield Lane' actor says his weight loss was inspired by a desire to live a better life.

A new study introduces 18 previously unknown spider species that look remarkably like pelicans.

Conservation efforts are helping some large predators reclaim ancestral habitats, a new study finds.

Genetic relics from a 'ghost population' of red wolves seem to live on in these coyote-like creatures.

Extinctions are a wake-up call to protect the dwindling species that still exist.

Dubbed the 'flying bulldog,' this extremely rare bee has been lost to science since 1981.

First comprehensive study on climate mortality released today at COP16 projects rapidly increasing death toll especially among children due to the impacts of cl

It's the first birth spotted so far this season.

The award winning director of 'Avatar' didn't pull his punches when he was asked about what he thought of Fox News rightwing rodeo clown Glenn Beck.

Sometimes it's not that hard to predict the future and that's just what happened with Hurricane Irene.

The discovery of two large lakes hidden beneath Greenland's ice suggests that climate change now cuts all the way to the bottom of the ice sheet.

Jenn Breckenridge of the Burn Clean blog recommends 3 fun, funky & functional gifts for Father's Day.

Sure, there are deadbeats, but for the most part, modern dads are ripping apart old pop-culture tropes.

Ford Motor Company plans to use 30% less water per vehicle by 2015.

Austin's 'Chevy Volt Village' makes a handy political target, but in fact clean energy — and especially wind power — has been very, very good for Texas' ec

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Making sure your home keeps the heat in during the winter months is vital to keeping electricity cost down.

Nieuwkoop, a sustainable community in the Netherlands, made the night skies safer for bats by using LED lights with a red glow.

Actor is taken to court over 17 bronze horse and bison sculptures he commissioned back in the late '90s.

A giant floating sphere built from discarded umbrellas will next set sail on one of the country's most notorious Superfund sites: The Gowanus Canal.

For centuries, art and science have informed one another, and the result has been some spectacular creativity.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, alternative fuel vehicles could have a nearly 50% market share by 2035.

Electric vehicles, hybrids and plug-ins will be on the market by the end of the year. Here's a look into the crystal ball.

Harmful algal blooms pop up nearly every summer along the nation's coasts, creating problems for marine life and humans alike.

The northern snakehead, a voracious invasive species that can live out of the water for days, is showing up in several states.

Follow the life of a plastic bag in a hilarious mockumentary -- complete with dramatic music and a narrator with a British accent.

A 4th garbage collection zone, this one in the South Pacific, emerges.

Starting this fall, D.C. public schools will no longer serve flavored milk or sugary cereals.

The Red Delicious is falling from grace, as the Gala apples takes the top spot for production of U.S. apples.

With fewer Americans actually able to change a tire, and the auto industry looking to save weight and costs to meet fuel economy targets, it's not surprising th

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After a brain trauma, a man experienced seizures while solving sudoku puzzles.

Scientists have created a kind of cyborg flower: living roses with tiny electronic circuits threaded through their vascular systems.

This opposition, which occurs every 2 years, is considered relatively favorable and precedes another event when Mars will be at its closest to Earth all year.

The Food and Drug Administration is lowering the current acceptable amount of arsenic in apple juice from 23 parts per billion to 10.

While cigarette sales are slumping, sales for cigars have more than doubled in the last decade.