Find out how this small Maine liberal arts school achieved its goal of being 100% carbon-neutral ahead of a 2015 deadline.

Meet Visualight, a WiFi-enabled LED bulb that visualizes data as colored light. In other words, when a recent crush messages you on Facebook, the lights in your

Using a malware script, a security expert finds that wirelessly controlled — and supposedly totally safe — Philips Hue LED bulbs can be maliciously hacked.

Pot growers have traditionally had a negative impact on the environment — but that may be about to change.

"Buy less, choose well, make it last," says the iconic designer.

CEO of Interface and author of 'Confessions of a Radical Industrialist' leaves an eco-legacy.

Though he may have taken on the moniker of The Lazy Environmentalist, it's hard to find a harder working, more prolific green storyteller than Josh Dorfman.

Scientists says pollution on a planet may help aliens spot an advanced civilization.

On the occasion of the new mobile launch, we talked to the FarmVille animators about how the country critters come to (virtual) life.

Talk about blowing things way out of proportion.

Chinese government offers high-speed rail expertise to U.S. projects.

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

The scavenge-happy folks at Fireclay Tile launch a Kickstarter campaign to help transform old CRT TVs and computer monitors into stunning glass tiles.

Actor allegedly smuggled his 2 pups in via private jet, generating euthanasia threats from Australian biosecurity officials.

For wealthy Californian homeowners, extra peace of mind comes with a high price tag.

Researchers in Australia strap cameras on feral cats to track their kills.

Millions of black 'shade balls' float on the surface of reservoirs, slowing evaporation.

The eco-friendly boutique hotel is located in Napa Valley.

Photographer documents the sublime landscape of a bubbling Andean geyser field.

Painted lady butterflies are migrating north for the summer, and they're overtaking southern California, to the delight of many.

Australia's desert ants are thriving in the face of climate change.

The western monarch population may be on the verge of collapsing.

There was a time, not very long ago, when it was safe to be a politician who supported environmental causes.

We asked Carla Hall, Mayim Bialik, Andy Richter, Izabella Miko about their Earth Day plans.

Meet the winners of the first California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards.

The Australian bilby is becoming more popular, and they may just take over as the country's animal representative for Easter.

Non-native nutria have made their way to the Golden State, and Californians are rushing to find a solution to this ROUS-sized problem.

Planning to surf in Malibu this summer? Hang ten at Zuma Beach -- then stop by Vital Zuman Organic Farm for delicious local produce.

The California New Car Dealers Association reports that the Toyota Prius was the best-selling car in California in 2012.

The only thing better than a nice, roomy 2016 Chevy Malibu that gets 31 mpg combined is one that adds hybrid efficiency for 47 mpg combined.

Artist Patterson Clark naturally 'harvests' areas plagued by weeds and uses the leaves, roots and stems of much-loathed plants to produce handcrafted art suppli

Artist Amy Guidry uses dreamlike and unusual images to make a statement about the relationship between humans and the world.

In the age of Kindles and chain bookstores, some of these towns are vehemently opposed to e-readers and brand-name booksellers.

Although only 22 miles away from L.A., Catalina is a completely different world.

Bali is one of the most famous island tourist destinations in the world. This Indonesian isle's idyllic beaches, endless surf, easygoing population and exotic c

Earth now has five or six major ocean garbage patches, and new research suggests they'll continue growing for 'at least the next thousand years.'

Euthanasia rates have dropped dramatically at animal shelters across the U.S.

Got California rolls from the grocery stores for a healthy lunch? Check to see if your meal's rolled with high fructose corn syrup.

In today's busy world of unending errands and tasks, the feeling of time scarcity affects us all.

Here's how you can donate or otherwise help the animals, residents and first responders affected by wildfires in Australia.

Once an exotic and costly delicacy saved for royalty, the pineapple now stands as a welcoming beacon for all.

The search for signs of life in a mysterious star system hypothesized to potentially harbor an "alien megastructure" is now underway.

Astronomers have used instruments on board SOFIA, the world's largest airborne observatory, to examine a planet beyond solar system.

What the Flux? No Sign of Aliens Around Strange, Dimming Star

For the first time ever, astronomers have directly observed planets in the process of being born.

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.

More than 250 earthquakes have struck the state's Southern border since New Year's Eve, and it's not the first time this has happened.

Once isolated to the Central Valley, the hybrid tumbleweed Salsola ryanii is making moves — and fast.

Neapolitan pies are served with a hint of smog in San Vitaliano.

The 2017 finalist list is out for the James Bear Awards — the 'Oscars' of the food world.