Have researchers found the secret behind the 'French paradox'?

On Caltech's campus, student engineers and scientists are busy in labs day and night working on hairy solar panels, termite

Many clean tech wonks have never heard of them, but Alevo plans to be manufacturing grid-scale energy storage on a huge scale within the next few years.

Say I love you with these lovely living gifts that go easy on the planet.

Delos has developed a whole new standard for healthy, happy living, starting at $ 15.5 million.

Or why you shouldn't barbecue indoors.

The World Green Building Council has some tips about ventilation, insulation and lighting.

Image from NASA updated: As many noted, I (idiotically) cited the Montreal Protocol's success here, which has nothing to do with reducing tropospheric ozone -- rather, it has to do with fixing the ozone layer. Thank you commenters, and my apologies for

In July of 2007, the East Coast was slammed by a record-setting heat wave. From New York City to Washington, DC, temperatures averaged above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, causing more than 40 deaths.

A new study is the first to identify and analyze the level of food waste for actual households.

"Reuse" is usually a good motto; this study reminds parents to take care in the case of toys originally sold in yesteryears. We offer some tips for selecting safer used toys.

Fluffy little pieces of heaven, these vegan cupcakes boast that winning combination of caramel sweetness cut with just a tiny sprinkle of sea salt.

A long-suspected secret behavior of water molecules in ice is seen for the first time using a new technique that could help develop energy alternatives.

Customers pay €1 for a reusable cup that can be returned to any participating business in the city center.

This furniture designer's stealth van conversion has been created as a "test lab" for mobile, "democratic" small space design.

Vinyl man (pictured) may be disappointed. "The hundreds of thousands of lunch boxes given away by California state health officials over the last several years were designed to promote healthful habits, bearing slogans such as "Eat Fruits & Vegetables

The Statue of Liberty may be a welcome sight to see for many entering the U.S. from around the world, but according to a recent NYC Health Department study, immigrant children are five times as likely as those born in the U.S. to suffer from lead

The near-death of one of India's most distinguished scientists has halted work on a major hydroelectric dam in the Himalayas. Professor AD Agarwal, 77, former dean of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi at Kanpur,

As salinization impacts agriculture around the world—another effect of climate change that will hit already-vulnerable places and people the hardest—farmers, small-scale farmers in particular, have to figure out how to

Chamomile is one of the oldest and most popular medicinal herbs, but it has also become one of the best studied.

A mug of herbal tea a day may keep the doctor away!

And it is beautiful too.

Consumer Reports strongly urges houses with children under 6 to avoid them altogether.

Who says the motto "to protect and serve" only applies to people?

People who live within view of water have lower psychological distress, study finds.

They are healthier, they last longer, and they look better, too.

If you like a little sugar in your morning (and late morning, and afternoon) coffee, but don't like the calories, there's a good chance you use one of the many artificial sweeteners on the market. But there's plenty of evidence

Because people gotta move.

The move comes as a result of a petition from Greenpeace Southeast Asia, which asserts that GM crops can cause serious health issues.

Blasting along the Ohio Turnpike, few will notice the coastal salt marsh plants growing along the shoulder. Such plants are now common at the mid-western roadside, having adapted to a half

Drivers used to get away with murder; new legislation is much stronger.

Hundreds of dolphins and pelicans have been found dead on beaches in Peru since February, prompting the government to issue a public health warning.

Find all your sunny-day basics made with fair-trade fabrics and natural dyes.

Michael Janzen comes up with an interesting and elegant design. But is it safe?

Image credit: HowStuffWorks Environmentalism and Alternative Medicine - Oil and Water? George Monbiot is undoubtedly no stranger to controversy - my post about his climate change book, Heat, drew 81 comments, while his well publicized opposition to

No detailed guidelines, no legally binding requirements, and a misplaced focal point are a recipe for failure.

The Scandinavian master designed a gem of a building promoting Nordic cooperation.

In tribute to the region's salt lake, the architects of this unique restaurant used salt as an eco-friendly building material.

Using an additive, powder-based 3D printing process, experiments with abundant and renewable salt have created this translucent and lightweight structure.

A number of states are edging out insurance companies. This could be huge for the environment.

Motoi Yamamoto's salt labyrinths and intricate installations are as stunning as they are sustainable.

That's way sooner than almost anyone expected.

Cargill Meat is recalling 132,600 pounds of beef products nationwide that may be contaminated with E. coli.

Report also provides a blueprint for how to overhaul the food system to improve wellbeing all around.

Mini-spots, reflectors and candelabra bulbs were supposed to become more efficient next year, saving 80 billion kWh.

What with social networking sites like Facebook all the rage right now and more attention than ever being focused on the issues of global warming and climate change, the moment certainly seems propitious for the unveiling of MakeMeSustainable, a

LEED v4 is here.

Many people swear by the value of periodically fasting for a day or a couple days at a time. Science backs them up

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee at The Guardian writes about the deeper human issue at risk in our ongoing environmental crises - a disconnection from the ecosystem.

Honeybees survey vast tracts of land during their communal foraging. They share their best finds in a waggle dance, which new research has turned into a powerful tool for assessing ecosystem health.