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Scientists witness breathtaking polar sunrise over Greenland

Scientist captures stunning sunrise during a research mission to study polar ice in the Arctic circle.



  • Climate & Weather

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Slow business: A manifesto for reclaiming our lives

Business as usual is destroying our lives and the environment.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Mystery behind the beach invasion of Garfield phones finally solved

Decades after the first of the iconic orange phones began washing ashore, a French community finally has answers.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Recycled cell phones for teens

New service offers refurbished cell phones complete with green tips for teens.




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A recyclable phone with eco-awareness alerts

MBA students in a CSR course at Boston College were tasked to create a green business idea for Verizon and a recyclable phone project came out on top.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Business owners: Recycle your company's cell phones

Communications Wireless Group works with business owners to recycle, refurbish, and reuse old wireless devices while maintaining a zero-landfill policy.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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What happens to pay phones when they die?

Chanie Kirschner remembers a time long ago when no one had cell phones.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Green ways to get rid of cellphones and chargers

Resist the urge to throw away your old gadgets. Here's how to recycle, donate and sell.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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AT&T sets recycling Guinness World Record

AT&T customers recycled 50,942 devices in a single week, setting a new Guinness World Record.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Fourth-graders' project showers local humane society in kindness

The success of two elementary school volunteer projects earned a shelter a donation from the Petco Foundation.




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Student walks 20 miles to get to his first day of work and meets kindness every step of the way

Walter Carr, a dedicated young employee, wins accolades in Alabama for going above and beyond to get to his first day of work.




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Can vacant mall stores alleviate homelessness?

Some are eyeing empty department stores as potential transitional housing for the homeless.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Advise the Advisors: Small business edition

White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Austan Goolsbee is seeking feedback from small business owners and entrepreneurs.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Watch: Obama and Goolsbee on small business

President Obama joined CEA Chairman Austan Goolsbee at the "Winning the Future" Forum on Small Business in Cleveland.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Green book roundup: Sustainability and innovation in business and the economy

From sustainability as a means of innovation to envisioning a prosperous, peaceful future free of oil, coal and nuclear energy, these five books are taking care



  • Arts & Culture

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The symbolic power of bladeless wind turbines

Critics of renewable energy are obsessed with the costs and practicalities of cleantech right this instant. Visitors to Silicon Valley in the 1970s didn't see t




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Mesmerizing short film 'Wrapped' imagines NYC overtaken by plants

Botanophobics may want to avert their eyes.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Watching nature documentaries boosts happiness, says study

Anxiety and fear give way to joy and awe when we tune into scenes of the natural world, finds a study commissioned by BBC, makers of "Planet Earth II."



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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'Migrating with the Sandhill Cranes': Follow the journey

Bryan Nelson's short film, "Migrating with the Sandhill Cranes," profiles one couple's epic journey to migrate with sandhill cranes from New Mexico to Alaska.




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How wind turbines kill birds

Wind energy may be cost efficient, but it's costing us over half a million birds each year.




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These clever wind turbines store energy for when the wind's not blowing

This isn't your father's turbine. It can create more electricity at lower wind speeds and does a better job of predicting the supply of wind energy.




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A new generation of wind turbines takes to the sea

Offshore wind has great potential, but the marine environment presents challenges. A new kind of turbine aims to overcome those obstacles.




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When business unplugs from the grid, can utilities survive?

From Ikea to Walmart, corporations are increasingly interested in generating their own power. Where does that leave utilities?




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Waves crash against massive wind turbines

Waves crash against wind turbines perched on a jetty in Boulogne-sur-mer, France.




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'Green Santa' delivers wind turbines to children

In a rare interview, Santa reveals why he is sick of so much "stuff". He's donning a green suit and delivering clean energy as a gift instead.




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How snow can help build better wind turbines

The way snow dances around wind turbines is shedding light on the mysteries of how air turbulence behaves.




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Blown away: Wind turbines generate enough energy to power every home in Scotland

With new data published by the WWF, Scotland once again proves itself as the renewable energy-generating powerhouse of the United Kingdom.




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Eiffel Tower outfitted with twin wind turbines

The turbines will help to keep the lights on and the cash registers ringing on the Paris landmark's newly revamped first floor.




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Is bee collapse due to cell phones?

Radiation from cell phones might be contributing to the decline in the bee population.




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Teen's invention keeps germs from spreading on planes

Raymond Wang, 17, won prestigious $75,000 award for engineering a system to make cabin air safer.



  • Research & Innovations

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Mysterious patterns across Chinese deserts explained

Chessboard-like grid patterns that cover sand dunes in China are explained as attempts at mining nickel in the deserts.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Say hello to the 'Virgin Rainbow,' the finest opal ever unearthed

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



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Nest provides Airbnb hosts with its signature smart thermostat

The Silicon Valley tech startup and the lodging platform partner to help make vacationing in a stranger's condo a more energy-efficient affair.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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This simple paper water filter zaps contaminants like nobody's business

Direct-to-consumer water filter company Mesopaper removes a variety of contaminants without the mess, waste or high price tag.



  • Research & Innovations

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3 Chinese astronauts land after record-breaking flight

The Shenzhou 10, along with its three crewmembers, returned safely after 15 days of space travel.




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Chernobyl shines again as a solar farm

When you can't harvest crops, why not harvest the sun?




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Canned wines to try for Memorial Day

Go ahead and drink wine from a can this summer, but remember: It's not fine wine; it's fun wine.




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Nature's 7 meanest mommies

In celebration of Mother’s Day and all the lovely things our mothers have done for us — like, not eating us — here’s a rogues’ gallery of some of nat




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Jan and Alexandra Cousteau celebrate the family business of conservation

The daughter-in-law and granddaughter of famous explorer Jacques Cousteau continue the mission of water stewardship.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Mommy Greenest: Mother's Day Gift Guide 2012

While Mother Nature is undisputedly the center of attention this coming weekend, don't forget that there's another Mother-celebrating Sunday on the horizon ...




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Scenes from the TVA coal disaster

The people of Harriman, Tenn., woke the morning of Dec. 23, 2008, to find their community awash in a billion gallons of toxic coal sludge.




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If your workouts cause extreme soreness and swelling, read this

Rhabdomyolysis is rare, but if your workouts cause extreme soreness or swelling, check with your doctor.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Your friends reveal more about your health than your fitness tracker

Your social network predicts your health and wellness more than your fitness tracker, study finds.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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6 exercises that can help you lose weight (even if you have 'obesity genes')

These half-dozen exercises will help you shed pounds if obesity is in your genes.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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What we can learn about longevity from Lonesome George

Researchers study the genetic secrets of the world's last Pinta Island tortoise.




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What's your cleanliness IQ?

How smart are you when it comes to keeping clean and germ-free? Take our quiz and find out.




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Think you know rocks, minerals and gemstones?

How well-versed are you with our planet's fascinating geology? Test your knowledge and find out.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Van Jones just tapped for senior White House Council position

UPDATE: Van Jones clears up the 'green czar' buzz.



  • Research & Innovations

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Ready to plog? Fitness craze pairs aerobic exercise with litter removal

Sweden is to thank (go figure) for a hot new lifestyle trend known as plogging that encourages participants to beautify cities while burning calories.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Call of the wild now delivered to iPhones

Authentic sounds of the wild can now be downloaded for free to your iPhone. Assign your friends their own unique howl, hoot or roar.



  • Gadgets & Electronics