The oldest city in the Netherlands attracts first-time homeowners with flat-pack prefab abodes free of hidden costs or complications.

The whole point of getting out into the natural world is to see, smell and hear the sounds of nature.

The Caterpillar 797 is a 50-foot-tall dump truck widely used in the mining industry. Watch what happens when it faces off against a stationary Land Cruiser.

The Planetary Society's tiny LightSail spacecraft has sent a photo of its deployed solar sail down to Earth.

Flahavan's Irish Oats courts millennials with stories and unconventional recipes.

Mother Nature Network is giving away some of our favorite green books to keep you busy by your favorite low-carbon fireplace this winter.

Become a Facebook fan and win these 7 environmentally-themed titles.

Answer 20 questions to get your resiliency score -- and find out how self and community-sufficient you are.

The Boeing Black tackles cybersecurity with a range of spy-like features.

From the fitness fan to the overachiever, we've got you covered with ten fun 'Elf on the Shelf' ideas to please all of your little elves.

The first release of moths with genetically-engineered "self-destruct" switches onto American farms is being heralded as an insecticide-free solution to pests.

According to some experts, the ubiquitous BFF self-portraits may be responsible for a significant increase in head lice.

A new toy line that lets babies post their images to the Web raises an interesting question.

A concept unveiled at a UN roundtable outlines a fully autonomous floating city.

Two new studies decipher who prefers which kind of car, revealing unexpected attitudes that challenge many assumptions.

Automakers like Volvo, VW, BMW, Audi and Mercedes are going full speed ahead, aiming for autonomous cars on the road by 2025.

Autonomous vehicles will be ready soon — to ferry retirees around closed communities.

A $2,500 download gets you a car that steers, brakes, accelerates and changes lanes.

BMW Vision Next 100

VW is poised to reinvent itself as an EV-friendly treehugger.

Women athletes, working women, and artists are all getting in on the ongoing discussion of women's bodies in the media.

Major music festivals join museums, sporting venues and religious sites in banning the devices.

Shirts made from Silic use nano-technology to prevent water-based liquids from soaking in.

The longhorned tick, native to Asia, is first new invasive tick to be found in U.S. in 50 years.

If nothing else, taking a picture of yourself in nature for Earth Day will get you outside.

The barrage of Darwin Award-worthy and just plain cruel animal selfie photos in the news is our cue for a reality check.

Millipedes are poison-filled arthropods that are surprisingly essential to the health of conifer forests in the Northwest.

The disintegration of a giant Antarctic ice shelf that had been stable for millennia was caused by a chain reaction of lakes draining on top of the ice.

Finland, the world's most literate nation, rings in its 100th birthday with the opening of Oodi Helsinki Central Library.

The makers of the sweetener have petitioned the FDA to rename it Corn Sugar in the best interest of making things clear for the consumer.

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

How architect Le Corbusier, a 13th-century abbey and a busload of tourists taught me some lessons.

Before interviewing Energy Secretary Steven Chu, <i>The Daily Show</i> host Jon Stewart fell asleep talking about the Markey-Waxman energy bill.

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

Medical identity theft is a hassle, but for a person managing a severe health issue, it can be life-threatening. Here's what you need to know.

The concept shoe is reminiscent of the electronic-laced shoes from the 'Back to the Future' movies.

It was either this, or peel off and redistribute the stickers.

A strange and talented blob will be revealed to the public in Paris for the first time.

This giant Galapagos tortoise will "retire" from a successful mating program that helped the species rebound from very small numbers.

From sleeping and eating well to taking deep breaths, self-care is important when times are tough.

Ask these 6 daily quarantine questions to make sure you're doing OK and taking care of yourself.

Study finds cockatoo called Snowball taught himself to dance and researchers want to understand how.

Due to their seemingly ever-smiling demeanor, these small marsupials are the perfect selfie buddies.

Panorama gives viewers a glimpse of the geological landmarks in Curiosity's vicinity, including the Gale Crater Rim, Upper Mount Sharp and the Murray Buttes.

As Marsh rebrands Jelf, Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift reflects on the passing of another name heavily associated with noughties broker consolidation

A new study finds that older people react a lot more slowly when they take back control of an autonomous vehicle.

Even if self-driving cars could replace mass transit, it would be a very bad thing.

Autonomous vehicles may save consumers money in the future, but our cars mean more to us than simple economics.

Court documents reveal Jelf believes its losses total over £1.2m.

The software house is working with brokers to allow more customers to activate ‘pay how you drive’ insurance amid the Covid-19 lockdown.