Did you know that rounder leaves have greater daily light interception and carbon gain? Here's how and why plants change the shape of their leaves.

Researchers have managed to pinpoint the time you're most likely to meet a spider.

Honor your favorite boss on this holiday, which falls on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010.

Matt Hickman unravels the mysteries behind offsetting CO2 and buying RECs. (Hint: One of them can fund tree-planting efforts.)

We're driving fewer miles and more of us are going car-free, yet we're only scratching the surface of car-isn't-king culture.

The deal with the Tesla Model 3: 215 miles of range, zero to 60 under 6 seconds, $35,000 — but read the fine print.

Electric carmakers need more cobalt for their lithium-ion batteries. Tiny Cobalt, Ontario, aims to become a sizable supplier.

Video: At 6 billion bottles and counting, a Fortune 100 company has forged a partnership that’s created the largest recycling center of it’s kind in the wor

UC Davis students conceive a 'deliberate solution' to substandard farm worker housing.

With guidance from the World Wildlife Fund, Swedish retailer IKEA uses bath towels and duvet covers to spread a message of conservation.

The rediscovery of this hibiscus relative in Hawaii illustrates the growing importance of drones in wildlife conservation.

Confused about egg carton labeling? You're not alone.

New requirements for happier hens infringes on the interstate commerce protections of the U.S. Constitution, says Missouri attorney general.

Although they are getting better at it, many consumers still do not spend every last penny that is credited to their gift cards.

If you think that the practice of "regifting," or giving someone else a gift you've previously received, is rude, you may want to think again.

Need a gift in a hurry? Here are some fun and festive ideas sure to please anyone on your holiday gift list.

These gifts that food lovers will appreciate can be bought at local stores or ordered online up to the very last minute before Christmas.

No matter your budget, we've got something to help your mom indulge her green thumb.

Give the real estate-fixated college graduate in your life a well-designed, practical gift that will be put to good use in their first post-grad abode.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday aren't the only days when you can get good deals on a range of gifts.

Real peppermint oil or ginger oil make Divine’s Fair Trade dinner thins a welcome addition to dessert and coffee.

If sexy smoke alarms and food-growing fish tanks fail to help you check that difficult to shop for person off your holiday gift list, than I quit.

Here today, gone tomorrow deals to buy online for the home cook on your holiday shopping list.

If you buy me one of these as a holiday gift, I may never clink glasses with you again.

Food gifts are a lovely way to celebrate the season and share your love with others. Here are some fun ideas.

After you've furiously torn through your holiday prezzies, plant Eden Paper gift wrap it in the backyard where it will grow into a patch of veggies.

We've rounded up the best last-minute gifts: presents you can send your loved ones digitally that will arrive in email immediately.

With college grad gifting season upon us, here's a handful of useful, unique and starter apartment-friendly household items.

Bamboo globes, reclaimed sailcloth planters and the requisite pair of socks are just some of this year's exceptionally giftable finds.

You're sure to find something for the cocktail enthusiast on your gift list this holiday season.

These kitchen tools aren't expensive, and they're sure to get a lot of use by any home chef.

When you buy one of these gifts for someone on your list, a donation is made to someone in need.

'Tis the season for Cabin Porn and 200-page treatises on Norwegian wood chopping technique.

Who said you can't partake in a little shopping on Giving Tuesday?

13 terrific tools to gift the DIYer in your life

Combine food shopping and gift shopping this year by taking advantage of a well-stocked grocery store.

Here's what to give and what to avoid for the holidays or any time of year.

How can men and women get on the same page about gifts?

Try a triple pale ale, some mint julep fudge, or an amaretto cheesecake made by nuns and monks.

They make the perfect gift for your favorite binge-watcher.

Presenting a bevy of unique, useful and all-around lovely prezzies that support a range of good causes.

When you buy these presents, stocking stuffers and hostess gifts, you're also giving to charity.

Tips from people who are really great at giving the best gifts that the rest of us need to read.

These gift ideas are perfect for the people in your life who love nature and the great outdoors.

Some people are just impossible to buy for around the holidays and birthdays. But we have some ideas on gifts for people who already have everything.

A floating sheet of pumice could bring an infusion of life to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

The answer to this depends on the definition of hybrid, and how long it would take to "convert" each car on the road to a hybrid. One thing's for sure -- emissi

In a case of 'Do as I do, not as I say,' Rupert Murdoch is taking bold steps to help solve a problem while telling the world it doesn’t exist.

It's no substitute for simply getting rid of coal, but geo-engineering just may be our planet's Hail Mary pass.

TckTckTck has a news and social media hub to help people who don't speak 'acronymese' understand what is going on at the Doha COP 18 climate talks.