Big Ass Fans unveils an exceptionally smart ceiling fan that learns to start to spinning the minute your sweaty bod enters a room.

Sandwich filling, side dish, and main dish recipes for the slow cooker that will keep you and your home cool this summer.

Breakthrough technology that separates the heat of sunlight from the light will help to improve solar cell efficiency.

The Gogoro Smartscooter doesn't have a plug; Instead, you swap batteries at a GoStation and you are on your way.

An impact basin spotted on Mercury with two smaller craters above it looks remarkably like the sweet treat-loving Cookie Monster muppet of "Sesame Street" fame.

Phil Jones and The Union of Concerned Scientists say The Daily Mail misrepresented a statement about climate change data to support skeptics' claims.

Create your eco-friendly, organic culinary masterpiece wearing one of these sassy aprons.

Switching out some surprisingly toxic household products for cleaner, greener alternatives can help save your health, money and the planet.

Try these not-too-sweet organic thirst quenchers to stay cool in hot weather.

Fresh and delicious, the ice cream from this popular Old City, Philadelphia store is worth the wait.

These recipes help you conserve water (and cleanup is a breeze.)

This German concept of cooperative living could be a great alternative to the retirement community.

'Silver Linings' star is the first major actor to participate in Livia Firth's 2013 Green Carpet Challenge.

This recipe for traditional Peruvian Alfajores gets a non-traditional twist with the addition of quinoa. It's a great recipe to make with kids for Mother's Day.

The City of Brotherly Love hosts a restaurant week with a local twist and offers a free, downloadable cookbook, 'Center City Cooks,' which includes seasonal rec

With these free or cheap apps, you can drive safely, park your car without circling, find cheap gas, and locate repair shops you can trust.

An article based upon a leaked report says that Arctic sea ice is up 60%. But is it true?

With summer here, there are many ways to keep the temperature tolerable while saving money and the environment.

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison find that city blocks with 40% or more tree coverage are naturally cooler than blocks with fewer trees.

You can now get a charge out of its new go-anywhere GoCharger.

Audi’s R8 e-tron sports car is finally a reality — with almost 300 miles on a charge.

By reducing the urban heat island effect, mass adoption of electric vehicles may even cut our air conditioning bills.

Millennials and lower-income consumers are in a buying mood. They think that brand matters, and Tesla is the ultimate brand.

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

You’ll refer to this guide that’s printed on biodegradable fabric with non-toxic ink almost every time you need to convert a recipe.

Shop for great deals on small kitchen appliances, dinnerware, cookbooks and more from the comfort of your home with these Cyber Monday offers.

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

Looking for stocking stuffer ideas for your favorite home cooks? Here are some suggestions for super useful tools that they’ll love.

Student filmmakers win Environment Agency film competition by casting Coolio as a water-wasting polar bear.

We're no IT geniuses, but we can help you figure out how to go green in your Internet ventures.

A vivid new video follows skiers in LED-studded suits as they slice up Alaskan slopes after dark.

Cookbook sales are still strong, but as more cooks embrace websites and apps, cookbooks could be in danger of going the way of other print mediums.

When it’s cold and gray outside, coming home to a hot meal that’s been slowly cooking all day is one of winter’s great comforts.

A list of tips and sources of finding deeply discounted and free cookbooks for Kindle.

After amassing a collection of cookbooks and other book on her Kindle, our food blogger tries out the Book Collections app to organize them.

Guide to pulling off a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with style from the former New York Times restaurant critic is a bargain.

This all-article, no-recipe magazine about food and cooking packs a lot into its first free issue.

Apple's app store hasMark Bittman’s go-to book on the basics of how to cook just about anything you can imagine for free.

What started out as a free, legal music website (with optional tipping), has added free downloadable books to its offerings, including cookbooks.

It could be yours if you're a serious chocoholic and willing to relocate.

The new Digital Cookie platform can teach the girls useful entrepreneurial skills, if their parents can step aside and let the girls be in charge.

A process intended to teach girls about business instead teaches one of life's hardest lessons.

Flip-flops are summer's shoe; here's how to wear them best.

Find out if the acerbic celebrity chef is impressed.

Epicurious picks the 100 greatest home cooks of all time, and you might be surprised by the names on the list.

Geothermal heating and cooling systems are a blend of the old and the new. An ecologically and financially-efficient option.

Submit your Earth Day lesson plan to this contest and you win could tons of cool prizes for your classroom.

Use beer to steam mussels and other ideas to try when you're making a meal for dad.

A newly developed insulation from students at California State University could dramatically reduce the cost of air conditioning.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: This summer, keep the house cool with these tips.