Like magic, sound waves have the ability to manipulate objects suspended in midair.

Adding to data from current technologies, GPS radio signals could help to show a more comprehensive view of hurricanes' behaviors.

The agency hopes that public access to the information will encourage collaboration and innovation across the computer science community.

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

A new study finds that the presence of grandmother helps younger whales thrive, just as with humans.

Microsoft co-founder's donation will fund research into Alzheimer's and other conditions.

A trio of U.S. financial giants have teamed up to spell out why the American economy can't afford runaway climate change.

Here's everything you need to know to get started in the world of legal marijuana — from investing to fundraising to finding a job.

The EPA staff is being cut by 6 percent, disrupting services like pollution cleanup and public health research.

Wanted: Test scores from 1 million people as web-based research project aims to learn more about the region of DNA that determines how the brain works.

'White Mars,' as Antarctica is known, is ideal for studying the long-term effects of isolation.

Katie Leclerc's character gets a food truck on 'Switched at Birth.'

Plus: Notes from around Hollywood.

Marilu Henner and others stage reading 'Surviving Grace,' a play about Alzheimer's.

Comic artist Rob Lang gives animals a way to speak their piece with "Underdone Comics.'

NRDC founder John H. Adams details the history of the environmental nonprofit -- and the modern environmental movement.

Resistance is not futile. In fact, it can stave off colon cancer and ease inflammatory bowel disease and other digestion problems.

Facebook knows who your romantic partner is, even if you keep that information private, and can even predict if the relationship will last.

This gratitude project is simple, quick, creative and you probably have everything you need to participate in your pocket already.

Facebook is in talks to buy a drone company that manufactures ultra-lightweight, solar-powered planes.

A decade-long search for alien life called the Breakthrough LiBillionaire Yuri Milner pledges to fund a decade-long search for intelligent life.

Humans have always been searching for a cure for aging, but researchers claim to have developed a mathematical proof that shows it's impossible to avoid.

The Hawks and Philips Arena have purchased enough clean energy to power the facility for the 2012-2013 basketball season.

This California hotel that our food blogger stayed goes beyond LEED certification in its sustainability initiatives.

Filmmaker Mark Kitchell talks to MNN about the need to understand the birth and life of the green movement in the U.S.

How the Sahara Desert both contributes to and checks the formation of big hurricanes.

Satellite images confirm another massive iceberg has split from Antarctica, this time from the Pine Island Glacier.

More than 1,000 workers will study the environmental effects of energy production.

Quant's fire-breathing electric supercar performs great — on paper. The futuristic battery tech is cool, but will it work?

The introduction of the 2015 Kia Soul EV brings the notion of a practical, affordable all-electric car closer to the driveway.

Seen at the Geneva Motor Show, this green family hauler doubles as an office.

These guys aren't shy about taking on Tesla, but first they need to ramp up the factory for this 1,088-horsepower, 200 mph electric from Croatia.

Tesla Motors gets some high-powered competition.

There are many different types of staircases that can make your home a more efficient, safer and even a more attractive place.

Bjarke attack! The Danish maverick is the subject of a climate-themed retrospective at the National Building Museum.

A tour of the Bullitt Center in Seattle confirms that it's as green as it can be.

Leave it to Shigeru Ban to breathe ingenious new life into the painfully abundant remains of a major catastrophe.

Don't want to live in it anymore? Just covert it into a drive-through shaved ice stand.

How they can provide some space for the next generation as well.

The treehouse-esque bunkhouses of Whitetail Woods Regional Park score big at the AIA Housing Awards.

From Apple's Spaceship HQ to GE's Boston campus, these solar-integrated designs are raising the bar.

Donut-shaped and parked at the foot of a glacier, the Snøhetta-designed Svart hotel in Norway is the first of its kind.

Shop for Good Sunday lets you put your holiday spending where your values are.

Oil exploration will probably begin in Alaskan waters this summer, according to a top U.S. official, with more lease sales likely in the next four years.

When all reason says we ought to be backing more transportation options, the media is still obsessed with automobiles.

People living in the the U.S. and the E.U. are responsible for the greatest average loss of Arctic sea ice, says Max Planck Institute.

Although not the flashiest thing on the block, GE unveils a WiFi-connected LED bulb with a more agreeable price point than its peers.

After a drubbing in the media, the formerly popular brand is making amends.

Actor will be participating in Suzy Amis Cameron's 'Red Carpet Green Dress' challenge.

They're stylish, they're strong, and they support design-based recovery in disaster-stricken areas. What more could you ask for in a pair of specs?