These gardens epitomize a balance between beauty and conservation, promoting smart water practices and boosting honeybee populations in the area.

Shock Top saves cheeky/ingenious conservation startup Drop-A-Brick from sinking.

Freshwater supplies are dwindling as populations grow, but these companies are helping us use water more wisely.

A handy new tool can transform your pictures into colorful mosaics of emoji.

It's yet one more benefit of living in the Google years.

A Microsoft experiment goes awry in short order as Tay runs straight into Godwin's Law.

Environmentally and socially responsible investment companies help make ecosystems and the economy more sustainable.

Add $350 million to the already invested $350 million, and EV network start-up, Better Place, seems to have plenty of fuel to bring the world an EV network that

The new conference introduces investors from across the country to Southeastern companies to shed more light on business in the region.

October is Fair Trade Month. Celebrate by throwing a fair trade coffee hour -- or cocktail hour -- and buying better-for-kids chocolate on Halloween.

A food cart that uses real food ingredients like grass-fed beef, tallow and coconut milk is a winner in this household.

Korean scientists create energy-saving windows that reflect heat in the summer and absorb it during the winter.

Thelma Taormina isn't exactly keen on smart meters. So when a utility worker arrived at her Houston home to install one of the devices, she did what any totally

Think of vlogging as a video podcast, a video blog, if you will, where you share opinions, information, or just your life in general.

These critical elements are abundant in Alaska's Bokan Mountain, but extracting them could be a long and difficult process.

Scientists have developed a glass that changes from opaque to transparent and can be adjusted for different wavelengths of light.

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

The development of a smart grid would have substantial environmental and economic benefits.

In these financially uncertain times, more and more 9-to-5 workers are rounding out their paychecks with cash from entrepreneurial ventures.

Why does the North Dakota outpost of Williston have the highest rents for a one-bedroom apartment in the entire country according to a new survey?

The blue- and yellow-clad home furnishings behemoth plans to add 17 percent more green to the paychecks of employees who earn minimum wage.

L.A. Times says the head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee was once a moderate, but he was able to gain this powerful seat by embracing Tea Party princ

Schools are competing to generate the best recycling rates and the lowest levels of waste.

The longtime environmental cop is known for being tough, pragmatic and likable.

Two environmental journalists call for the Environmental Protection Agency to become more open to the press and thus to the public.

Bipartisan 'Chemical Safety Improvement Act' would require more safety regulation for chemicals while making it easier for those that pass to get on the market.

"American Wasteland" author Jonathan Bloom shares tips for the source reduction of food waste like shopping smarter and keeping foods visible.

The imagery and placement of Leslie Fry's sculptures aim to increase awareness about the effects of human impact on the natural environment.

Tailgating season is winding down, but football is still in the air. Can you make a stadium outing less of a green disaster? Try these tips and find out.

Imagine a smartphone for the visually impaired that has the tools most sighted smartphone users have come to take for granted

Sucheta Rawal's Go Eat Give brings people from around the world together through food and community service.

Kids in England have been raising money to fund solar for schools in Africa, but now they are bringing it closer to home too.

See why the science blog creator thinks there are too many scientists. (A funny thing for someone with a Ph.D. in molecular biology, don't you think?)

How do they do it? Through lots of glass jars, obliterating clutter, and recycling only as a last resort. Bea Johnson shares her top 10 tips.

Vijay Brihmadesam, one of the minds behind Tava Indian Kitchen, has mastered the tasty and convenient fast-food market.

Begun in her bedroom when she was 13, this dedicated woman’s Little Nature Museum has never stopped growing and inspiring visitors.

The botanical monster-makers behind a new Kickstarter campaign aim to erect a towering hell-beast made from North America's most notorious invasive plant.

See how smart growth and conservation easements play a role in preserving the land of the Hudson River Valley.

Video: Learn about ecoartspace and how that organization addresses environmental issues through the visual arts.

Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, sits down with noted environmentalist Ray Anderson of Interface Inc. Anderson, a not

"Growing a Better America" offers lessons on how the United States can keep growing without sacrificing the environment.

Measures taken in the current Ebola outbreak may hold some clues for how to handle samples brought back to Earth from Mars.

A new 4-minute film casts digital humans in real extraterrestrial destinations, guided by the timeless words of Carl Sagan.

NASA aims to launch a flight test Thursday, June 4, of an innovative "flying saucer" that could help humans land on Mars in the future.

Having conquered both the moon and Cupertino, Sir Norman Foster eyes the Red Planet.

Space law prevents rovers from contaminating H2O on Mars.

The space agency is trying to understand what vegetables may thrive on the red planet, and how to help them do so.

NASA has just released an image of a unique hole on the surface of Mars.

The massive Mars colony simulation located in the Dubai desert will be designed by Danish architect Bjake Ingels.

The plan to manufacture fuel on Mars instead of on Earth could make human missions to Mars more practical.