A new style of tiny lithium battery that can charge wirelessly could help make cyborg grafts an imminent reality.

Fast, cheap, and high quality? That's right. Fast food does not have to be bad for you.

Eight of Esquire's top 20 new restaurants of 2010 emphasize local and sustainable foods.

Tired of quizzing your waiter about where your seafood comes from? Here's a website and other tools that can help with your restaurant research before you go.

Iron Chef Jose Garces’ whiskey bar in the Rittenhouse Square section of Philadelphia serves a sustainable burger and fries that are worth the wait.

From carpenter ants to crazy ants, we'll help you ID the insects that have invaded your space.

Customers at Ortine's in Brooklyn sit among the gardens where the food on their plates grows.

Smart, Southern, independent start-ups are using the buildings and kitchens from closed chains and being green in the process.

Restaurants tap into the community supported agriculture model.

More than just the seafood is local at this Maryland waterfront restaurant.

Virginia’s Mimslyn Inn brings a fresh idea from farm to table to schools.

You know what a “farm-to-fork” restaurant is, but what’s a “seed-to-stove” restaurant?

A slew of coupon and gift certificate sites offer discounts to sustainable restaurants, but sometimes you have to do your homework.

Yes, the burger at this seasonal and local restaurant is everything it's hyped to be.

A restaurant's reputation and, ultimately, bottom line depend on cleanliness. The dilemma for restaurant operators is that most products used for cleaning and p

Organic, grass-fed, free-range beef burgers and fries cooked in olive oil make a fast-food meal worth going out for — once in a while.

Restaurants that focus on healthy food served quickly are growing, showing that consumers are ready to eat better.

It’s been fun to explore the gluten-free world in Portland, Oregon. Here are some of my favorite finds so far.

NASA studied houseplants as a way to purify the air in space facilities, here are the plants that improve your indoor air quality best.

Miguel Luna is using grassroots organizing to rehabilitate the river and the communities near it through his group, Urban Semillas.

Invasive "crazy ants" have been displacing fire ants, and a curious defensive strategy may be behind the crazy ants' bold takeover.

Conservationists are hoping for a Christmas (Island) miracle.

As climate change affects the world, invasive species are finding new, more hospitable places to call home.

Citing a need to protect native species, this New Zealand town is proposing an all-out cat ban.

To prepare for future colonies on Mars, NASA is asking for ideas on how to keep Red Planet astronauts safe that require minimal resupplies from Earth.

Want to go to space? NASA is looking to hire a few good astronauts.

Short, dry days with no sunlight and cold temperatures? You can nurse your houseplants through the perils of winter with some simple care and attention.

After Hurricane Irma ravaged Florida, a Miami teen saved hundreds of mangroves and replanted them as protection for animals and humans from future storms.

Nearly half of all air pollutants exceed breathable levels and they often have a dangerous impact on our health.

Man's Facebook plea goes viral as people from around the globe help stock boy's shelves.

To fight climate change and deforestation, Ethiopia is turning to trees in a big way.

Sierra Club claims success after year-long 'Clean up Dynergy' campaign

Lend your voice to calls for power plants to upgrade their water systems to prevent millions of fish from being chopped to bits.

Plants have a specialized form of communication to compensate for their inability to move, a PLOS One study finds.

Urban noise — and AC/DC — may be wreaking havoc on ecosystems.

The British vacuum cleaner kingpin will invest nearly $3B in developing an electric vehicle by 2020.

New campaign hopes to help consumers see the light on energy-saving light bulbs.

No window? No problem.

Model guidelines from the U.N. for energy-efficient light bulbs aid developing nations in smoothly transitioning from incandescents to LEDs.

Good looking pants that protect your valuables.

Meet the eco-entrepreneur behind gDiapers, a greener, flushable, alternative to the traditional plastic disposable diaper.

Yosemite National Park has 300 seasonal positions to fill for summer 2018. Here's how to apply.

Despite several obstacles in his path Joe Barton thinks he will be the next chairman of the committee and is already drawing up plans.

Speaking on 'Larry King Live', actor says he hopes his tombstone reads 'And he made movies, too.'

Dodder vines can tap into multiple hosts, causing damage but also providing botanical wires that let host plants share valuable info.

More than 100 plant species are capable of going dormant to avoid danger, according to a new study.

The fossil fuel industry benefits from government money, but not renewables. In a forum with T. Boone Pickens at the National Press Club, media mogel Ted Turner

Fire ants are especially efficient at filling in the ecological gaps created by humans.

Australia's desert ants are thriving in the face of climate change.

In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, NASA has launched a clever online campaign that enables participants to "adopt" a small piece of the planet.