Manchester's City of Trees scheme will plant one leafy specimen for every resident.

Looking for a side dish for your Easter dinner that's out of the norm? These delicious cakes would do the trick - just don't tell your guests they're eating bir

According to the GOP's favorite media mouthpiece, the Keystone XL pipeline would have created thousands, no- tens of thousands, no- hundreds of thousands, wait-

An odd, fruity equation provides perspective on the amount of radioactive water leaking into the Pacific.

Scientists say Zealandia meets all the requirements to qualify as a continent, even though 94% of it is underwater.

Toyota has donated 4,500 free trees for this March's giveaway for New York City residents.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is responsible for creating or saving one million green jobs.

From Dutch flower fields to Californian slopes, windmills are one of mankind's oldest ( loveliest) energy machines. Here are some windmill photos to celebrate.

These noteworthy wind-driven mills and windmill groupings offer a historical glimpse back to when life relied on the strength of wind.

Chris Burley and Ei Ei Khin have an ambitious goal: Grow 1 million wildflowers to help threatened honeybee populations.

Paddlers Paul Twedt and Michael Anderson started their Three Rivers Project to clean up Minnesota's three largest rivers.

Radium, a naturally-occurring radioactive element that's also a known carcinogen, can be found in water systems across the U.S.

Actor says his oil separation technology coupled with special boats can effectively stop an oil slick from reaching shore.

Tennessee Valley Authority announces plans for economic development projects in Roane County, the site of last December’s coal ash spill.

Air pollution may be responsible for more than 2 million deaths around the world each year.

Air pollutants are linked with heart disease, lung disease and other serious afflictions that have long-term impacts.

Just like 'Jurassic Park,' except with flowers instead of dinosaurs.

The discovery offers new insights about dinosaur plumage, hinting at a 'chestnut brown' creature that couldn't fly.

Wildlife biologist Steve Barlow has invented a nest box that can be added to utility right-of-way markers across the U.S. and Canada.

While "Million Dollar Baby" earned critical acclaim and a Best Actress Oscar for Hilary Swank, it also took a toll on her health.

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

Tesla Motors raised $266 million during its IPO with shares selling for more than the $14 to $16 target range.

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

The cost of supporting a person with autism over that individual's lifetime can be as high as $2.4 million, a new study estimates.

Another tragedy highlights the need to protect these precious insects.

The Mars InSight lander, developed to peer deep into the red planet's interior, is slated to launch on the morning of May 5.

The backwoods genius of 'Billy Bob's Gags to Riches' lives high off low-brow novelties.

The Environmental Voter Project has a plan to awaken a sleeping giant in American politics.

Funding for the newest Breakthrough Prize is announced as the awards for life sciences and physics are given at a California ceremony.

General Mills scraps new legal terms that served to waive the rights of Facebook fans and coupon users to sue the company.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $29 million in Recovery Act funding for weatherization training centers in 27 states.

Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and "Fortnite," is using the popularity of his virtual worlds to make a big impact in his home state of North Carolina.

James Harrison's plasma is used to make treatments for Rhesus disease. He has made 1,173 donations over more than 60 years, but now he has to retire.

Groundbreaking case was the first to link the product with terminal cancer.

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

European carbon market comes to a screeching halt after hackers use a phishing scheme to steal $4 million in emissions credits.

Car-sharing service Zipcar is betting that name recognition will boost sales of its common stock in an upcoming initial public offering.

Two new studies decipher who prefers which kind of car, revealing unexpected attitudes that challenge many assumptions.

A new report from KPMG sees 500 billion annual miles from people who might have otherwise stayed home.

Assembled as a local factory, the prefab housing units will house over 200 people at 3 different sites.

Milan, Italy's smoggy second largest city, envisions a future that's cooler, cleaner and swathed in green.

The world's oceans are turning acidic even more rapidly than during a monster emission of planet-warming carbon 56 million years ago.

Energy efficiency efforts are a highlight of the company’s 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report.

Researchers are trying to better understand how light pollution affects the endangered animals.

Open Table pays $10 million to Foodspotting for its library of user-generated restaurant food photos.

An addictive game and millions of micro-transactions equal success for King.

Day 1 in Copenhagen: despite massive jet lag, we had a fun bike tour of the city that proved a revelation in bike-centered city planning. 37% of all commuters u

The 21-year-old, who received a $2M signing bonus from the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011, says he enjoys living the simple life.

And in case you haven’t noticed, it’s changing everything about the workplace.

Except for war or natural disaster, young people have never had it so bad economically.