The tiny, flexible solar cells can be integrated into objects of any shape or size.

This digitally knitted canopy uses photo-luminescent yarns to create a semi-shaded summer pavilion for visitors to NYC's MoMA PS1 gallery.

When printed in a precise pattern onto carbon nanotubes on paper, these photosynthetic bacteria can produce electricity from sunlight, which could power biodegradable environmental and medical sensors.

And now, in the 'Give me a break' category, the folks behind this garbage can scanner assume you can't make a grocery list on your own.

Alea Labs is introducing the "smart vent 2.0", which again raises the questions we had about Smart Vent 1.0.

Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China.

The dead ones washing up on beaches are "just the tip of the iceberg."

The horsemeat scandal in the UK and Europe could make more people turn to vegetarianism.

Supporters of protecting the Teghut Forest in northern Armenia from a company's plans to build an open-pit copper mine there have an uphill battle to fight against the perception that mining

On one side of the world, the hovering ash cloud is making it very, very difficult for millions travelers to get home and using up a lot of media air. Meanwhile on the other side of the

All photos credit Collin Dunn Ed. note: 24 of the top teachers in the U.S. have been chosen to go to the Galapagos Islands, with a stop in the Florida Everglades, with the Toyota International Teacher Program. The program is designed to engage a variety

The ballooning rates of people coming to the Galapagos, as residents or tourists, over the past few years has created a variety of environmental concerns for the islands. Not least of these is waste management, as the

While the NYT article offers an exaggerated cautionary tale, its alarm-ism can lead many to throw the beautiful practice of yoga asanas (postures) out with the bathwater.

What does it take to get improved environmental coverage in the media?

Margaret Wente trots out every 20-year-old trope spouted by tired old discredited climate change deniers.

Streetfilms shows how a road can in fact be many things, not just a place for cars.

Children. Alone in the forest. At night.

...or does this augur the final breakdown of civilization?

A new study finds that music helps alleviate symptoms of anxiety, pain and fatigue in cancer patients, while also boosting their quality of life.

It's clever, cheap, burns calories and keeps the blood flowing and heart pumping.

Mayon is the largest of the Philippines' 22 active volcanoes, at 8,070 feet. The plumes of smoke and flows of lava make it seem like it is already erupting, yet scientists say the big fireworks could be still to come, and more than 40,000 people have

The best ideas aren't always the most expensive ones.

A six-year dispute over mislabeled shipping containers has been settled, but the world can learn an important lesson from this.

Weak regulations mean an extra dose of toxic wastewater for some states, like Ohio.

Are solar-powered trash cans a fuel-saving, money-saving way to keep the streets clean? Or are they worse than regular trash cans?

Almost two years after a ketchup snub sparked a patriotic backlash in Ontario, sales for French's ketchup remain strong.

Called 'First Light,' this now-famous event at Ontario's first European-built settlement is a special experience for the whole family.

Wiarton Willie saw his shadow this morning, which means the cold weather will stick around.

Who needs trees when you can have beer in corner stores?

220 years ago a lot of people wanted to move to Canada. Here is how they were welcomed.

From mites to cockroaches, our house dust is literally crawling with things.

Our food chain can so easily be disrupted, as this example of eggs contaminated with a pesticide not approved to be anywhere near a chicken proves

Pesticides make lawns unplayable.

Wildlife Conservation Society is treating the purloined parrots at a specially built care facility; some 900 have been released back into the wild.

Did you know that cheetahs sound a lot like your housecat?

Architect Tamir Addadi squeezes a lot into a very small space

See the view captured by the International Space Station as the category 4 hurricane makes landfall over Florida.

A new type of hydrokinetic turbine sits within irrigation canals and could power several homes from the flow of water.

Spark is a musical instrument that harvests kinetic energy when it's shaken, storing it in a battery for powering LED lights.

A UK offset company launches a world-first partnership to finance Life-Straw water purifiers in Africa.

The approved measure ups fines from $480 to $120,000, and jail time from 2 years to 15 years.

Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are banding together to combat unlawful timber products and curb deforestation.

It was shot from "sea to summit" in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, one of the most dynamic landscapes on Earth.

It's not quite as dramatic as it sounds. It's simply a good demonstration of the power of regenerative braking!

It took three years, but Hōkūle’a made the impressive journey using only ancient Polynesian navigational methods.

As if to say 'sorry,' Kilauea softens its fury by tossing shimmery green olivine to the humble humans below.

Masao Yoshida, one of the Fukushima 50 who stayed behind at the earthquake and tsunami-struck power plant after the other employees evacuated, has just died from esophageal cancer.

Can a rare metal travel without a passport?

And a self-driving chair, a computer in your phone and learning to listen.

Scientists argue over whether some animals have the brains for suffering.