Start planning your Thanksgiving wine selections by trying this sustainable rosé this weekend.

There's more to winter gourds than butternut squash. Here are just a few winter squashes and gourds you might want to consider for your dinner table.

Head into the holiday season with a series of daily questions that help all of us think about what we're thankful for.

Focusing on what we're thankful for can help us turn outward and express appreciation, especially during the holidays.

The Air Quality Egg was named one of Kickstarter's best projects of 2012.

This surprising discovery won't be enough to stop climate change, but it will help, researchers say.

Potters Fields in England is a perfect example of how to use design elements to make the landscape shine in the colder months.

Could we be witnessing Korean pop's plunge into the cultural criticism arena?

Organize your home and office with help from Gail Blanke's book about clearing the clutter.

Researchers suspect it could be in reaction to melting sea ice as well as human noise pollution.

On Hamburg's waterfront, world-class sustainable architecture has emerged not from lofty green goals but from practical questions like this one: How do you buil

One man says a century of rhetoric on oil shale shows that it's an idea that will never come to fruition.

The Youngstown quakes were triggered by wastewater injection, scientists have discovered.

A study found that microplastics can be kept inside water-dwelling creatures, like mosquitoes, as they age.

Endurance athlete Ben Lecomte attempted to swim across the Pacific Ocean to bring attention to the state of our oceans.

A new technique promises to turn plastic waste into clean, high-grade fuel.

Used often in film productions, the lovingly preserved Canadiana Village is mostly for show.

These 'Groundhog Day' quotes are perfect for when you feel like you're living the same day over and over.

Wind power critics argue that turbines kill birds. So why is the U.K.'s largest bird charity planning a turbine?

While they may lack a certain je ne sais quoi possessed by Rosie, there are machines out there wiling to clean your filthy windows and BBQ grill.

In the strangest — and only — urban agriculture hoarding tale we've come across, a Queens man is busted for having 45 unregistered beehives housing to 3 mil

Private groups are shaping business plans to tap into the resource-rich environs of outer space. Early celestial targets with commercial cross hairs on them are

Science has finally discovered the answer to the centuries-old question of how to turn something into gold.

Congratulations, washing machine, your lonely days are now over as clothes dryers have become, at long last, eligible for Energy Star certification.

Complimentary or not, Thomas Paino welcomes the attention being lavished on his super-efficient Long Island City rowhouse.

Eastern equine encephalitis is a dangerous and deadly mosquito-borne illness. Here's what you need to know about it and how to protect yourself.

California approved new rules that require new homes and low-rise apartment buildings to use solar panels starting in 2020.

The breakthrough works like a rechargeable battery that is charged by sunlight.

Is responsible seafood the answer to our health and environmental crises? Author Paul Greenberg explores in a new PBS documentary, "The Fish on My Plate."

Mother's Day bouquet: Learn how to make your mom a Mother's Day present she won't soon forget.

So that you don't wind up gifting an awesome mum something too sentimental and/or last minute, a few singular Mother's Day gift picks ...

A new study buries the concept of "fat but fit," and finds that obesity is more dangerous than a lack of fitness.

Here's why you should squat instead of sitting or standing throughout the day.

Knowing how to measure metabolic equivalents is an easy way to sneak in exercise and make sure all your movements count.

Before clean air laws were passed in Pittsburgh, smoke left buildings in a nighttime shroud all day, yet air quality issues aren't really in the past.

Many American likely aren't aware that the air in their homes and offices may be cause for concern.

A 'capped inversion' trapped air pollutants near the ground.

Falling levels of air pollution have resulted in a drop in California's dense tule fog.

Seeds found during an archaeological dig on First Nations land revive a long-lost varietal.

Researchers have launched a mission to find the Javan fishing cat, the rarest cat in the world.

The Jambato harlequin frog had been feared extinct for at least the last 30 years.

Local rum, strawberries and honey go into this classic frozen cocktail.

Shake up your holiday drink options with these creamy cocktails that aren't eggnog.

How smart are you when it comes to keeping clean and germ-free? Take our quiz and find out.

You say 'please' and 'thank you' and don't talk with food in your mouth, but how much do you know about minding your manners?

Dogs have incredible senses and are like superheroes on four legs. Take this quiz to test your canine know-how.

It's time for some healthy change. Here are some fundamental truths you need to know about diet, exercise and other wellness goals.

Every two years, the National Science Foundation asks 10 questions to see how much Americans know about science.

Impact Energies sells and leases solar panel systems to people making less than $6 a day in Ghana. It was acquired by Persistent Energy Partners.

2014's big tech news comes early in the year with the announcement that Google plans to acquire Nest Labs for $3.2 billion in cash.