Consumer Reports’ risk guide helps shoppers make informed decisions when buying fruits and vegetables.

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

Rutherford Seydel's Oxygen Project creates a sustainable Earth while creating financial sustainability for all. All it will take is a massive group action.

.dog domains are reserved for dog lovers and providers of canine products and services, but .cat isn't what you'd expect.

Computers can't solve this chess problem. Can you?

Are you a cyberslacker? Turns out checking Facebook and laughing at LOLcats makes you a more productive worker, research shows.

At the height of S’mores season, protesters are leaving cards with QR codes near Hershey’s chocolate products in stores to alert shoppers of the problems wi

Fair Trade USA has just released an app that allows users to upload the location of fair trade products that they find for sale. No smartphone? No problem. Use

The company removes 39 products from the green certification program.

Apple is defending its decision to have its products removed from the EPEAT environmental standards certification program. Speaking to The Loop, Apple spokesper

Physicists have gotten a first look at the way electrons spin in a tiny diamond wire, and it could mean big things for computer technology.

Environmental advocates worry that proposed titanium mining could permanently impact the Okefenokee Swamp.

Moisture-resistant building products are the first line of defense against rotting and mold, problems that can devalue our homes and cause serious health issues

The U.S. Interior Department is reportedly backing away from the plan after receiving a flood of disapproving public comments.

A major study finds a lot of people are clinging to memories that didn't actually happen.

Feeling wheezy after buying a new sofa? Struggling with cat pee smell? Not to worry, your air-purifying hardwood flooring should take care of it.

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

VOC emissions from shampoo, cleaners and paint impact air quality as much as vehicle emissions, according to a new study from NOAA.

Find out how this stand-up comedian, writer and entrepreneur found his dream job.

Biodegradable products may not be as good for the environment as advertised. New research from North Carolina State University shows that biodegradable material

The GOP has nearly 40 anti-environmental proposals in its debt plan. We parse through five of the most significant items.

The EPA unrolls WaterSense labeling for irrigation controllers, the first outdoor product eligible for certification in a program that previously focused only o

The agency says its proposed rule could save tens of thousands of lives every year, but critics warn of economic burdens for some U.S. industries.

Your dutiful blogger has been evacuated from his home. However, it didn't stop me from taking a stroll along with banks of an infamously filthy canal in Brookly

U.S. authorities have largely suspended their investigation of the molasses spill that fouled Hawaiian waters last month.

About 53 million Americans live within 3 miles of a Superfund site. Here's a look at the status of 10 of the country's most prominent listings.

It's not what you buy that makes you green, but what you don't.

Entrepreneur Jonas Falk, 28, has grown a $20 million company, Organic Life, by serving great-tasting organic food at schools.

Kavita Shukla has created a way to keep many other fruits and vegetables fresh two to four times longer with an organic product.

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.

The nonprofit Gearing Up gives women in recovery a chance to get outside, build self-esteem and bond with one another.

In the latest Python Challenge, researchers bagged over 2,000 pounds of the problematic snakes and discovered some of the species' secrets.

By keeping out invasive cats, rats and other predators, a new fence on Kauai is helping a rare bird bounce back.

The 27-mile long electrified fence in Australia creates a predator-free area of almost 23,200 acres.

Intriguing features photographed by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity probably don't have a biological origin, mission team members say.

One hundred people are still in the running to become humanity's first Mars explorers.

An innovative concept for tiny probes attached to gliders could one day allow small robots to explore intricate locales on Mars.

Not only do we need to keep Earth safe from alien microbes, but we need to keep space safe from Earth microbes.

Magnetic force fields may be the secret to deep space exploration.

ABC drama returns for its third season.

Actress helped create wells in third-world countries.

They may not be as well known as Rachel Carson or Jane Goodall, but they've contributed in profound ways to the environmental movement.

University of Minnesota researchers claim to have created a 'perfect' soap molecule that's better for the environment.

Because of the contentious nature of the Senate, the Supreme Court's ruling that there is not a "parallel track" for climate policy paves the way for a Washingt

The new U.S. plan to limit power plant emissions is 645 pages long. Here's what you need to know.

World Wildlife Fund, the Red Cross and UNICEF are among the first users of the new "Donate Now" button.

This gratitude project is simple, quick, creative and you probably have everything you need to participate in your pocket already.

It's rare, but it's real. Here's how to keep it from happening to you.

Some say that news articles from questionable sites shared on social media swayed the election, so these students took the challenge on.