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Stephen Ritz, author of 'The Power of a Plant,' developed a curriculum for indoor gardening that is changing lives and improving schools.

Check out this former industrial powerhouse's parks, markets and way-green baseball stadium.

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There's a secret world of microbes hidden on the plastic littering the oceans.

Earth's oceans now contain 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic trash, according to the most thorough survey of its kind.

A new study reveals the global pace of plastic pollution, where it's coming from, and how we might start to stem the tide.

A new study finds that participants were hungrier after consuming fructose than they were after consuming glucose.

More than 40% of the world's insect species are threatened with extinction, and their loss could upend nature as we know it.

Some people are letting go of items that don't spark joy. Others are hoping to benefit from that.

Here's how you can donate or otherwise help the animals, residents and first responders affected by wildfires in Australia.

There is no shortage of toilet paper. But human dignity may be in short supply.

This handy guide helps you figure out how to handle certain fruits and vegetables.

Hungry Harvest recovers ugly produce and delivers it to your doorstep for a reasonable price. You just have to figure out what to make with it.

If you know what to look for, you can pick the perfectly ripe cantaloupe, honeydew or watermelon every time.

Apples are as good for you as you've always been told — and maybe better. Consider all these health benefits.

Honda will enter the plug-in hybrid market with the early 2013 release of the Accord PHEV.

Three days of driving the Volt and less than two gallons of gas used.

Chevrolet will be bringing its clean diesel technology to the domestic Cruze lineup.

Ford wants you to have a better understanding of how your driving impacts their fuel efficiency.

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The U.S. Department of Energy and the EPA announced the release of a new fuel economy tool for used vehicles.

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Running cars on air or water? Solar roadways? They're all cool concepts, but either hugely expensive or plain unworkable.

Scientists have created a sonic "tractor beam" that can pull, push and pirouette objects that levitate in thin air.

This time of year, it seems like pumpkin-flavored options are available for pretty much everything. But is all this pumpkin healthy?

How do you build the world’s lightest metal? Make it mainly from air, according to scientists.

The Food and Drug Administration is lowering the current acceptable amount of arsenic in apple juice from 23 parts per billion to 10.

The use-at-home device that treats migraines with a pulse of magnetic energy has shown significant promise in clinical trials.

Likely caused by pollution, levels of mercury in Pacific yellowfin tuna have been on the rise steadily since 1998.

Who knew that one of the founders of Western philosophy had a favorite chef?

Like the space shuttle Endeavour but cheesier, Taco Bell 'Numero Uno' relocates from its original Southern California home.

Here's how to store some of the produce you bring home.

Sometimes when the weather is hot, cooking isn't appealing. Luckily, these leftovers taste even better cold than they did right out of the oven.

Just because you know certain foods by a particular color doesn’t mean it’s natural.

The LA show, opening this week, features some intriguing green concept cars...headed for production. Are you ready for a compact hybrid Lexus, a 170-mpg VW and

The technology would pack a lot of energy into a small space and allow laptops and iPhones to run for weeks without refueling.

Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered a monster black hole larger than thought possible.

A new high-resolution image reveals the center of our galaxy as never seen before.

NASA's latest red planet rover look for signs of ancient life as it paves the way for human exploration.

KELT-9b's star-like qualities include melting iron and smashing hydrogen molecules, meaning this is not a habitable place.

A mysterious radio signal from deep space appears to be repeating every 16 days.

So what if millennials killed mayonnaise and golf. Baby boomers killed the stuff that really matters — like the climate.

How architect Le Corbusier, a 13th-century abbey and a busload of tourists taught me some lessons.

Older people are watching more television than ever — about 4.5 hours a day — and more than any other group.

Some farmers markets stand out for their size, diversity or the incredible quality of their products. You'll love these can't-miss farmers markets.

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