Buying for back to school can add up, so check out these tips to make getting your kids back to class a leaner and greener experience.

Jay Harman developed technologies from the Lily Impeller that he says may fundamentally change how humans do almost everything.

Viral videos and social media have catapulted the once-rejected Orabrush into a mainstream product — first for people and now for pets.

Engineering students tackle two problems with one clever project — how to transport water and purify it at the same time.

The creator of Tabasco sauce is often credited with a proliferation of large rodents called nutria in the swamps of Louisiana.

Lush, lovely and totally invasive, running bamboo has been branded as public enemy number one in several towns in the Northeast.

Google's online street views could help scientists track and fight invasive species over the Internet.

The fungus behind white-nose syndrome has few weaknesses to exploit, a new study suggests.

The bat-killing fungal infection known as white-nose syndrome has been found in two new U.S. states.

White-nose syndrome is still spreading wildly, but a few bat colonies may be showing signs of resistance.

White-nose syndrome is obliterating American bats, but scientists may have found a ray of hope: bacteria that live on bat wings.

After killing 7 million bats in eastern North America, white-nose syndrome just made a 1,300-mile leap west.

Citing a need to protect native species, this New Zealand town is proposing an all-out cat ban.

Chuck Leavell, the keyboardist for the Rolling Stones and the co-founder of MNN, interviews Ovie Mughelli, the fullback for the Atlanta Falcons about his passio

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

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Sara Rue becomes a mom on and off the set of 'Malibu Country'.

Steven Baldwin stars in 'Be My Valentine' on Hallmark Channel with Natalie Brown.

ABC drama returns for its third season.

'Bones' star juggles hit show and eco-conscious motherhood.

Natasha Henstridge, Gilles Marini and other celebs attend the annual event.

From the Governor’s Ball to gift suites, Academy Awards events keep charity in mind.

Plastic bag and film recycling can certainly come with a language barrier. Take this quiz to understand the vocabulary, and the world will thank you.

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

Conservation photographer Krista Schlyer is documenting the people, wildlife and landscapes of America's 'forgotten' river.

The EPA is punting on two more big decisions, making it a tough year for anyone who votes the environment.

For a generation, activists have built their protest movement on the scientific facts of climate change. But the facts of another kind of science — neuroscien

Media mogul offers to lobby at no charge in support of wind power.

The now former congressman leaves behind a lengthy pro-environment record.

Spending cuts are the talk of Washington these days. Some are looking to make big political gains with cuts that won't create measurable savings.

The White House is taking a political risk: Spurn environmentalists enough times, and they might return the favor.

While they declined a televised science debate, the candidates did provide written answers to 14 questions from the country's top scientists.

For the first time in two decades, a U.S. presidential debate season has passed without any candidate or moderator mentioning climate change.

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's surprise endorsement of Obama follows the devastating effect of Hurricane Sandy on New York City and the Northeast.

Despite his recent silence on climate change, there's reason to believe Obama might focus more intently on environmental issues during his second term.

President Barack Obama took a strong stance on fighting climate change, "for the sake of our children and our future."

Global warming will march on regardless, argues writer Sami Grover. Maybe it's time to get more ambitious in our response.

President Barack Obama will announce a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a highly anticipated speech today.

Arguing that 'Americans are already paying the price of inaction,' Obama unveiled an unprecedented national climate strategy in a sweltering speech Tuesday.

The Montreal Protocol, which phased out ozone-killing gases, has helped. Meanwhile the oceans are warming faster than ever.

If things like saved lives and prevented illnesses have a dollar value, efforts to stabilize the climate might pay for themselves, two studies find.

A political action committee aims to connect the STEM community with the resources to run a successful campaign for political office.

Researchers present results of the ORIGIN study evaluating 12,500 patients in 40 countries.

New York City's Board of Health voted on Sept. 13 to approve the "soda ban" that limits the sale of large sugary drinks within the city, according to tweets fro

Babies born via scheduled C-section were more likely to develop asthma and diabetes.

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

A new toy line that lets babies post their images to the Web raises an interesting question.

Hanan al-Hroub honored with $1 million prize for assisting children exposed to violence.

The bandage uses a thickening agent known as kappa-carrageenan, obtained from seaweed, to create injectable hydrogels.

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.