Ethanol is emerging as one of the biggest wedge issues for Republicans as they focus on the Iowa caucus.

Ethanol subsidies are such a wedge issue in Iowa that one candidate says he will stay away.

Political ideology doesn't matter in the Senate when it comes to ethanol subsidies. Unless your senator comes from a corn state, chances are he or she voted aga

The latest assault on ethanol subsidies comes from one of the nation's leading newspapers.

The Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday that U.S. ethanol production was down about 1 percent.

When the 43 NASCAR drivers start their engines for Sunday's Daytona 500, they will be doing so for the second year with American ethanol-blended fuel in their g

In an attempt to appease Iowa corn farmers, the sometime-frontrunner mires himself in controversy.

Bicycle sales exceed cars in Europe, and there's compelling evidence that pedaling increases the national happiness quotient.

Even under poor conditions, Venturi's 240 mph shakes things up at the Bonneville Salt Flats.

With its edible veggie walls and lack of traditional HVAC systems, Carbon Positive House aims to "free us of modern day lifelines."

Donut-shaped and parked at the foot of a glacier, the Snøhetta-designed Svart hotel in Norway is the first of its kind.

New massive panda park in China will connect bear populations and should help with finding mates.

The Obama administration tips its hand on a number of energy policy issues during a press conference about coal leases in the West.

A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council details the staggering environmental cost of DVRing 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' every week.

By studying particles on the ocean floor, scientists conclude that Earth supports one-third less life than originally thought.

Your virtual carbon footprint may be bigger than you think. You telecommute, while your friends idle in stop-and-go traffic on the way to work, but don’t feel

Christmas is the season for many things, including a massive carbon footprint.

Meet John Rook, the green marketing maverick searching for authenticity in the world of sustainable business.

Filmmaker and writer Jonathan Kesselman talks about his latest project, what's funny about global warming, and California's growing anti-circumcision movement.

Guide to pulling off a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with style from the former New York Times restaurant critic is a bargain.

Passengers across Spain have been flocking in droves aboard the AVE (Alta Velocidad Espanola).

Now there's science to prove what many women have been feeling for years.

John Addison says finding your inner calm will get you more than halfway there. His new book shows you how.

A new report hints at the growing economic clout of renewable energy.

Matthew Kaplan searched for a way to use peer pressure for good after seeing his own little brother get bullied in middle school.

Martha Stewart offers Thanksgiving-in-a-box, but there are advantages to cooking the big dinner the traditional way.

Fire ants are especially efficient at filling in the ecological gaps created by humans.

Melting Arctic sea ice has contributed considerably more to warming at the top of the world than previously predicted by climate models.

The glacier-carved inlets play an outsized role in the global carbon cycle, a new study reports.

While Morieka Johnson usually loves a good bargain, she knows that when it comes to local, sustainably raised beef, you get what you pay for.

Despite their unhealthy ingredients and piles of sugar, a candy bar could actually be a better choice than these energy and protein bars.

Not many people are familiar with the joys of Colorado's wine country. A collection of high-altitude wineries in the state's Western Slope region, adjacent to U

Princeton University study finds that rats get fatter on high fructose corn syrup than on sugar, even when caloric intake is the same.

Is a Princeton University study about high fructose corn syrup causing obesity in lab rats really the answer to America's obesity problem?

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

Two small studies found that when people gave money they were happier than those who spent it on themselves.

Our food system is broken and a smart scanner is not going to fix it.

Blending or juicing fruit makes it much easier for your body to access their carbs and calories, which is the opposite of what most people want from a smoothie.

But a new University of Michigan poll reveals huge gender gaps in car knowledge.

Here are five hot trends that paleontologists expect to see in 2016 and the years ahead.

Ingredients that have been used in Europe for years are still awaiting approval for use in the U.S.

We can't seem to agree on the right amount of sodium, but these foods add up quickly.

Despite being ancient, a fruitcake found in the Antarctic from a 1911 expedition looks as fresh and unappetizing as the day it was made.

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy created this gorgeous color composite picture of the moon from more than 100,000 photographs.

Sometimes a street that's considered walkable isn't — especially if you aren't young and fit and have sharp eyesight.

Everybody is avoiding the stigma of being old. Here's why we need to get over it.

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

A new study turns the tables on the old "dumb blonde" stereotype.

The male white bellbird attracts a mate by singing louder than a jackhammer.

The H5N1 influenza virus, also known as "bird flu," may well be more prevalent and less deadly than health officials had thought, according to a new study publi