When you buy these presents, stocking stuffers and hostess gifts, you're also giving to charity.

From an eco-city in China to a coffee producer in Uganda to 'towers of power' in Spain and California, some good news from the green frontier.

Cree makes a game-changing jump into consumer lighting with affordable LED bulbs that resemble the energy-hogging incandescents of yesteryear.

Lin Guohui's Bulb Flashlight is just that: A screw-in 40W LEDreplacement bulb with a rechargeable battery that can be removed and used as a handheld torch.

Unlike incandescent 3-way bulbs that really only have 2 levels of brightness, the 3-way Cree LED boats a trio of brightness levels you can actually see.

Just a few simple changes in your laundry routine can make a big difference, and you already have many of the best natural laundry products in your pantry.

Composting worms couldn't have asked for a better advocate than Bentley Christie. Meet this amazing entrepreneur, scientist, and worm wrangler.

Introverts rejoice at the launch of a new 'anti-social' media app that can help you avoid unpleasant situations.

On the occasion of the new mobile launch, we talked to the FarmVille animators about how the country critters come to (virtual) life.

In 1994, AT&T ran a series of ads that got much of it right, but missed the big thread.

In your phone. Or down the street at the supermarket.

If you use apps like SavingStar or ibotta, you'll want to know about these apps, too.

This is one fun way to learn a language and play with your food.

Teach your kids about saving, spending, budgeting, and investing with one of these 5 fun apps for your iPhone.

Improve your study habits and track your learning progress with these 5 study-aid apps.

From the "naive consumer vs candy company" files, a mom sues confection corporation, Ferrero USA, for suggesting Nutella as part of a healthy breakfast.

Detroit is back from the brink with some cars worth a second look. It's not just about bankruptcy anymore.

Trophy Bicycle Holders offer a smart, space-saving storage solution in the form of two 'iconic silhouettes.'

9 dying professions being kept alive by dedicated diehards

High pay and cool perks are good, but the best employers also fulfill deeper human needs.

New study from researchers at Stanford challenges the idea that your lifelong pursuit is just buried inside you somewhere.

From saving dogs to cleaning up plastic, these were the stories that revealed some of the good happening in the world.

Nationwide competition encourages kids to put their robot-building skills to the test.

Skip the plastic toys and try these creative ideas.

Tuckerman & Co.'s student founders are working their values from 'dirt to shirt.'

Tired of replacing stuff every few years? This website solves that problem.

Buy well by buying once: You'll save money, time and our planet's dwindling resources.

The British royal family's pampered pets are often as famous as the family itself.

Conservation efforts are helping some large predators reclaim ancestral habitats, a new study finds.

Attention Earth Day shoppers: The most highly anticipated, wildly expensive energy-saving light bulb out there, the L Prize-winning winning 60-watt equivalent L

From environmental tips to hanging out with monkeys, there's no shortage of Earth Day entertainment.

We label a lot of species with the shiver-inducing denizen of the night, even if they don't suck blood.

Millipedes are poison-filled arthropods that are surprisingly essential to the health of conifer forests in the Northwest.

Far from being gross, the slime of a banana slug is a marvel of nature.

From cancer to migraines and even seizures, dogs can give us a heads up about a range of human diseases.

It may sound like a good idea for the environment, but refilling a plastic water bottle may not be a good idea.

If you visit Churchill, Manitoba, you won't be bouncing around like you're on the moon, but its lower gravity is a scientific oddity.

Massive UV-resistant blankets are designed to slow down the melt.

If you run out of your weekend farmers market buys by the middle of the week, an organic produce delivery program can help tide you over.

"Are electric vehicles fast?" "Do they work in winter?" "Can I really give up visiting the gas station?" Get the facts on EVs.

Today’s artisanal movement is more than a fad. From specialty foods to hand-forged earrings, the rise of 21st century artisans is the start of a new economy.

As part of its mission to analyze Bennu, OSIRIS-REx has set a new record for closest orbit of a planetary body by a spacecraft.

These human nests are biomimicry at its best, built the way birds do with cozy comfort in mind.

It sounds totally familiar, yet completely new.

From chinstrap penguins to cuckoo bees, these kleptomaniac parasites rob their fellow critters for food and supplies.

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

The northern snakehead, a voracious invasive species that can live out of the water for days, is showing up in several states.

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

Even if you haven't read some of the books in your library, they are still doing you good.

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