The innovative plane continues its journey across the United States using only the sun for fuel.

Farmers are producing less cocoa than the world demands. That doesn’t mean we’re running out of chocolate.

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

Chocolate-dipped strawberries are a luxurious, expensive treat, so save money by making yours at home.

Each socially-conscious Jewish teenager receives $36,000 for further public service work or education.

Measures taken in the current Ebola outbreak may hold some clues for how to handle samples brought back to Earth from Mars.

September event sparked a global aurora at Mars more than 25 times brighter than anything previously observed.

Experts estimate that there are as many as 170 moons orbiting the eight planets of our section of the galaxy.

ABC drama returns for its third season.

The actress, who follows a mostly vegetarian diet, stars in her first American TV show, 'Red Widow.'

Large-scale installation, by artist John Gerrard, simulates the sun and night sky above a solar thermal plant in Nevada.

American employers may have paid a steep price for the eclipse, but it was just what the nation needed.

Facebook is in talks to buy a drone company that manufactures ultra-lightweight, solar-powered planes.

Charge Across Town is cutting carbon emissions with mobile charging. Just respect the two-hour limit.

Resilient design is showcased in competing homes hailing from New York, New Jersey and Missouri.

From Apple's Spaceship HQ to GE's Boston campus, these solar-integrated designs are raising the bar.

Real peppermint oil or ginger oil make Divine’s Fair Trade dinner thins a welcome addition to dessert and coffee.

This small-batch recipe is a treat for a small gathering or a holiday gift the kids can make.

A dozen senators are asking the Departments of Interior and Energy to get the event back on the mall.

Student filmmakers win Environment Agency film competition by casting Coolio as a water-wasting polar bear.

At the UN climate talks this week in Tianjin, polar bear leads a class in Tai Chi to teach negotiators about what "balance" really means.

Finally, a lamp that's good enough to eat. For Stockholm Design Week, designer Alexander Lervik debuts an LED lamp with a slowly melting chocolate shade.

Nichole Dandrea — nutritionist and organic, fair trade chocolatier — explains how you can stay healthy while enjoying decadent truffles every day.

Your next iPhone could recharge itself by absorbing sunlight-- if a new rumor turns out to be true.

Study debunks the myth that telecommuters are disconnected and thus less productive. Results from the study were published in the June issue of Communication Mo

Two student teams from the 2013 Solar Decathlon, USC and Santa Clara University, need to sell their innovative, solar-powered homes to private buyers.

The rapidly growing solar industry needs a lot of highly skilled employees. And it thinks it knows where to find them.

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

It could be yours if you're a serious chocoholic and willing to relocate.

NASA is looking for someone to protect us from alien microbes — and the rest of the solar system from ourselves.

Transition to clean energy meant to provide a proof of concept to other island nations in the Caribbean.

Old syrup drums are being repurposed as rain barrels.

Critically acclaimed 'Catching the Sun' offers solution to current economic crisis.

Jenn Breckenridge of the Burn Clean blog recommends 3 fun, funky & functional gifts for Father's Day.

Scientists and artists have more in common than one might think. Many techniques used by artists are just as indispensable for scientists, who use interesting i

A primer on the deadly virus that has taken hold in Congo and scaring people around the globe.

Pick from two organic and fair trade certified chocolate syrups — both free of high fructose corn syrup.

New results from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft suggest that the Red Planet lost most of its carbon dioxide-dominated atmosphere to space about 3.7 billion years ago.

Artificial photosynthesis could produce the perfect clean fuel to run everything.

December's annular solar eclipse looked like a "ring of fire."

What caused the planets to neatly divide into terrestrial and gas giants? Scientists believe they now have the answer.

Google announces breakthrough in mirror technology that could cut the costs of solar thermal power in half.

In the latest installment of the Faces of the Recovery Act video series, the U.S. Department of Energy showcases 1366 Technologies.

Sandia National Laboratories is investing $8.5 million in four projects that are part of the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) program.

Job-creating grants are making their way to a swing state near you!

The U.S. Department of Energy will guarantee a $1.45 billion loan for the Abengoa Solar Solana project in the Arizona desert.

Learn how solar panels convert the sun’s rays into energy in this DOE video.

The solar company's collapse has electrified many critics of President Obama. But what does it say about the sustainability of U.S. solar power overall?

Solyndra's public and highly controversial bankruptcy filing is affecting other solar projects.

Some of the nation's most recognized brands are joining the Department of Energy's Workplace Charging Challenge.