Blind brothers ask you to take a leap of faith to help find a cure for blindness.

In the name of research, our intrepid columnist is joining online communities like there's no tomorrow. What he found, though, is that it can actually help buil

As the Senate takes up the climate bill (maybe), activists need to point Americans away from lies and despair, toward inspiration and opportunity.

If you've ever had trouble finding something online, a new website is here to help.

A student's desperate plea on a bathroom wall is met with powerful messages of support.

These apps make shopping convenient with capabilities like visual searches, price comparisons and recommendations.

A new app has launched in the Philadelphia region with guides to sustainable businesses in 20 categories.

BARTRENDr app helps drinkers share favorite cocktails and settings — but only with other drinkers.

More than 80 percent of Rising Tide Car Wash's employees have autism — and its owners hope to increase that number soon.

The idea of staying in the same job for decades doesn't apply for for of us — but the real question is are you learning?

By focusing only on the utilities industry, Kerry may be able to get Republican support, but will it cost him votes in his own party?

Support local small businesses in your area on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

A swarm of grasshoppers in Las Vegas is so big it shows up on weather radar.

The COP16 climate summit kicks off in Cancun with a monumental statement to UN negotiators -- the whole world is ready for a low-carbon future, and the next ste

There are only 300 blue-throated macaws left in the wild.

It's the first birth spotted so far this season.

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

Father's Day gifts. This Father's Day give him the gift of organic or locally brewed beer.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Thriftiness is a green practice.

At the Cancun climate talks, one art installation dominated the headlines at a turning point in history.

Ceisjan van Heerden won Bookends in Cardigan after the retiring owner held a raffle to find the new owner.

Before the plastic shopping bag can settle into a life of ease in the Pacific ocean it must first navigate its way past dogs, park rangers, and tree branches.

No matter what, if you're going to buy, buy smarter — and that means buying more sustainable items.

It's about time somebody looked at shopping as a separate transportation category. It turns out to be a major energy hog.

Fuel-cell advocates are none too happy about Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s abrupt decision earlier this month to cancel $100 million in hydrogen

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

Public campaigns designed to boost consumer interest in shopping at small and independent businesses appear to be paying off.

Don't miss out on the many lovely things available this spring at local farmers markets!

Insects are a sustainable protein source for much of the world's poor. Soon, they may also be bread.

Newman’s Own gives all of its profits to charity, like a therapeutic residential facility that supports 250 students and 200 animals.

Meanwhile in England, shopping basket theft is on the rise.

Popular online shopping holiday produces billions of dollars in sales — and billions of boxes in the trash.

The only endemic duck remaining on the Hawaiian islands is back from the brink of genetic extinction.

A 20-year-old woman in Taiwan is the first person known to be infected with a strain of bird flu called H6N1.

It could represent a biodegradable solution to the omnipresent pollution clogging our landfills.

The Climate Project, founded by Al Gore, is launching a new website designed for teens who want to live greener and fight climate change. You're even required t

World Central Kitchen founded by Chef José Andrés has served over 3 million meals since Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, and it's not done yet.

The Sip of Hope coffeehouse in Chicago's Logan Square supports mental health initiatives, including suicide prevention.

Cheetah cubs born through in vitro fertilization are considered a 'groundbreaking scientific breakthrough.'

Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift mulls whether insurance broking needs to go back to its beginnings to find the right blend for future success.

Local communities played a key role in the creation of Bamyan Plateau Protected Area, a large new national park in Afghanistan.

Chef José Andrés provides the most basic human need — food — to those affected by disaster, and now he's responding to the coronavirus.

Exclusive: Insurance Tailors, based in Twickenham, has been purchased by the specialist broker’s parent firm for an undisclosed sum.

This week saw the launch of new broking business Partners&, bringing together a quintet of players to form a business which is positioning itself as distinctly anti-consolidator. Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift looks at what this means; and the challenges it faces to maintain its self-proclaimed USPs as it grows.

If you have decided to take the leap into home ownership or you are interested in refinancing your current mortgage, one of the first things you will need to do is track down a mortgage.

The mortgage industry is a highly competitive one, so it wouldn't hurt you to shop around before you decide on which company and which program you would like to go with.

If you are currently on the market for a new home, or you are looking to refinance your current mortgage, one of the most important things to you when shopping around for a home loan will be the mortgage interest rate.

If you have been in your home for a number of years and you have established some equity, you may be considering liquidating some of that equity. A great way to do this would be to go with a Home Equity Loan.

To all of the mothers whose children are fighting in wars - and to mothers whose children are growing up with wars raging around them or with terrorism threatening their safety... Wishes of strength, peace and hope for this Mother's Day...

Christmas shopping with kids seems like an impossible feat. But with a little planning and patience, you can make the trip a little less stressful with these helpful tips.