Classroom management gets social with sites like Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest helping teachers and students communicate and share knowledge.

The disappearing middle class is dealing with some serious #FirstWorldProblems, like watery quinoa and no Shiraz for the beef bourguignon.

Massachusetts teen turns to social media to get off his dream school's "wait list."

Crab-like creatures or camera lens covers? NASA and other experts weigh in.

Archaeologists conducting digital surveys below the surface of St. Nicholas Church have discovered an untouched temple.

The rubber is about to hit the road, and here are my choices for electric cars that can succeed in the marketplace. They've got marketing, publicity, cool techn

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New rules in Europe could effectively ban oil derived from 'tar sands,' prompting cheers from environmentalists but jeers from some Canadians.

A new, highly speculative conjecture about the extinction of ancient humans is sure to raise critics' brows.

Business as usual is destroying our lives and the environment.

Working with the nonprofit Solar Aid, students earn enough to bring electric light to a school in Kenya

MBA students in a CSR course at Boston College were tasked to create a green business idea for Verizon and a recyclable phone project came out on top.

Prize-winning design proposal revives defunct post offices by transforming them into food-sharing centers.

Chemists at Colorado State University think they've found a polymer that's similar to plastic and can be easily manufactured and recycled.

On the 30th anniversary of "Beetlejuice," the female characters in the classic film seem fresher than ever.

These noteworthy wind-driven mills and windmill groupings offer a historical glimpse back to when life relied on the strength of wind.

Kentucky's governor says the EPA is overstepping its bounds. Other groups contradict his claims of looking out for the environment.

Former astronaut Alan "Dex" Poindexter, 50, a space shuttle commander who flew twice into space, died on July 1 after being injured in a water sports accident i

The NOAA suspects the infectious morbillivirus is responsible for the unusually high number of dolphin strandings and deaths this month.

Chilean soccer fans are urged do the unthinkable and kindly step away from their grills due to worsening air quality levels in Santiago.

Seven species of Hawaiian pollinators are the first bees added to the U.S. endangered species list — but they're unlikely to be the last.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the eastern cougar extinct after it not being seen for over 80 years.

BirdLife International has confirmed the extinction of eight bird species, including the Spix' macaw in Brazil.

Become a fan of Mother Nature Network and win this top-of-the-line solar charging device -- perfect for your summer vacation.

Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, the health food store staple with confounding labeling, has been a green home fixture for over 60 years.

Starting June 2011, beauty products making 'organic' claims will have to meet the same certification standards as food products at Whole Foods.

The teachers say they never gave permission to be bathed in radiation all day.

Pantech's new phone will be available from AT&T on October 7, 2012.

The government's emerging tax plan looks like the baby boomers are hurting millennials, but it's worse than that; it's rich people hurting everyone else.

Your kids are watching -- how you treat the Earth's resources will guide the way they choose to live. Here are a few ways to make sure their school experience t

Fearful of late summers and early springs trimming their seasons, ski areas all over the United States are calling for action on climate change policy.

Could Alzheimer's really just be another form of diabetes, caused by eating too much junk food?

Spread across nearly 70 action-packed acres, Tulsa's newest public green space champions sustainability, accessibility and inclusion.

The new certificate is offered by the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools.

Supermodel once again named Global Earth Hour Ambassador in preparation for the lights-out moment on March 31.

Despite its petite size, Bi(h)OME carves out ample room for urban wildlife.

Don't want to live in it anymore? Just covert it into a drive-through shaved ice stand.

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The newly identified species may already be at risk of extinction due to habitat loss, researchers report.

Australia, on track to eliminate 2 million feral cats by 2020, bans outdoor cats.

Nonprofit, which monitors the health and safety of animals in the entertainment industry, calls the expose a distortion of the truth.

Give the real estate-fixated college graduate in your life a well-designed, practical gift that will be put to good use in their first post-grad abode.

With college grad gifting season upon us, here's a handful of useful, unique and starter apartment-friendly household items.

Clarke's Breaking Ground is a nonprofit organization that works on the local level to help communities complete projects like bridges, libraries and schools.

From tablets in high school to electronic whiteboards and rotating walls in college, we look at how technology is remaking the classroom.

Extinctions are a wake-up call to protect the dwindling species that still exist.

Mosquitoes are annoying, relentless and can pose a health risk for your family. Here are some effective ways to kill them and keep them away, the natural way.

The 2012 Toyota Prius V is capable of 44mpg in the city.

Ford's upcoming plug-in hybrid can deliver 550 miles of driving pleasure on a single tank of gas.

Judith Jones, the editor of 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' who had a knack for knowing what would sell big, has died at age 93.