Actor and comedian co-host massive fundraiser to benefit the green rebuilding of New Orleans Lower 9th Ward.

The newest home in New Orleans' Make It Right neighborhood boasts ample outdoor entertaining space, a vivid paint job and a designer that even your grandmother

Storm surge is seawater pushed ahead of a storm, mainly by strong winds. Onshore, the surge can rise several feet in just a few minutes.

The severity of two big winter storms from 2010 are compared, stat by stat. Which one emerges as the true snow storm of the year?

A "perfect recipe" for snow hit the Pacific Northwest today, one meteorologist said, bringing nearly a winter's worth of snow to Seattle in a matter of hours.

A new, award-winning public arts project makes good use out of building materials salvaged from Detroit's sizable supply of destroyed/derelict homes.

How to help provide people on every continent with food that is safe, affordable, and sustainable for people and planet.

This year's Pritzker Prize winner, Shigeru Ban, brings sustainable, innovative architecture to disaster zones in the form of resilient paper-based structures.

The 20-year-old wunderkind's impossible dream of cleaning up ocean plastic is becoming a reality.

Talia Frenkel created a company that makes healthier condoms — but that's not all.

Silicon Valley may be the celebrated hub of innovation, but it's getting a run for the money these days on hundreds of college campuses across the country.

A couple disappeared into mountain silence for 18 months as part of the first substantial study on the physical and emotional impacts of meditation.

When black widow spiders mate, the females often kill and eat the males. But the male spiders have found a way around this terrible fate.

A woman decided to volunteer at The Wildcat Sanctuary, a small animal refuge in rural Minnesota, and the results have been pretty amazing.

Adapting employees’ skills and roles to the post-pandemic ways of working will be crucial to building operating-model resilience.

Want to help your employer print less without pushing his buttons? Vanessa tells you how.

How can I lessen my pets' effect on the environment? Spay/neuter, compost or bury pet waste, eco-friendly cat litter and kitty litter

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Learn what organic gardening is, and how to build your own from the ground up.

The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company joins Milwaukee Riverkeeper to clean up a stretch of the Milwaukee River, protecting local water resources.

Learn how to savor the fruits of your labor year-round with easy food drying techniques including dehydrators, sun-drying and oven-drying.

Save money and reduce waste from your garden by canning fruits and vegetables.

Springtime is the best time of year to start a new garden.

The auto parts company has donated millions to help wounded vets.

Whether you're a 'leaf peeper' or just looking for some fantastic photos, here's how to get the most out of the season's splendor.

An American Airlines catering cart at Chicago's O'Hare Airport goes wild.

Video shows two people skating on freshly frozen ice in Alaska, and one of them has a special reason to savor the adventure.

SkyBridge, North America's longest pedestrian suspension bridge, opened earlier this year in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. And now it's ready for Christmas.

​One of the best skills you can give your college student is practice with money management, preferably while they still live under your roof.

The best strategy to minimize student loan debt is to search for affordable colleges. Yes, it’s complicated, but here’s what to know.

Parents may feel the need to protect and schedule, but experts say our kids learn more when we get out of the way as they play.

Aflac employee and Auburn alumnus rallies colleagues to raise more than $70,000 for boy with leukemia.

Not everyone is a fan of this low-carb, high-fat diet that puts your body into a metabolic state of ketosis.

Dig into some new winter flavors with root vegetables. Add seasonal flavor with parsnips, rutabagas, turnips, and others.

Leaders listen to rally cry to save kids' veggie stand in Clayton County.

Anything with a diesel engine -- plane, boat, motorcycle -- can run on diesel, straight vegetable oil or biodiesel.

NASCAR racetracks are at the heart of red-state America, but here they are installing photovoltaic farms, running on ethanol and biodiesel, and mowing the lawn

Electric cars get all the love and the federal money, say diesel and turbo advocates — and they want a level playing field.

Virtually sulfur-free biodiesel fuel is available in blends for home oil burners.

Enormous holes in sea ice called polynyas are explained with help of robot floats, satellites and tech-equipped seals.

The plan to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is hotly contested between oil companies, Alaskans and conservation groups.

Investors bilked out of $54 million chasing the promise of a green utopia.

Facility makes DNA parts for biologists to use in experiments.

Rice University students come up with ingenious and inexpensive health care tool for communities without power.

New rose will be less prone to wilting and will allow for longer lasting Valentine's Day bouquets.

The technology could be used to clean or inspect inaccessible places, such as nuclear power plants and collapsed buildings.

Philosopher suggests that bioengineering people to be herbivores with small statures and cat-like eyes could help to save the planet.

Advancements in genetic engineering and selective breeding seem to crop up everyday. Now, floral geneticists are working on flower varieties that contain geneti

Immune cells called macrophages are at the center of the salamander's ability to regrow limbs and regenerate parts of organs.