The new company, Deep Space Industries, Inc., announced on Jan. 22 that it plans to mine asteroids for metals, water and other resources.

The nascent asteroid-mining industry is set to take its first steps into space this summer.

Twelve of the world's leading chocolate producers, with some help from Prince Charles, intend to tackle deforestation.

Chesapeake Energy, which has one of the largest natural gas recovery operations in the country, halts all fracking in the state after a spill on the eve of the

Christy Turlington Burns launches viral campaign asking mothers to raise awareness about maternal health around the world by boycotting Mother's Day.

Dell makes recycling its old laptops fairly easy, but most companies make it tough for customers to return no-longer-usable electronics for safe disposal.

With so many organic companies owned by large corporations, some of their profits may be used to fight Proposition 37 – which would require genetically modifi

Before you use CFLs in your home, be sure you understand what to do should a bulb break.

First the Danes fund the largest wind company in the U.S. Now the Spaniards are set to open a 24-megawatt solar plant in California. Why are American investors

Digital Domain brought Tupac back to life for the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Capital One's new contract update raises the hackles of critics who question the company's right to contact customers by 'personal visit.'

Denmark-based Lego is the world's most profitable toy-maker. But when it reported a revenue decline for early 2016, the news was just what the company wanted.

Imagine a smartphone for the visually impaired that has the tools most sighted smartphone users have come to take for granted

Global effort will start in the U.K. city of Bristol — with over 36,000 children from 130 schools planting saplings.

CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year contest captures how humanity is coping with climate change.

Sen. James Inhofe is trying to set himself up as a 'climate hoax' expert, but he lacks even the basic facts about climate change in his own state of Oklahoma.

Would you live in Facebookville? The company's $120 million housing community might just bring the old “company town” concept back into fashion.

Facebook tops the list of the country's best companies for internships.

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

The social network's acquisition of the makers of the Oculus Rift headset promises to change the way we experience online media.

Learn how Aflac and other companies are using the power of their brands to speak out on major public policy issues and social missions.

A study in Philadelphia finds that transforming vacant lots into green spaces has a beneficial impact on mood and wellbeing, particularly in low-income areas.

Perfect for blustery apartment balconies, the student-designed O-Wind Turbine is a national winner of the James Dyson Award.

Find out what the LEED Green Building Rating System has in common with Shakespeare.

In collaboration with the Make It Right foundation and William McDonough, the green prefab powerhouse debuts a LEED Platinum home starting at $179,000.

An ethical travel operator in Britain denounces carbon offsetting, but are ‘holidays closer to home’ a real solution?

To meet China's insatiable demand for pork, Shuanghui International is turning to an American company to help 'bring home the bacon.'

Turns out that how—and how often—you wash your clothes makes a huge difference.

A fair trade wedding dress maker discusses how her business was born.

Eva & Paul jeans are a crowdfunded sustainable denim company that's obsessed with fit.

A Norwegian company offers paid time off to give people time to bond with their new pets.

McKenna Pope shares her thoughts on convincing Hasbro to change the design of the Easy Bake Oven.

From atoms to stardust, these books get kids familiar with some of science's most fascinating terms and concepts.

The scavenge-happy folks at Fireclay Tile launch a Kickstarter campaign to help transform old CRT TVs and computer monitors into stunning glass tiles.

If the USDA says that vegetables and fruits should make up half of our diets, why does less than 1 percent of its food subsidies go to farmers who grow produce?

Leonardo DiCaprio backs Beyond Meat, saying the development of plant-based meats will help advance action on climate change.

For wealthy Californian homeowners, extra peace of mind comes with a high price tag.

Mirror neurons help us imitate each other's expressions and the feelings that go with them.

Ford Motor Company plans to use 30% less water per vehicle by 2015.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Smarter shipping and retail makes these companies green.

Want outdoor adventure and a theme park, too? Give this Florida hot spot a spin.

A recent Harvard study finds that neural activity is a new player when it comes to human aging.

Here's how you can donate or otherwise help the animals, residents and first responders affected by wildfires in Australia.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposal that would require makers of soaps to show that their products really work.

The Food and Drug Administration is launching its first national campaign to prevent and reduce smoking among young people.

Actor says he would like to do for olive oil what director Francis Ford Coppola did for wine.

You might get discounts by sharing your fitness data with an insurance company. But they might get way too much insight into the details of your life.

See how much plastic you can keep out of landfills if you start recycling in the bathroom today!

Chimp Haven sanctuary has new open-air corral for climbing, playing and exploring.

The brewery in New York state uses local energy, grows its own ingredients, composts – and even more.