Live plants make a thoughtful and long-lasting gift, especially when chosen with care and customized with little touches that make them even more special.

These guidelines will help you determine the best time to plant bulbs, for a colorful burst of blooms in the spring.

To prevent kids from getting bored over the summer, teach them some fun garden games.

Watch the northern lights from home, courtesy of explore.org through their live camera in Canada.

The moon is surprisingly rich in water, nuclear fuel and rare metals, which is why humans are interested in mining it.

A new book by Brett Graff helps parents drown out the cultural noise and reduce parenting anxiety when it comes to spending money on our kids.

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

Life is expensive, and kids will learn important life lessons from earning and saving their own money.

Move over pumpkin spice, the humble pear is a true harbinger of fall. Here's how to choose and eat the different types of pears.

Don't be intimidated by this oft forgotten fragrant fall fruit. We'll show you how to eat quince like a pro.

You may think you're stuffed, but sugar has a way of making more space in your stomach, Norwegian researchers discover.

A major new study examines the impact of certain foods on both the body and the planet.

When people think of avocados, they think of guacamole, but there's more to these nutritious fruits than meets the chip.

Laleh Mohmedi transforms her young child's meals into memorable cartoon characters as a way to encourage healthy eating.

The holiday season is a weighted one, full of food and food-pushers. Here's how to gently, but firmly, stand your ground.

You continue to hear how bad sugar is, but how do you avoid it? Here are some ways to help you eliminate refined sugar from your diet.

Lipids derived from gator fat meet nearly all of the official standards for high-quality biodiesel.

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.

A thought-provoking infographic explains how we could be turning our food waste into fuel.

Fifteen-year-old Cassandra Lin is changing her community, her state, and her world, one pot of grease at a time.

Two guys peddled the idea of making money with renewable energy and biochar but ultimately ended up just taking their investors for millions.

Could this technology be the end of fair sportsmanship in fishing?

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

Russian tycoon Dmitry Itskov says the technology will be a reality by 2045.

Japanese researchers have developed a method to quickly create stem cells from almost any other type of cell.

Breakthrough technology could make long-distance space travel feasible, clean our air here on Earth, and even combat global warming.

Wired's video series, 'Five Levels of Difficulty,' challenges an expert to explain a complicated concept to people at five levels of expertise — and it's cool.

Juice and soda aren’t the only drink options available for children. Here are some healthy drink alternatives for kids (and adults).

Walmart is making big strides when it comes to renewable energy.

WIth room for 5,000 residents, the $26 billion Ocean Spiral scheme offers a subaqueous alternative to overcrowded and costly terrestrial living.

Kerosene lanterns are dangerous, polluting and unhealthy. That's why one charity aims to eliminate them by the end of the decade.

No outlet needed for this lamp — just plug it into the nearest plant.

Efficiency isn't sexy, but it gives you a lot more bang for the buck.

As President Barack Obama nears the end of his second term, let's take a look at his final record on the environment, climate change and green policies.

Massive investment coupled with falling prices has created a perfect renewable storm in the Golden State.

Hi-tech biomass gassification plant will cut Middlebury College's CO2 emissions by 40 percent.

We take a trip to a former Civil War-era insane asylum that has been called one of the most haunted places in America.

11-year-old camper had lost her passport.

We tracked the journey of our new chicks online as they made their way across state lines and to their new home — our home — in West Virginia.

Green Bank, West Virginia. is literally one of the quietest places in America, the perfect place for scientists to listen for E.T.

Climate change could affect our food supply at the same time that global population is increasing.

More than 4,000 deadly snakes call this tiny 110-acre island home, including one species with venom that can 'melt human flesh.'

The Ili pika, an animal sometimes referred to as the 'magic rabbit,' is more endangered than the panda.

They might make for terrifying adults, but giant squid are actually kind of cute when they're babies.

Long feared extinct, the extremely rare Omura's whale was recorded by a team of biologists off the coast of Madagascar.

A humpback whale fell victim to a swarm of sharks, which are usually known to hunt much smaller prey.

Video could finally offer insight into the mysteries about how sharks get their shuteye.

The harrowing story of how the dog managed to finish the race with his adopted companions will melt your heart.

Scientists have never seen a giant shipworm (Kuphus polythalamia) alive before, and it's the stuff of nightmares.