As Africa's population continues to rise, a new statistical analysis estimates the population to be 800 million more people than previously calculated.

Magnesite has long been known as a CO2 absorber, but the slow rate of its growth made it a poor carbon storage option. Until now.

British loo roll company Nouvelle erects an outdoor advertisement that doubles as a massive roadside bird feeder.

Two proposed energy projects (each with a $7 billion price tag) present two very different directions for America's future. Which would you choose?

Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, which recently received SFI chain-of-custody certification, has launched a new sustainability campaign.

The American Forest & Paper Association announced today an ambitious set of sustainability goals for its member organizations to aim for by 2020.

At 15 square meters with an equal amount of outdoor living space, Jonas Wagell's flat-packed Mini House 2.0 is a lovely prefab retreat that can be assembled in

Perched above Mexico City's trendiest shopping district, the Billboard House is obscured by a mural created by the dwelling's artist-in-residence.

Looking back at the first Thanksgiving offers a way forward for us, says Michael Berman.

The find is roughly 2 billion years older than any other known fungus fossil.

The finding indicates that life on Earth began much earlier than previously thought.

The environmental movement's challenges are greater than ever, but the founder of 350.org says victory lies ahead.

Have an old cell phone stashed away? Recycle it with the Phones for Haiti program and you'll help the American Red Cross provide disaster relief in the earthqua

On Hamburg's waterfront, world-class sustainable architecture has emerged not from lofty green goals but from practical questions like this one: How do you buil

Why are regular citizens doing the work that should be done by the companies that make the disposables?

From sustainability as a means of innovation to envisioning a prosperous, peaceful future free of oil, coal and nuclear energy, these five books are taking care

Concern over dwindling pollinator populations trumps worries of apiarian disturbances.

The 150-foot-wide asteroid 2012 DA14 may harbor $65 billion of recoverable water and $130 billion in metals.

Big Ass Fans unveils an exceptionally smart ceiling fan that learns to start to spinning the minute your sweaty bod enters a room.

Those who live in the Quebrada Camarones region of South America's Atacama Desert have a remarkable resistance to arsenic, which is in the water.

This high tech billboard can do the work of 1,200 trees, scrubbing the air of pollutants.

A new initiative in India will employ up to 300,000 youths in an effort to improve air quality and provide opportunities to the unemployed.

An analysis of dozens of pyroclastic ash deposits suggests that Mercury had an long history explosive volcanism.

Dogs have incredible senses and are like superheroes on four legs. Take this quiz to test your canine know-how.

Climate activists call for action to strengthen the most important piece of environmental legislation in history.

The 57,000-acre San Andres Refuge, which works to restore desert bighorn sheep, launched its quest for energy independence in 2005 and has implemented several s

Science lingo may hurt efforts to inform the general public, a new study warns.

But there are things you can do if you find a big 4K TV under the tree.

Here are a few highlights from legislation that's poised to boost wilderness protection across the country.

Fatigability is a way to measure how fast you get tired.

Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch iPhone app has added Project FishMap. Now you can add green restaurants to a shared map to earn badges.

A Silicon Valley investor with a penchant for green technology raised $1 billion for a new venture fund. His vision: science experiments and clean technologies

With malaria and polio eradication at the top of Gates' to-do list, the Microsoft founder finds fault with Google's focus on tech projects.

The Microsoft founder admits that the cumbersome combination should have been made easier.

Bill and Melinda Gates outline global-aid myths: poor countries will always be poor, foreign aid is a waste, and saving lives will lead to overpopulation.

Big money is being poured into a technology that could make it possible to modify your DNA.

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.

Bipartisan 'Chemical Safety Improvement Act' would require more safety regulation for chemicals while making it easier for those that pass to get on the market.

It's worth keeping tabs on some of the world's most eccentric billionaires, especially if it was their wacky ideas that made them so rich to begin with.

Nothing says "I'm single and ready to mingle" like a dose of salty digestive fluid. For sea lampreys, anyway.

Billy Burke ('Twilight') returns in 'Revolution'.

The co-founder of Soshal Group says if we want to influence the future of ethical business, we have to talk about it differently.

Funding for the newest Breakthrough Prize is announced as the awards for life sciences and physics are given at a California ceremony.

With a donation of $970 million, the Facebook co-founder has become the country's top philanthropist for 2013.

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

Philanthropist Marcus Lemonis is offering work at his Camping World stories and access to an army of volunteers to national parks in need.

Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and "Fortnite," is using the popularity of his virtual worlds to make a big impact in his home state of North Carolina.

A great pied hornbill at Jurong Bird Park developed cancer, and doctors used 3D printing to make a prosthetic casque for it.

Coal country Sen. Robert Byrd is crowing about $4 billion he steered towards the false hype that is "clean coal" in the Senate version of the economic stimulus

The ACES (aka Waxman-Markey) bill passes the house, but not all environmental groups are rejoicing.