Research is finding that probiotics might be useful in treating high blood pressure, anxiety, eczema and other maladies.

Bees give us pollination and honey. Now new research suggests their hives may also help prevent hair loss.

The Indian long pepper's use in traditional medicine dates back thousands of years.

What if they built electric vehicles (EVs) and there was no place to plug them in? That’s been the chicken-and-egg conundrum keeping EVs off the market in mod

The Nissan Leaf will be produced in Tennessee, in America's largest auto plant under one roof. Take a tour with me on the electric tram.

Phil Lebeau has a hands-on look at Nissan's highly anticipated all-electric vehicle, the "Leaf."

Plug-In America Vice President Paul Scott used to talk about EVs. Now he's going to be selling them on the floor of Santa Monica Nissan.

California may be getting all the coverage, but Tennessee is offering clever rebates and other perks, too.

Automaker pulls back the curtain to reveal the magic behind its latest ad for the all-electric Leaf.

With the all-electric Nissan Leaf, your home acts as the car's primary 'filling station.' How will this impact potential buyers who live in apartments or don'

A new forecast from Pike Research says California and New York will be the most popular states for PEV sales.

Kelley Blue Book releases its list of top 10 green cars for 2011, and the all-electric Nissan Leaf ousts the 2010 winner, the Toyota Prius.

The latest Nissan Leaf commercial examines what life would be like if everything was powered by gasoline.

The lucky few have gotten their Nissan Leafs, but the company has scaled back its 2011 U.S. deliveries from 20,000 to 10,000, and dampened expectations about a

In response to Japan's power crunch resulting from the Fukushima disaster, Nissan unveils a two-way charging system that makes it possible for your home

AdWeek ranks its top 10 favorites for 2011, including Chipotle's sustainable food initiative and Nissan Leaf's all-electric world.

Jim Motavalli shares his insights about electric vehicles in his new book, High Voltage: The Fast Track to Plug in the Auto Industry.

Paul Scott sells Nissan Leafs for a living. He put up his retirement savings for a few minutes with the president to talk about EVs and climate change.

Narrator Daryl Hannah, filmmaker Leslie Iwerks and others discuss the Keystone XL pipeline battle in 'Pipe Dreams.'

A lawyer for energy giant Kinder Morgan recently argued that seeing the faces of unhappy pipeline protesters could constitute a form of assault.

Should working farm animals be allowed to live a peaceful retirement, or should they be slaughtered and consumed? The fate of oxen at a little farm at Green Mou

The organic produce company may sell nationally, but it still keeps a roadside stand in Central California where people can buy organic produce and much more.

The small Maine-based co-op, which has struggled to gain a hold in the marketplace, received $3 million in much-need investment.

44 different types of organic herbs and vegetables are growing in the middle of Chicago's busy international airport.

The stench of foul-smelling flowers attracts insects that aid in their pollination.

This 753-acre piece of Southern history is located only 30 miles from downtown Nashville.

The mini-farm isn't just for tasty food — the Veg-01 experiment will test how well lettuce and other large plants grow in orbit.

Actor graces the cover of Wine Spectator magazine along with his winemaking partner, Marc Perrin.

In just 20 years, the city of Sequim, Washington transformed from a declining arid farmland into a fragrant prairie of purple blooms.

Owner of Bluebird Hill Farm launches essay contest to give the $450,000 property away.

Before reaching for commercial pesticides, try these solutions first to keep bees, butterflies and beneficial bugs safe.

Experts say Japan's kids and unborn babies have the greatest risk of developing cancer from exposure to radioactive material.

In the nuke-crazed 1950s, Ford wanted to put mini reactors in cars. That didn't fly, but now we're hearing of radioactive thorium lasers that could power a car

For some opponents of nuclear power, no amount of planning or patching is enough. Among those critics is actor Alec Baldwin, whose thoughts on the subject carry

A new report reveals that the Kodak industrial facility in upstate New York was home to a small nuclear reactor filled with weapons-grade uranium for more than

Somewhere in West Texas is a 7-inch radioactive cylinder that Halliburton would like to find. Anyone who comes across it is advised to keep their distance.

Nuclear fusion could one day propel rockets that allow humans to go to Mars and back in 30 days

For people living in areas neighboring the Fukushima nuclear power plants, the worst of the radiation exposure may have passed.

Even a relatively small regional nuclear war could trigger global cooling, damage the ozone layer and cause droughts for more than a decade.

The aurora may hold the secret of a magnetic phenomenon related to the nuclear fusion powering the sun.

'Avatar' director and explorer listed as a backer of Planetary Resources, which promises to merge 'space exploration and natural resources.'

Earth probably formed in a hotter, drier part of the solar system than previously thought, which could explain our planet's puzzling shortage of water, a new st

Urban development is set to triple in the first three decades of this century, the largest cityscape expansion in human history, according to a new study that f

Community woodworking shops become popular, insect wings microscopically shred bacteria, and the size of ExxonMobil's Arkansas oil spill grows.

How healthy are America's plants, animals and environment?

The Mapdwell project at MIT combines Google Maps, solar power data and some smart algorithms to calculate the costs and benefits of installing solar panels.

Watch how carefully a large dam is deconstructed in this time-lapse video showing the removal of Oregon's Gold Ray dam.

Many of the well-preserved fossils show the internal organs of several different arthropods.

Portland authorities faced a tough decision this week: Drain a reservoir or provide residents with tap water that a teen peed into?

With groundwater pumping and the evaporation of heavy weights of water, Earth's crust rebounds. This movement affects the fault, causing earthquakes.