A greenhouse gas that is thought to have a potent impact on global warming was detected in trace amounts in the atmosphere.

Research conducted in Madison, Wisconsin, finds soil in developed residential landscapes is better at absorbing CO2 than forests.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

While the days of excess seem to be over, a party in New York last week showed that it’s always in vogue (and on budget) to be green.

Too hot to entertain inside? Head out to the back deck and don't forget these 12 eco-friendly outdoor eating' and drinkin' wares.

A videographer captures eerie footage of Colorado's High Park Fire, one of several blazes now raging in the dry, windy, beetle-infested U.S. West.

BirdCast shows the volume and direction of birds in the U.S.

When you leave your food donation by your mailbox on May 12, make sure to keep a record of it.

You won’t recognize all the names from Time’s list of people that most affect our world, but you’ll want to get to know them.

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

NASA's space shuttles are gearing up to make their final voyages — this time flying piggyback a special Boeing 747 jet on the way to museum retirement homes.

Space shuttle Endeavour, you're a star. A captivating new time-lapse movie has condensed Endeavour's recent three-day road trip to a Los Angeles museum into mer

In previous decades, we explored outward. Today's landmarks in science come from looking deeper inside.

It’s time to ditch the word "senior" and all the ageist baggage that goes with it.

Seven species of Hawaiian pollinators are the first bees added to the U.S. endangered species list — but they're unlikely to be the last.

If humans are still around millions or billions of years from now, they'll have to deal with supervolcanoes, asteroids and worse.

Zest up your holiday feast with these must-have sauces and spices.

Designed to drink while binge watching “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” this cocktail is a breath of fresh air, just like the heroine of the show.

By analyzing ear wax from a deceased blue whale, scientists gained clues to years of chemical exposure.

Matt C. Rogers, senior DOE advisor talks about awarding stimulus money for top energy projects.

Impact Energies sells and leases solar panel systems to people making less than $6 a day in Ghana. It was acquired by Persistent Energy Partners.

The Bramble Cay melomys lost most of its habitat to rising sea levels.

We need a mix of solitude and interactions for a healthy social diet.

Timing matters: Flowers bloom, insects emerge, birds migrate, and planting and hunting seasons are carefully coordinated times in order to take advantage of wha

The new towers collect much more sunlight during the mornings, evenings and all days of the year regardless of clouds or shadows

A team of veterinarians use tilapia skin as a healing bandage on their paws.

Alaska professor discusses why the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should not be opened for oil drilling.

Turn that frown upside-down if you want to improve your health and live longer.

Michigan-based startup Vestaron harnesses Australian spider venom to safely control unwanted agricultural pests without harming bees.

The bottled water people have run them out of town, but it's a historic public service.

Scientists report that it could take 100 years for the world's groundwater supplies to respond to climate change, potentially leaving populations without water.

Study reveals what you can do to increase the likelihood of a speedy reply.

The breakthrough will allow for stunning time lapses that reveal the behavior of electrons.

The Harvard University endowment fund lost $10 billion in 2009. Unable to dump toxic investments, the university had to find new ways to recoup this 27 percent

I do support fair trade products, but sometimes I wish I didn't.

Good food and wine at a sustainable Fell’s Point restaurant.

Updated standards for furnaces and furnace fans, combined, could save consumers roughly $37 billion over three decades.

A new study suggests Americans actually dread family visits, especially the part that involves spending the night there.

Use time, instead of money, to get what you need.

It costs 1.6 cents to make a 1-cent coin. Given the pollution it creates, what's the point?

Here's what you need to know about the overtime rules that have been put on hold and how they could affect your paycheck if they go through.

Ryan Nicodemus discusses how and why he and Joshua Fields Millburn left successful careers, ditched most of their stuff, and set up shop in a Montana cabin.

Being eco-conscious doesn’t have to stress you out or stretch your budget. Learn how to be kind to the earth while also enjoying life.

Government officials in Dubai give new meaning to the phrase worth your weight in gold.

New study may help doctors and patients find a better balance between diabetes control and quality of life.

This New Years Eve, I'll be raising my glass of biodynamic champers to the success of energy and money-saving home improvement projects.

Stunning 3-D videos capture the drama of life on a subcellular level.

Researchers in Brazil are experimenting with sterilized fish skin as bandages for burns.

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

A new retrospective study finds that 1980s-era cleanup of Boston Harbor was well worth it from a return on investment standpoint.