Largest study yet predicts "The next nuclear accident may be much sooner or more severe than the public realizes"

In our dystopian future we might all be buying power by the watt-hour from a cart in the market.

A new study found pollution is dangerous for the brain ... especially if you're male.

Good affordable bikes, safe places to ride, and secure places to park.

Because being outside is always better than being inside.

All 2,800 stores will go paper or reusable bag only... eventually.

'Instead of putting the money back into our business, we’re responding by putting $10 million back into the planet. Our home planet needs it more than we do.'

Install and forget about these induction powered lights from Denmark.

Computers and technology let designers do things that were unimaginable just a decade ago.

There is a lot of money to be made in the travel section. Should other media follow their example?

But no, we're not going to compare to that other tower.

Sometime within the last century, soil erosion began to exceed new soil formation. Now, nearly a third of the world’s cropland is losing topsoil faster than new soil is forming, reducing the land’s inherent fertility.

A rare, early October blizzard has devastated the South Dakota rancher community, after as many as 100,000 head of cattle may have died following the October 3rd storm.

A new logo is coming to dairy products near you, so learn what it's all about.

Researchers studying fossil clams in Florida believe they found the souvenirs of an ancient meteorite.

Here's everything to know about this year's unique September full moon.

After a month under rubble, a nearly lifeless callery pear tree was found by 9/11 workers who were determined to save it.

Learn when the autumn equinox happens and what to expect as we bid farewell to summer.

Sturdy, stalwart, and superlatively statuesque, California's coast redwoods stand out as some of the most impressive organisms on the planet.

Restoring plants and trees near US industrial sites could reduce air pollution by an average of 27 percent, new study finds.

From dancing tree fairies to the reality of spring fever, there’s more to the March equinox than almost-equal night and day.

This very easy trick gives shoppers a quick way to grasp the good, the bad, and the ugly in packaged food.

Prevent drain blockages and environmental damage by taking care with what you put down the sink.

Welcome to almost 30 percent of the world's forest cover.

'How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.' –Arthur C. Clarke

Here's what to know about Lynx rufus, the solitary wildcat that roams North America.

Dean Kamen is the kind of inventor we don't imagine exists anymore—a fervent polymath like Thomas Edison. Best known as the creator of the Segway, Kamen is also responsible for major breakthroughs in clean energy, water purification, prosthetics,

With his planes, helicopters, and other fuel-hungry pets, Dean Kamen admits that he takes a lot out of the world. This just means that, in keeping with his immigrant grandfather's advice, he has to put more back in. In the second part of our

Stand at the edge of a reservoir, river, or ocean and it's hard to imagine that the planet could ever run out of water; even just a day at the beach makes your one small shower a day seem like less of a threat. But with

The latest episode of Fully Charged appears to come to us from the future. Or, maybe just Australia...

Who says wheat-free can't mean indulgent? Best-selling cookbook author Karen Morgan offers up irresistible (and also vegetarian) main courses, snacks, and desserts.

With the first heatwave of the summer behind us, let's start thinking about how we can adapt ourselves to the heat, rather than just complaining about it or pushing it away via air conditioning.

A unique solar panel has been designed at Stanford that cools buildings by reflecting sunlight and radiating thermal energy out into space.

The technology uses radiative sky cooling to help cool buildings without electricity.

This ancient method is simple and cheap.

Plastic pollution doesn't just kill fish. It kills people too.

You are not alone. Even when you are...

Almost half of the land on Earth is now farmland.

Entice butterflies to stay, eat, mate and lay eggs in your garden with these plants and tips.

You have heard of "fast fashion." Get ready for fast architecture in container-sized modules.

A compact chicken coop for city dwellers that wheels around the yard and fertilizes soil is on display at "Dwell on Design" this weekend. The show's awards recognize

The omission of ecological services in economics is the equivalent of double bookkeeping: one set that looks (relatively) rosy for us and another for our children.

A new study reveals stress-reducing benefits for office workers when even just viewing a small plant on their desk.

There are some significant advantages to an affordable kit like this.

Thanks to the folks at Daily Candy for this awesome tip! With the holidays coming up, and that inevitable office party or family gathering, maybe it's time to freshen up your kitchen

It may sound like an oxymoron, bringing sustainable practices to mining operations, but unless we all stop consuming resources immediately, mining is also not going anywhere. So this is good news: since 2007, Alcoa's Jamalco

Another reason that we have to use less of the stuff.

In order to prevent future pandemics, we need to change our relationship with wildlife

And a look at Amazon's office morale.

Smaller, faster, cheaper! Single board computer (SBC) innovations are jumpstarting a whole new wave of DIY devices.