This devilishly difficult quiz will separate the auto experts from the pretenders.

Whether you watch them at your backyard bird feeder or just see them when you're hiking, how much do you really know about our feathered friends?

Sometimes scientists infuse some pop culture into their species names. Can you match the celeb to the critter?

We're surrounded by any number of dangers, but which ones should you really worry about? Take the quiz to find out what's more likely to summon the Grim Reaper.

Nobel by the numbers: How much do you know about the history of the Nobel Prize? Take the quiz.

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

New website pulls together a wealth of information on renewable energy and tracks green stimulus spending.

The vision of an energy-efficient super grid that allows powers companies to communicate real-time may be possible through Google-Spectrum Bridge partnership.

A dramatic film explores the physical and emotional challenges of living in a peak oil scenario.

Answer 20 questions to get your resiliency score -- and find out how self and community-sufficient you are.

A study from the Civil Society Institute reveals that party lines divide many people's feelings about global warming, energy independence and green jobs. Here a

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

Rich natural gas deposits off the shore of Israel can meet the country's energy needs well into the next century, provided it can be extracted economically.

Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi are working together to dramatically expand the number of public chargers available in Japan.

The Guest-Imator is a digital portion calculator that even considers the amount of leftovers you want to have. It works for vegan meals, too.

Thousands of pounds of moldy cardigans and unsellable denim shorts are being burned in lieu of oil and coal at Västerås near Stockholm.

Copenhagen gains an unusual new landmark in the form of a multitasking waste-to-energy plant designed by Bjarke Ingels Group that functions as a ski slope.

Those helium-filled balloons you've seen bobbing in the breeze are the least important use of this critical element, especially since we don't have enough.

Certain scents can cause a rush of feelings — even if you don't always remember why.

Authentic sounds of the wild can now be downloaded for free to your iPhone. Assign your friends their own unique howl, hoot or roar.

Are the days of 'Star Wars'-type droids upon us? Israeli researchers host a tournament to see who can create a robot with the most human handshake.

Increasingly efficient computers belie the truth that our virtual world is using more and more electricity.

Empowering consumers to make smart decisions can change the marketplace and shrink our national energy footprint.

Dell makes recycling its old laptops fairly easy, but most companies make it tough for customers to return no-longer-usable electronics for safe disposal.

Center for Environmental Health's new guide attempts to consolidate electronic buying guides from many nonprofits.

The future of electronics recycling may be in donating used items. With the proliferation of household as well as personal consumer electronics, there’s a ser

Ann Louise Gittleman offers '1,268 Ways to Outsmart the Hazards of Electronic Pollution'

There are many reasons to recycle electronics, including copper, steel, gold, silver. The wiring in some older desk tops may yield up to 5 pounds of copper.

Finnish scientists are studying the possibility of turning water droplets into digital bits and using them to power computers instead of electricity.

A new style of tiny lithium battery that can charge wirelessly could help make cyborg grafts an imminent reality.

FoodShareFilter aims to sell its Instagram filter specially made for food pics and donate the money to an El Salvadorian charity.

Innovative technology enables electronic devices to function in contact with body tissues.

The Black Hornet, which can be carried in a soldier's pocket, has an onboard camera that gives troops video and still images of hard-to-access places.

Invention start-up Quirky and GE launch the Aros Smart Air Conditioner, a window unit with added brains and good looks.

Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their invention of the blue light-emitting diode.

Daniel Ballou separates the working parts from the heavy parts to make a speaker system out of concrete blocks.

RGB-type LED bulbs like the Philips Hue give you a lot of control and they're a lot of fun, too.

Greenpeace reports what the world's leading consumer electronics companies are doing to address their environmental impacts.

Even though native bees don't produce honey, they're incredibly important, says author Paige Embry. She explains how to help them in "Our Native Bees."

Benny the beagle was the subject of a 1,000-person search that also involved a helicopter.

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee has added 19 new locations to its list of World Heritage Sites and expanded the boundaries of another one.

Carefully managed fire is used as a tool to protect wildlands from invasive plants and other threats.

Scientists scramble to understand the causes of colony collapse disorder.

A street dog named Mera tagged along with a expedition and climbed 23,389-foot Baruntse, a mountain in Nepal.

Lisa Hendy is the first woman to become chief ranger at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Video: Join Farmer D as he checks out the farmer's market in Savannah, GA.

Do you spend more time in the kitchen during the holidays? If so, opt for uniquely designed, versatile tea and dish towels instead of paper towels.

Try these not-too-sweet organic thirst quenchers to stay cool in hot weather.

An all-natural mix that’s wheat-free, gluten-free and made with organic ingredients.

With so many organic companies owned by large corporations, some of their profits may be used to fight Proposition 37 – which would require genetically modifi