Here's how you can donate or otherwise help the animals, residents and first responders affected by wildfires in Australia.

In 8 years, the Empowerment Plan nonprofit has distributed 35,000 coats to the homeless and hired 80 people.

Don’t throw your kitchen scraps away; put them to work. The outer skins of fruit and vegetables are filled with flavor and vitamins, and most often have enoug

By flipping recess and lunch, students eat 50 percent more produce.

Cucamelons look like baby watermelons and taste similar to cucumbers. Are they worth growing?

Japan's cube-shaped watermelons are more than just a novelty. They're easier to store in the small refrigerators typically found in Japanese homes.

A flavorless watermelon is a reason for a good cry.

If you know what to look for, you can pick the perfectly ripe cantaloupe, honeydew or watermelon every time.

The Red Delicious is falling from grace, as the Gala apples takes the top spot for production of U.S. apples.

If your car isn't getting the gas mileage you want or expect, it might be time to put down the carbs and pick up the dumbbells because your body may be the prob

Chevrolet will be bringing its clean diesel technology to the domestic Cruze lineup.

While out on a trip to photograph Arizona's latest winter storm, I came across this camouflaged Cadillac ELR.

Ford wants you to have a better understanding of how your driving impacts their fuel efficiency.

Clean diesel, a new twist on very old technology offers stellar fuel economy with low emissions. Alternative energy of the future?

It's about time somebody looked at shopping as a separate transportation category. It turns out to be a major energy hog.

5 cheap affordable cars

As electric cars become increasingly mainstream, they're starting to build up a charge on social media around the world.

The U.S. Department of Energy and the EPA announced the release of a new fuel economy tool for used vehicles.

The all-electric bus costs about $175,000 but is expected to help school districts save $11,000 per year in fuel costs.

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The EPA is proposing new low-sulfur gasoline be phased in starting in 2017. Everybody's happy — well, everyone except Big Oil.

The Eco-Marathon brings together the best and the brightest students to create the most efficient cars.

There are 1,000 of these hybrid muscle/battery power vehicles on the road, mostly in Europe. Only a few are in the U.S., but does 3 cents a mile sound good?

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With more than 1,000 horsepower and 600 miles of range, this green car is sexy, fast and interesting — but it’s only in prototype mode.

Carmakers have to reach 54.5 mpg by 2025, but $2 a gallon gas and the popularity of gas guzzlers might change that rule.

Colleges and high schools have gathered in Detroit to show off their super-efficient home-built hot rods. Meanwhile, Shell is building its own fuel miser.

$2.50 a gallon gas makes a compelling case for crossovers and big fuel hogs.

But a new University of Michigan poll reveals huge gender gaps in car knowledge.

Study shows fuel efficiency hasn't changed much since 1923, but emissions are way down.

Mars and back on a tank of fuel? Ion drive could revolutionize space travel.

Astronomers have used instruments on board SOFIA, the world's largest airborne observatory, to examine a planet beyond solar system.

Scientists have created a kind of cyborg flower: living roses with tiny electronic circuits threaded through their vascular systems.

A tiny satellite built by grade schoolers may get a little help from above during its launch.

The extinct relative of giraffes, Xenokeryx amidalae, takes its moniker from Queen Padmé Amidala, the wife of Anakin Skywalker.

The InSight lander is equipped to study the Red Planet's interior in unprecedented detail.

Event Horizon Telescope will harness the power of 9 telescopes around the globe.

Why not take this opportunity to view six other meteor showers this summer?

The Food and Drug Administration is lowering the current acceptable amount of arsenic in apple juice from 23 parts per billion to 10.

No illness related to the recall have been reported, and shoppers should be wary of jars with a "Best Buy" date of June 16, 2015.

The Food and Drug Administration is launching its first national campaign to prevent and reduce smoking among young people.

New labels would focus on sugar and calories and reflect a realistic serving size for the American diet.

The Environmental Working Group’s food database turns up nearly 500 supermarket foods that contain azodicarbonamide.

The FDA is opening up public comments for reaction to two possible nutrition labels. One will replace the label we’ve been looking at for 20 years.

The FDA is stepping up to enforce regulations on gluten-free labels, making foods safer for those with celiac disease.

The Dirty Dozen Guide to Food Additives identifies twelve ingredients in food that are potentially hazardous to your health.

The FDA hasn't confirmed Chinese-made treats are dangerous, but there are concerns the jerky treats have sickened or killed thousands of U.S. pets.

Likely caused by pollution, levels of mercury in Pacific yellowfin tuna have been on the rise steadily since 1998.

The backlash from Kraft placing a healthy eating label on its processed cheese singles made the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics rethink the label’s use.

This is your chance to add your voice to the mix as the agency looks into what the label means.