The Girl Scouts claim trademark infringement after boy scouts drop the word 'boy.'

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

The software giant is expected to unveil its first tablet computer.

Microsoft announced on Friday, Aug. 23, that CEO Steve Ballmer will be retiring.

Adding paint color inside your home can provide vibrancy, enhance your mood and create a sense of personality in an otherwise drab room.

Popular magazine and testing facility finds that nontoxic paints have improved in recent years, performing just as well as conventional paints.

You really don't need the stuff that makes your bathroom smell like an overchlorinated swimming pool.

75 percent of all emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, meaning they originated in animals. Here are 10 to be aware of and which animals carry them.

The opening of Colorado's pot emporiums has led to a stained relationship between landlords and those looking to puff in the privacy of their apartments.

Capital One's new contract update raises the hackles of critics who question the company's right to contact customers by 'personal visit.'

Why does the North Dakota outpost of Williston have the highest rents for a one-bedroom apartment in the entire country according to a new survey?

Despite anti-discrimination laws, some employers are still finding ways to cut ties with their pregnant employees.

The blue- and yellow-clad home furnishings behemoth plans to add 17 percent more green to the paychecks of employees who earn minimum wage.

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?

Find out how this stand-up comedian, writer and entrepreneur found his dream job.

Denmark-based Lego is the world's most profitable toy-maker. But when it reported a revenue decline for early 2016, the news was just what the company wanted.

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.

Ireland's national investment fund will sell all investments in coal, oil, gas and peat as soon as possible.

Biodegradable products may not be as good for the environment as advertised. New research from North Carolina State University shows that biodegradable material

L.A. Times says the head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee was once a moderate, but he was able to gain this powerful seat by embracing Tea Party princ

Looking out for the safety of kids and pets, the EPA decides to ban some toxic rodent poisons. Here are a few pest remediation alternatives that rely on repelli

If you're an app developer, check out the Environmental Protection Agency's new Apps for the Environment challenge.

Program offers national recognition for kids working to make their world a greener place.

Schools are competing to generate the best recycling rates and the lowest levels of waste.

The controversial bill, which now heads to the Senate, would open more national parks to hunting and protect the use of toxic lead ammunition.

The slate of spending cuts could wreak havoc on everything from USDA meat inspections and FDA drug reviews to EPA research and national park staffing.

Residents living near Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal rally against a planned residential development that they believe will lead to increased flooding risk.

In large part to gas wells and cow farms, the United States is spewing 50 percent more methane than regulators thought.

Do you really want to green your home? You can't do it alone. Here's how to get the sort of family buy-in you need to make it work.

Looking to make this holiday really special — without breaking the bank? Consider homemade gifts. Here are 10 ways to put a special glow into Christmas.

With summer here, there are many ways to keep the temperature tolerable while saving money and the environment.

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.

Jay Harman developed technologies from the Lily Impeller that he says may fundamentally change how humans do almost everything.

SRI, the system of rice intensification, has taken agribusiness giants by surprise with its record-breaking harvests across the globe.

Miguel Luna is using grassroots organizing to rehabilitate the river and the communities near it through his group, Urban Semillas.

Wanted: Test scores from 1 million people as web-based research project aims to learn more about the region of DNA that determines how the brain works.

The mail subscription service combines high-tech analytics and personal stylists to send women clothes they'll love.

Media professional hopes to turn others on to farming with her new website.

Father-daughter team turns a common race practice into a clever opportunity to help the less fortunate.

Cristina Mittermeier discusses the modern movement of conservation photography in an interview.

The nonprofit Gearing Up gives women in recovery a chance to get outside, build self-esteem and bond with one another.

The emerald ash borer, it turns out, is good eating, particularly among woodpeckers.

Florida officials say they've bagged one of the biggest Burmese pythons ever found in the state: an 18.2-foot-long female weighing some 150 pounds.

New research could stop the spread of citrus greening, a disease that is killing Florida's oranges.

White-nose syndrome is still spreading wildly, but a few bat colonies may be showing signs of resistance.

A study found that an invasive species of camel cricket from Asia is now far more common in American basements than the native variety.

The brown anole is an invasive species, and if you can't beat 'em, eat 'em.

In the latest Python Challenge, researchers bagged over 2,000 pounds of the problematic snakes and discovered some of the species' secrets.

After killing 7 million bats in eastern North America, white-nose syndrome just made a 1,300-mile leap west.