For this CSR Hero, helping those less fortunate is a family affair.

A major new study examines the impact of certain foods on both the body and the planet.

It's not just that your mom encourages second helpings. Studies show that a phenomenon called "social facilitation" is one factor in why we overeat with others.

Nutritionists say it's not just what we eat, but when we eat dinner that matters.

A new study seeks to define what a 'hyper-palatable' food is, and how they're specifically designed to make us eat more than we should.

Laleh Mohmedi transforms her young child's meals into memorable cartoon characters as a way to encourage healthy eating.

Predicted to be a hot trend in 2020, the rise of everything butters and spreads has only just begun.

When we throw away banana peels, we throw away a lot of health benefits.

The holiday season is a weighted one, full of food and food-pushers. Here's how to gently, but firmly, stand your ground.

The health benefits of green tea continue to be discovered. Unlike other teas, green tea leaves are steamed, leaving a higher concentration of antioxidants.

Reduce the carbon footprint of your food by making smart food choices, not necessarily just by eating local.

Think of making bread as a science experiment. ​But it all comes down to treating your yeast right.

The secret ingredient in the Mediterranean diet is in the antioxidants.

Find out where to fill up with biodiesel on a road trip.

The FURTHER Candle is made from purified restaurant grease waste. Does it smell like onion rings? You wish...

Volkswagen is trying to convince Americans that its TDI diesels are as environmentally friendly as hybrids, and it's using sports marketing to get the message a

Marshall Dostal was using fry grease to fuel his cars before taking it another step to create Further soap.

Carbon Motors' E7 is a purpose-built cop car headed for the market in 2013 (assuming a $300 million government loan comes through). And it's got a BMW turbo die

New findings show that microbes present in biodiesel cause reactions that weaken the steel in fuel storage tanks.

Five cars vie for the title, but only one will win. Luckily, they're all worthy. Just don't make me watch the awards ceremony, because I hate that stuff.

Virtually sulfur-free biodiesel fuel is available in blends for home oil burners.

Cassandra Lin and her classmates provided enough biodiesel to heat 210 homes in Westerly, Rhode Island.

Diesels were noisy, smelly, polluting and slow. They're not anymore. Clean diesel is a real alternative, with 650-mile range one big benefit.

Asian carp are now in Lake Michigan — and that’s not good news for the Great Lakes, says Conservancy scientist Lindsay Chadderton.

Fast-growing grass carp found in Lakes Erie, Michigan and Ontario.

Enormous holes in sea ice called polynyas are explained with help of robot floats, satellites and tech-equipped seals.

The plan to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is hotly contested between oil companies, Alaskans and conservation groups.

First North American Biochar Convention pulls in top Obama brass and puts this fledgling industry on the map.

Using agricultural waste to make biochar has the potential to reduce 12% of global CO2 emissions annually.

Two guys peddled the idea of making money with renewable energy and biochar but ultimately ended up just taking their investors for millions.

You may not realize that nutritional yeast is a vitamin-packed protein. Here's how to add it to salads, pastas and more.

Amazonian jungles reveal the secret of El Dorado's wealth -- biochar.

50 technology companies will compete in the clean technology 'Oscars.'

Mad science? By combining the brains of two different species, one scientist hopes to create a hybrid bird which can be taught to sing.

Scientists genetically engineer a new strain of female mosquitoes that cannot fly, hoping the handicap will curb dengue fever outbreaks.

Scientists are beginning to unravel the mystery of how caddisfly silk stays sticky underwater, and it could lead to the development of a wet Band-Aid.

Sunlight in the form of fuel? A breakthrough new discovery brings science one step closer to creating clean hydrogen fuel using only water and sunlight.

Although nanorobots made of DNA have been developed before, these spiders can move over greater distances and follow complex commands.

Rice University students come up with ingenious and inexpensive health care tool for communities without power.

Metallic python is the latest in a series of robot snakes designed to inspect tight spaces, disarm bombs and locate disaster survivors.

Researchers say the mutant mice study could increase our understanding of perception systems.

Suit allows its human wearer to breathe liquid like a fish, making deeper dives possible.

Scientists hope to end heart transplant surgery forever thanks to help from the amazing zebrafish.

New rose will be less prone to wilting and will allow for longer lasting Valentine's Day bouquets.

Researcher in Glasgow says he has created living cells made of metal instead of carbon — and they may be evolving.

The technology could be used to clean or inspect inaccessible places, such as nuclear power plants and collapsed buildings.

Custom-designed proteins made with the aid of computers could fight chemical weapons such as nerve gas and help decontaminate toxic-waste sites, scientists say.

Bioluminescent art blends science and creativity to create images that can only be seen in the dark.

A scientist successfully used his mind to control the hand of a researcher playing a video game in another building.

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