Sure herbs and spices taste wonderful, but do you know what benefits they provide to your body?

Pickens: 'If you don't think that you're gonna see a $200 barrel of oil, you're joking.'

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

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

Oilman's plan still aims for energy independence, but now focuses on conversion of tractor-trailers to natural gas instead of giant Texas wind farm.

Web site and mobile app help you find the lowest gas prices in your area.

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

For almost 40 years, Art and Nan Kellam lived off-grid on a Maine island, eschewing modern technology, but not each other.

If fracking techniques pollute water supplies, what will happen to beer production?

Famed architect Renzo Piano completes a self-sustaining micro-home named Diogene.

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

Energy Secretary Steven Chu fields energy efficiency questions from the public.

Mayor Sadiq Kahn wants Londoners to stay hydrated with public water fountains while generating less plastic waste.

Sweden is to thank (go figure) for a hot new lifestyle trend known as plogging that encourages participants to beautify cities while burning calories.

Organic supermarket chain EkoPlaza teams with an anti-plastic waste group to launch a supermarket aisle liberated from plastic packaging.

A study found that while plastic bag litter has decreased in the U.K. seabed, other forms of pollution have increased.

From Buckingham Palace to the BBC, British institutions are putting the kibosh on single-use plastic.

The endangered African wild dog has a nose for democracy, according to a study, which explains how the dogs "vote."

Wildlife biologist Steve Barlow has invented a nest box that can be added to utility right-of-way markers across the U.S. and Canada.

Thanks to the 24-hour news cycle and social media, it's impossible to tune out these politically turbulent times. Here's how to tune in and stay sane.

Psychologists and scientists are concerned about the rising rates of suicide among children, and what the shrinking gender gap might mean.

The release, quickly dubbed "Climategate 2.0" after the initial 2009 "Climategate" hacking, drew strong condemnation from scientists involved in the emails, as

A host of eco-features -- and the simple fact that the iPad delivers 3 devices in one -- may make it the greenest device of 2010. (Too bad Apple shareholders ar

Today HP unveils a breakthough in powerful computer chip technology that can process data, store memory and stack 3-dimensionally.. just like a brain synapse.

Nintendo gets the lowest score on the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics for its failure to address e-waste or cut CO2 emissions.

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.

New hi-tech Environ thermostat allows you to remotely monitor and control your home energy use.

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

Paper that stops bullets and yarn that conducts electricity.. it sounds like Sci Fi, but Nanocomp is making these futuristic dreams a reality.

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

Electronic waste recycling firm CloudBlue is now an e-Stewards Certified facility.

Soil is drying up all over the world, Google is dropping big bucks building a wind power transmission line, and a spider and centipede battle it out.

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

A light-emitting diode (LED) developed at MIT operates at 230-percent efficiency. That's not a typo. LEDs will provide 70 percent of the world's general lightin

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.

The ultrathin New Apple MacBook laptop has been called one of the "least repairable, least recyclable" computers on the market. Sustainability was not included

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

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

Today's technology allows us to look deep into what was previously invisible, revolutionizing our understanding of microorganisms.

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

Intel's Compute Stick turns your big TV into a working Windows computer.

Do energy vampires haunt your living room? Find out if you are electricity-savvy with your entertainment devices.

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

The longing you feel to get away is ancient, says writer Clemens Arvay, a desire to interact with nature and leave behind the material world.

In tens of millions of years, Africa will lose a sizable chunk of its eastern coast.

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

A wildlife corridor in Brazil's Atlantic Forest will help animals like the golden lion tamarin thrive in its preferred environment.