Japanese scientists have discovered that some apples have changed in flavor and firmness over the past few decades. Science says climate change may be to blame.

Animals use the same wait-your-turn system that most humans do, say scientists who reviewed a series of animal studies.

Urban noise — and AC/DC — may be wreaking havoc on ecosystems.

Satellite images confirm another massive iceberg has split from Antarctica, this time from the Pine Island Glacier.

You're not imagining it when the world falls into a hush during a snowfall.

This middle-of-nowhere cave may have never been seen by humans.

​Nearly 10 percent of rocky surfaces on the island paradise of Madeira are covered in 'plasticrust.'

Scientists complete the first-ever genome sequence of the deepest-living animal on Earth.

The rainforest as a living machine, is quite possibly the most sophisticated technology on the planet.

Energy policy has become a local issue, prompting serious debates in races across the nation.

Ethanol subsidies are such a wedge issue in Iowa that one candidate says he will stay away.

Annual event, which encourages people around the world to power down for one hour, teams up with the cast and crew of 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'

Maybe carbon offsetting isn't as fool-proofed as many businesses would like people to believe.

Brown has gone green! UPS has become the first small package carrier to offer its customers the option of purchasing carbon offsets to counteract the CO2 emissi

Power Trip is a fascinating journey through our incredibly complex relationship with oil, energy and everything in between.

Amazon.com may be offering new eco-friendly shipping options to its customers if it capitalizes on a new patent.

Polio could be wiped out by 2018, but Gates says it will require investment and hard work.

Mary Barra is a GM insider, but she's also a change agent who will continue the company's aggressive comeback.

Olivine is a miracle green rock that absorbs carbon dioxide naturally from the air.

Video: Get your green tips from Amanda Seyfried and Olesya Rulin.

Car-sharing service Zipcar is betting that name recognition will boost sales of its common stock in an upcoming initial public offering.

"Why do you have to sing everything like you just swallowed a pair of jazz hands?!"

Video: When a 10-mile stretch of L.A.'s interstate 405 is closed this weekend, there will be only one way to get through the gridlock: Fly over it. Take a ride

Driving with a burger in one hand and a cellphone in the other is a sure recipe for highway disaster. And all that old food is hanging out, just waiting to give

A 10-mile stretch of Los Angeles' 405 Freeway — the most heavily trafficked road in the country — was completely shut down this weekend as part of a $1 bill

Public transit has long been undervalued as a mobility option. Thanks to new technologies and new ways of living, that's changing.

A new report from KPMG sees 500 billion annual miles from people who might have otherwise stayed home.

You can now get a charge out of its new go-anywhere GoCharger.

Audi’s R8 e-tron sports car is finally a reality — with almost 300 miles on a charge.

Cars with 10 horsepower, fish tanks and Home Depot hardware are just part of the fun. Some even plug in.

These guys aren't shy about taking on Tesla, but first they need to ramp up the factory for this 1,088-horsepower, 200 mph electric from Croatia.

The Detroit and New York auto shows may have the new car introductions, but Washington has the politicians.

Rimac's Concept One is a $936,000 supercar made in Croatia, and only 8 will be built.

The British vacuum cleaner kingpin will invest nearly $3B in developing an electric vehicle by 2020.

When a man and his dog are evicted, people in the community rally to try to keep them together.

Countless people drove past an injured armadillo, until one compassionate woman came along.

Rescuers spent months nursing a paralyzed leopard until the day he stood on his own paws.

Air conditioners have made architects lazy, and we've forgotten how to design houses that might work without it.

To go net-zero it's better to try and reduce demand than to increase supply. Here are some very good places to start.

Architect William Maclay brings some sense and sensibility to the concept of net zero energy building.

Here are 10 historic shopping centers that are still thriving today.

Leave it to Shigeru Ban to breathe ingenious new life into the painfully abundant remains of a major catastrophe.

At long last, Brad Pitt's green rebuilding effort thinks smaller (but just as sustainable).

Honestly, it would be a touch difficult to hit the books on a campus this wildly verdant.

The man-made foothills are most definitely alive in Cupertino.

Why move to the woods when you can live in a tower that doubles as a coniferous forest?

From the man who brought you the giant tetrahedron on 57th Street...

It's just like camping ... but with free WiFi and Malin + Goetz shampoo.

Tiny houses have become the darlings of budget-minded minimalists, and Ryan Mitchell's book, "Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials," explores them.

Situated next to the High Line, Solar Carve Tower is specifically designed not to bogart air and natural light from its neighbors.