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

Venture capitalists, energy researchers and policy makers gather for first time in New Mexico.

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

Actor joins fight against the Keystone XL pipeline, a route connecting the tar sands in Canada to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico.

Harish Hande launched his solar company to dispel the myth that renewable energy was too expensive for poor people. The West could learn something from him.

Rich natural gas deposits off the shore of Israel can meet the country's energy needs well into the next century, provided it can be extracted economically.

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

Impact Energies sells and leases solar panel systems to people making less than $6 a day in Ghana. It was acquired by Persistent Energy Partners.

The Guest-Imator is a digital portion calculator that even considers the amount of leftovers you want to have. It works for vegan meals, too.

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.

Ubiquitous Mardi Gras beads can be made of other things: Biodegradable seed bombs, anyone?

While easy to focus on the gross-out factor, the tale of a stranded train filled with sewage sludge shines a light on the complicated afterlife of our waste.

Here's a good list of items not to put in your garbage disposal, and a bonus list of 3 to be cautious about.

This weekend will feature several overlapping events meant to combat a growing plague of garbage around the world.

As much as 66 metric tons of human excrement from visitors to Alaska's Denali National Park could soon be released into the pristine Alaskan coast.

Malaysia and the Philippines are forcefully rejecting trash from wealthier countries.

Can you spot all of these incognito critters?

The Bramble Cay melomys lost most of its habitat to rising sea levels.

We often hear about the negative impacts of stress, but some stress is necessary — and even healthy.

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.

We need a mix of solitude and interactions for a healthy social diet.

The pilfering of e-mail correspondence among climate scientists from a major climate center in Britain two weeks ago has grown into a very public controversy un

wo new studies on how Americans perceive climate change is a testament to public confusion and an urgent call for better messaging from the scientific communit

Two new studies on how Americans perceive climate change is a testament to public confusion and an urgent call for better messaging from the scientific communit

'Hackergate' — a desperate attempt by climate skeptics to revive the manufactured 'Climategate' scandal in advance of U.N. climate conference — will backfir

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

New flexible glowing sheets are inexpensive, easy to recycle, and could someday replace lightbulbs and OLED technology.

Authentic sounds of the wild can now be downloaded for free to your iPhone. Assign your friends their own unique howl, hoot or roar.

Who needs nature when you can have virtual reality windows that simulate any setting with the flick of an iPhone app?

GE Ecomagination contest hopes to solicit the smartest solutions for a much-needed quantum leap in electrical grid technology.

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

Ann Louise Gittleman offers '1,268 Ways to Outsmart the Hazards of Electronic Pollution'

A prototype wearable computer runs on its own OS, features 720p displays over both eyes and recognizes facial and hand movements.

The Black Hornet, which can be carried in a soldier's pocket, has an onboard camera that gives troops video and still images of hard-to-access places.

An unstoppable smart home start-up faces its first major bump in the road: Safety concerns over the Nest Protect smoke detector's 'Nest Wave' function.

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

The new screens are less than a millimeter thick and weigh next to nothing.

But there are things you can do if you find a big 4K TV under the tree.

Almost 40 miles of coral reef and beach around Cancun and Puerto Morelos are now insured against storms.

While there are no remaining unmapped islands waiting to be discovered, these destinations live up to the deserted island lore.

A giant sinkhole, the length of two football fields and six stories deep, opened up in a New Zealand farm in Rotorua.

Brown bears visit Brooks River every summer to enjoy some delicious salmon, and humans can come along for the ride via webcams.

Few natural wonders encapsulate the sublimity, power and impermanence of the wild better than roaring waterfalls.

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

The ad, meant to highlight the environmental costs of palm oil, has touched the hearts of millions.

Refuge protectors weigh in on the shutdown's impact.

Here are a few highlights from legislation that's poised to boost wilderness protection across the country.

A street dog named Mera tagged along with a expedition and climbed 23,389-foot Baruntse, a mountain in Nepal.

Lisa Hendy is the first woman to become chief ranger at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.