You may think you're stuffed, but sugar has a way of making more space in your stomach, Norwegian researchers discover.

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.

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 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.

Professional volleyball player Colleen Smith will be traveling greener during her season with the help of biodiesel, a good tent, and a bike custom built by Tre

Lipids derived from gator fat meet nearly all of the official standards for high-quality biodiesel.

While cap and trade and the Gulf Oil Spill dominate headlines, congress is taking on issues ranging from Asian Carp to jobs in National Parks.

Obama's new man on Asian carp talks about his plans to eradicate the species.

Pitchforks? Water skis? When all else fails, these extreme fishermen go medieval on the tenacious invasive species.

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

The young female set a new speed record for her species.

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.

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.'

Ships which exude slime from their hulls could cut fuel consumption by 20% and make it difficult for barnacles to attach.

Researchers are developing robotic fish to swim our waterways and patrol for pollutants.

Chemical material could speed clean-up at power plants by snapping its jaws at radioactive waste, leaving nontoxic byproducts alone.

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.

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.

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.

Immune cells called macrophages are at the center of the salamander's ability to regrow limbs and regenerate parts of organs.

Researchers are setting their sights to resurrecting passenger pigeons and woolly mammoths, but would it do more harm than good?

Brrr.

The new materials could one day be used for building devices that have the properties of living things, such as the ability to self-heal.

Signals that coordinate the rhythms of our heart and lungs offer inspiration for creating 'unbreakable' security codes.

Gloves designed after a gecko's feet allow human climbers to scale walls with ease.

Researchers have learned how to compensate for imperfections in a honeycomb lattice that could lead to new advances in architecture.

Fleets of these 'artificial bees' could one day pollinate our crops just like real bees do.

The glove essentially translates sonar into a sense of touch for its wearer.

The Office of Naval Research hopes to harness locusts' powerful sense of smell to protect soldiers on the battlefield.

Researchers working on the ASSISI project recently tested the limits of interspecies communication by constructing a makeshift robot translator.

A biker in South Australia stopped when she saw a koala and it came up to her looking for water.

Juice and soda aren’t the only drink options available for children. Here are some healthy drink alternatives for kids (and adults).

The paper Unocup ditches plastic in a bid to reduce waste and improve ergonomics.

The International Dark-Sky Association has a few ideas to reduce light pollution from sports facilities.

A study about phones giving kids horns stirs some good old-fashioned moral panic.

Italians have mastered 'la dolce far niente' and so should you.

Air pollution is so pervasive it even affects babies in the womb and causes long-term mental and physical health problems.

Utility-scale solar power requires a lot of land. But there are ways to work around that problem.

Walmart is making big strides when it comes to renewable energy.