Learn some of the lessons serial entrepreneur Hugh Whalan has learned in the 7 years he’s been working on renewable energy in the developing world.

The concept shoe is reminiscent of the electronic-laced shoes from the 'Back to the Future' movies.

Thousands of drilling rigs are idle and roustabouts are being laid off. Why not put them to work drilling for renewable energy?

Corporate renewable energy goals that once looked ambitious are being met much earlier than expected.

The conceptual Dutch Windwheel takes the term 'mixed-use development' to dizzying new extremes.

Build enough Powerwall batteries and you can run the world on renewable resources.

An award-winning MIT team has created a portable, solar-powered desalination system that could provide freshwater in remote locations.

High-voltage utilities are experimenting with generating energy from renewable feedstocks available locally.

Developers hope the design will bring affordable lighting to people worldwide who live along the coast.

Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and other billionaires have announced a new private coalition to help fund development of nascent sustainable technologies.

The same thing that keeps the lights on and appliances humming tastes great on a cracker.

Massive investment coupled with falling prices has created a perfect renewable storm in the Golden State.

Solazyme is making great strides with its biofuels, but their potential impact on greenhouse emissions shouldn’t be exaggerated.

Politically, it would help if we could grow tropical jatropha in the U.S., but this could be an imported fuel we'll welcome at the pumps.

Plant waste has been seen as a possible source of sustainable biofuels, now modified E. coli would convert plant waste into fatty acids, and then into fuel.

The new bi-fuel car runs on 'biogas,' which is already a big deal in Europe — and it's cheap, too.

The company that brands itself as kosher is now being sued by some of its customers who claim it actually isn't kosher.

Sure, you've seen classics like 'A Christmas Story' and 'Miracle on 34th Street.' But have you heard of 'Holiday in Handcuffs'? We didn't think so.

Politically active Facebook users are much more likely to "unfriend" people, a new study finds.

Once-in-17-year event in West Virginia brings out the bright and brave to study – and eat! – cicadas.

How embracing a serene, rural lifestyle has taught me to use a chainsaw, ride a pickup and get off my blood pressure medication.

Atlanta to Appalachia columnist Benyamin Cohen and his wife prepare for the arrival of their first chicks — and the wide new world of raising chickens.

Author John Temple was granted unprecedented access to the controversial family.

Green Bank, West Virginia. is literally one of the quietest places in America, the perfect place for scientists to listen for E.T.

Our first fowl emergency was truly a lesson in home healthcare.

When the only way to visit your neighbors is to hop into a car, holiday parties take on a deeper significance.

The lack of predators reduces the instinct to flee, according to new research.

These cool pygmy animal species show you don't have to be big to be great.

Dramatic video shows the moment Jeremy Wade swims up to the 20-foot, 200 pound giant snake.

The Aldabra banded snail was believed to have been driven to extinction by climate change, but researchers have found a few stragglers.

Santa's not the only one who gets to hang out with these interesting animals.

The Ili pika, an animal sometimes referred to as the 'magic rabbit,' is more endangered than the panda.

Long feared extinct, the extremely rare Omura's whale was recorded by a team of biologists off the coast of Madagascar.

Handmade 'cuddlebatz' wraps swaddle distressed baby bats and make you forget all about vampires.

Could virtual reality change our relationship with the natural world?

After decades of testing, agency says 50 remaining chimps will be retired to a sanctuary.

A humpback whale fell victim to a swarm of sharks, which are usually known to hunt much smaller prey.

Otherworldly caves naturally lit by the eerie gleam of glowworms are a sight to behold.

Bizarre fish has evolved fins like no other and is capable of walking like a land animal.

Closest living relative of Arktocara yakataga can only be found in rivers in South Asia.

Video settles who is truly atop the ocean food chain.

Metallic noise, captured from the deepest point on Earth's surface, likely belongs to a species of baleen whale, scientists say.

Scientists have never seen a giant shipworm (Kuphus polythalamia) alive before, and it's the stuff of nightmares.

The now-extinct pouwa was a semi-flightless swan that was closely related to the Australian black swan of modern times.

Zoom in on this supposed image of sheep on a hillside and you'll be in for quite the surprise.

This unexpected clash of alligators and sharks demonstrates which animal really sits atop the estuarine food chain.

It stretches for at least 85 miles and is likely the keystone source of the region's fisheries.

New research backs the tortoise in the classic fable, suggesting slow and steady always wins, no matter the race.

These invasive species are wreaking havoc on reefs and the fish that live amongst the coral.

There are slow gains in equality of pay and power. Frustrated women are working on it.