Wearable air conditioners may help wean us off our emissions-happy ways.

As California's new Advanced Clean Cars rules push electric vehicles one step closer to the mass market, could the smart grid be the sequel to 'California emiss

Few hybrids or electric vehicles brought celebs to this year's Academy Awards.

The only thing better than a nice, roomy 2016 Chevy Malibu that gets 31 mpg combined is one that adds hybrid efficiency for 47 mpg combined.

Alan Kimble Fahey, the hirsute ex-phone service technician behind a folksy, sprawling rural California compound known as Phonehenge West, is found guilty of vio

Some of NYC's oldest trees will get the appreciation they deserve with some creative lighting, poetry and more.

British artist Richart Sowa has taken more than 100,000 plastic bottles and built an eco-friendly Mexican getaway powered by energy from the waves and the sun.

Rabbit Island residency programs encourage artists to incorporate conservation, ecology and sustainability into their work.

From confounding dress codes to exclusion from many events, the road to gold for women has had plenty of quirky twists.

The world's most famous ring of standing stones has been studied for centuries, yet we learn something new about it all the time.

Some think Jane Austen, the beloved author, may have been offed.

Judith Jones, the editor of 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' who had a knack for knowing what would sell big, has died at age 93.

The late renowned physicist Stephen Hawking joined BBC Radio 4's 'Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' as the voice of an intelligent and powerful being.

The Indian Ocean is the world's biggest plastic dumping ground, but some of it is leaking elsewhere.

Vietnam veteran gets his dying wish to spend the day with his beloved dog.

Sometimes we take life too seriously. This hilarious comic about one woman's sugar addiction makes me laugh, partly because I can relate.

Some people are letting go of items that don't spark joy. Others are hoping to benefit from that.

Spontaneous by nature, desire paths are the most optimal way to get from point A to B as decided by pedestrians, not planners.

There is no shortage of toilet paper. But human dignity may be in short supply.

By flipping recess and lunch, students eat 50 percent more produce.

With big sales numbers, the manufacturers are rolling out a record number of new models at the 2016 New York Auto Show.

The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is nearing record-breaking size again, scientists say.

Honeybees Sweetened Life for Stone Age Humans

Starbucks raised its drink prices, but here's how to recoup the loss and maybe save a little extra.

Nearly half of all meals are eaten solo, often at restaurants — meaning there are lots of opportunities.

The downloadable romance novel "Tender Wings of Desire" from KFC is free. But how does Rob Lowe fit into all of this?

As people age, they need good healthy food, but some boomers are taking shortcuts and getting proper nutrition.

From the Montepulciano region of Italy comes a rich, spicy wine from Italy’s largest winery, which is embracing biodynamic practices.

Weed killer glyphosate is being carried by foraging bees back to their hives — even organic bee hives.

The shell doesn't always protect eggs from becoming infected with salmonella.

Researchers suggest our most lasting legacy will be chicken bones.

Artificial photosynthesis could produce the perfect clean fuel to run everything.

Multi-generation living may get even more multi-generational if current demographic trends — like boomers aging — continue.

About 70 million American baby boomers are going shopping, and many of them have deep pockets.

This is going to be a major question in the very near future.

It's the perfect time to stimulate your local economy during the USDA's National Farmers Week.

The Honey Flavor and Aroma Wheel will help tasters detect if there is the flavor of cotton candy or smell of locker room in their honey.

Local young people are leaving the wetlands for jobs in cities partly because the Dead Zone is eradicating the Gulf of Mexico’s shrimp supplies.

Get tips to go green & save money around the house.

Clark Howard tells Jennie Garlington about one of his favorite energy-saving devices

Solyndra's 2011 bankruptcy cast a shadow over the U.S. solar power sector, but ongoing growth in the past year may indicate it was only a partial eclipse.

Pearl Fryar has no horticultural training but his talent is apparent in the 300 sculptures at Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden in Bishopville, S.C.

You can create a haven for birds and other creatures by with native plants — and one very handy tool.

When it comes to plastic especially, it seems like a no-brainer to at least pick up some of it when you’re out in nature.

Harvard Business Review names Dan Amos one of the best-performing CEOs in the world.

A study from UC Berkeley reveals that information stimulates our dopamine-producing reward system — just like food and money.

Projects in India and Myanmar and using flying tech to plant trees under the right conditions.

The brain's impulsivity switch could be key to fighting obesity as well addiction and disease.

Researchers found the brains of people who spent months in the Antarctic got smaller. What they learned applies to all of us.

DNA found in chewed birch pitch helps scientists recreate image, but it's also unraveling other Stone Age secrets.