Virtually sulfur-free biodiesel fuel is available in blends for home oil burners.

A Canadian company and a partner are the latest to defraud an EPA system designed to bring more renewable fuels into the market.

A thought-provoking infographic explains how we could be turning our food waste into fuel.

Fifteen-year-old Cassandra Lin is changing her community, her state, and her world, one pot of grease at a time.

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

Investors bilked out of $54 million chasing the promise of a green utopia.

Two guys peddled the idea of making money with renewable energy and biochar but ultimately ended up just taking their investors for millions.

Amazonian jungles reveal the secret of El Dorado's wealth -- biochar.

Could this technology be the end of fair sportsmanship in fishing?

Facility makes DNA parts for biologists to use in experiments.

Rice University students come up with ingenious and inexpensive health care tool for communities without power.

Snails implanted with biofuel cells produce enough electricity to power small circuits, and may one day provide reconnaissance for the military.

Russian tycoon Dmitry Itskov says the technology will be a reality by 2045.

Japanese researchers have developed a method to quickly create stem cells from almost any other type of cell.

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

Breakthrough technology could make long-distance space travel feasible, clean our air here on Earth, and even combat global warming.

Those baby blues mean something, but perhaps not what you think.

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

The enhanced silk was also 50 percent stronger than the regular stuff.

Wired's video series, 'Five Levels of Difficulty,' challenges an expert to explain a complicated concept to people at five levels of expertise — and it's cool.

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

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.

New studies link triclosan to osteoporosis and impaired muscle function.

In 10 or 20 years, we're going to need a lot of buildings like this senior living community in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle — resilient and efficient.

Smog in northern India is so bad, it's the equivalent of smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day.

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

Clean energy sources are producing record amounts of power in markets across the world.

Israel’s largest international green energy conference takes place this weekend in Eilat.

The island nation is using its natural and cultural resources to attract filmmakers from around the world.

WIth room for 5,000 residents, the $26 billion Ocean Spiral scheme offers a subaqueous alternative to overcrowded and costly terrestrial living.

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

Kerosene lanterns are dangerous, polluting and unhealthy. That's why one charity aims to eliminate them by the end of the decade.

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

Technology could be used to generate electricity or even propel tiny toy cars.

The WindChill uses biomimicry to help preserve food in rural areas without access to electricity.

U.N. task force looks at turning one big problem into an energy resource.

No outlet needed for this lamp — just plug it into the nearest plant.

Efficiency isn't sexy, but it gives you a lot more bang for the buck.

As President Barack Obama nears the end of his second term, let's take a look at his final record on the environment, climate change and green policies.

Louis Michaud's atmospheric vortex engine or AVE could power the world, if only the world would listen.

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

Norwegian cruise operator Hurtigruten is instituting a plan to power its ships using dead fish, part of an effort to be more environmentally sound.

By 2020, onshore wind and solar power are expected to be cheaper sources of new electricity than any fossil fuel.

Hi-tech biomass gassification plant will cut Middlebury College's CO2 emissions by 40 percent.

Scientists have discovered a novel new way of using microwaves to turn orange peels and other plant-based waste into plastic.

In a new book, a psychologist with an expertise in sex therapy and addictions has opted to focus on another passion: Eating.

We take a trip to a former Civil War-era insane asylum that has been called one of the most haunted places in America.

Mayor announced a plan to offer his employees discounts to Weight Watchers.

Scenes from the Little People of America conference in Washington, D.C.