Incentives for recycling old or unwanted electronics may be the best solution.

Sustainability played a key role at this year's CES with both the CEA and Bosch donating materials and funds to Habitat for Humanity green building efforts.

2014's big tech news comes early in the year with the announcement that Google plans to acquire Nest Labs for $3.2 billion in cash.

Experts predict the World Wide Web will become seamlessly integrated into every aspect of our lives — but with a dark side to consider.

Invention start-up Quirky and GE launch the Aros Smart Air Conditioner, a window unit with added brains and good looks.

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.

Anyone in the U.S. can buy Google Glass starting at 9 a.m. ET on April 15 through the Explorer program – but spaces are limited.

There's no turning back now: We're on the brink of a new tech revolution, but what will it mean for our daily lives?

Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their invention of the blue light-emitting diode.

Almost everything we use runs on direct current, so why are our houses still wired for alternating current?

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

RGB-type LED bulbs like the Philips Hue give you a lot of control and they're a lot of fun, too.

Counterfeit certification labels on household electronics are a safety issue not to be ignored.

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.

Greenpeace reports what the world's leading consumer electronics companies are doing to address their environmental impacts.

Experts aren't sure why so many Canadian lynx are turning up in Thunder Bay.

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

The longing you feel to get away is ancient, says writer Clemens Arvay, a desire to interact with nature and leave behind the material world.

In tens of millions of years, Africa will lose a sizable chunk of its eastern coast.

Even though native bees don't produce honey, they're incredibly important, says author Paige Embry. She explains how to help them in "Our Native Bees."

Famed naturalist and conservationist John Muir was so much more than the father of our national parks.

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

A video capturing the screech-filled feud has gone viral.

A storm chaser captured stunning clear video of a perfect tornado in Wyoming.

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee has added 19 new locations to its list of World Heritage Sites and expanded the boundaries of another one.

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

Carefully managed fire is used as a tool to protect wildlands from invasive plants and other threats.

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

Pando, the world's largest-known organism, is dying. But there might still be time to save this wonder of nature.

Wildlife underpasses and overpasses have reduced animal-related car crashes in Colorado.

A team of veterinarians use tilapia skin as a healing bandage on their paws.

The UP North Loop offers a unique but daunting tour through an array of wild landscapes.

Refuge protectors weigh in on the shutdown's impact.

With the right equipment and preparation, it can be worth the hard work of venturing into the wilderness in winter.

A wet and rainy winter after a wildfire year could give California a beautiful super bloom.

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.

Hundreds of hikers battle altitude sickness and frostbite as they wait in line to summit Mount Everest.

New guidelines limiting mowing along roadside strips help create wildlife corridors in the UK.

Boxed wine is quick becoming a favorite of eco-friendly wineries and organic wine drinkers who are starting to love brands like yellow + blue.

How does an all organic vodka hold up at a neighborhood cookout?

Columnist Matt Hickman offers advice on how to get a crunchy-granola, green husband to wear underwear.

Do you spend more time in the kitchen during the holidays? If so, opt for uniquely designed, versatile tea and dish towels instead of paper towels.

Cozy up over the holidays with one of these seven throw blankets for around the house made from a variety natural and renewable fibers.

The Organic Cotton Percale Bedding from Gaiam takes a few washes to soften up, but then settles into being a wonderfully comfortable set of sheets.

Chanie Kirschner helps an expectant mom focus on the things she can control.

Starting June 2011, beauty products making 'organic' claims will have to meet the same certification standards as food products at Whole Foods.

Journalist Heather Rogers maintains that we can't buy our way out of the crisis our planet is experiencing.

By shedding artificial fertilizers and pesticides, a Massachusetts golf club goes organic.