The daughter and granddaughter of Nelson Mandela lead the Mandela family in sustainable wine making.

The Harry Potter Alliance worked to ensure all the chocolate sold in the fictional wizard's name would reflect the values he fought for.

To'ak Chocolate is fair trade, USDA organic-certified and exclusively sourced from rare cacao beans found in Ecuador.

De Bos Rosé is handpicked, fair trade accredited and made from 47 different varietals of grapes.

Which flowers are the most environmentally friendly option: Organic, local, fair trade or silk?

This informative chart from Green America rates the candy companies on their commitment to avoiding child labor.

Studying odd couple animal friendships can help researchers learn what goes into normal human relationships.

Researchers studying chimps that like to throw rocks at certain trees in West Africa are getting clues about the purpose of this behavior.

Warming temperatures have had an impact on brown bear hibernation in Ukraine.

This serene video from Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows a large herd of elk running across the landscape in Colorado.

Animals at Australia's Mogo Zoo were saved from wildfires by savvy staff.

The tardigrade, otherwise known as the water bear, is a very small but tough little creature, but new research has revealed their Achilles' heel.

It's been 5 years since the West Virginia northern flying squirrel came off the Endangered Species List, and the recovery rate is encouraging.

Give a boost to your local economy while supporting clean water access around the world. All you have to do is eat out — and drink tap water — at a restaura

A multi-purpose facility and Arizona's first LEED certified restaurant are featured in this week's LEED roundup.

The ACE Building in Philadelphia, San Francisco's Bentley Reserve, and the first Pizza Fusion in Saudi Arabia are featured this week.

A Minneapolis restaurant delivers Planet Saving Pizza in electric cars.

The USDA deputy secretary Kathleen Merrigan did a Q&A with The Washington Post about challenges for the organic food market.

Boise eatery is the only restaurant in the continental U.S. doing onsite vermicomposting with worms eat kitchen scraps.

Antique bulbs create retro vibe but also are the most-energy guzzling option for restaurants.

As sourcing ingredients directly from local farms gains in popularity, more chefs are building relationships with farmers to get the pick of their crops.

City Food Tours has a delicious new walking tour dedicated to showcasing local foods.

A slew of coupon and gift certificate sites offer discounts to sustainable restaurants, but sometimes you have to do your homework.

Yes, the burger at this seasonal and local restaurant is everything it's hyped to be.

You're bound to find something that piques your interest in this list of distinguished nominees for the top food awards.

In less than 2 minutes a day, you'll learn 101 (no, make that 202) things about Philadelphia that the tourism company wishes you knew.

6 tips for making healthy choices when you're eating out on a budget. It can be a challenge to find decent food for a decent price when eating out. This is how

A food cart that uses real food ingredients like grass-fed beef, tallow and coconut milk is a winner in this household.

Instagramming your restaurant could get you a slap on the wrist from the chef. Should it?

FarmedHere, a new 90,000-square-foot indoor farm, just opened in the suburbs of Chicago and is now the largest facility of its kind in the world.

Restaurants, chefs, and food writers received the highest honors in food during this past weekend’s James Beard Award ceremonies.

Read about all about the green happenin's at this resort hotel hugging Lake Placid's Mirror Lake.

Restaurants that focus on healthy food served quickly are growing, showing that consumers are ready to eat better.

The new blade, which was designed by Marcio Loos, a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering of Case Western Reserve

Korean scientists create energy-saving windows that reflect heat in the summer and absorb it during the winter.

As testaments to the advantages of virtual interviews continue to grow at the same time as concerns about the economy and the environment increase, what was onc

NASA is pressing forward on assessing the value of a "human-tended waypoint" near the far side of the moon — one that would embrace international partnerships

Virtualization makes cloud computing possible, productive and profitable. Many businesses large and small think it can do the same thing for work by creating a

Watson will help doctors diagnose and treat cancer patients.

Director/explorer utilized new thumb-sized 1080p cameras to capture 3-D video from the deepest point on earth.

Video conferencing for lawyers: How to get started. Lawyers need to consult face-to-face — deposing witnesses and finalizing deals — but there's no reason

Digital Domain brought Tupac back to life for the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Modern electronic controls help make science-fiction visions like the Hiriko Fold possible. It's an Explorer-sized electric car pod that folds to fit into a thi

The 300-foot-long (92.2-meter-long) Viking Lady is set to get a battery pack, which will turn the supply vessel into a hybrid ship with technology similar to th

Wind energy is often viewed as environmentally friendly. Still, even if wind turbines are situated so as to not inadvertently kill birds and bats, they may carr

Thelma Taormina isn't exactly keen on smart meters. So when a utility worker arrived at her Houston home to install one of the devices, she did what any totally

Think of vlogging as a video podcast, a video blog, if you will, where you share opinions, information, or just your life in general.

Here are five serious sewage disasters in history, many of them caused by overwhelmed sewer systems. How we can prevent future ones from flowing our way?

As clicheé as it sounds, the grass isn't always greener on the other side when you're debating between grass and artificial turf on playing fields.

A new technique for skin grafts involves an adhesive made of tiny needles that was inspired by a parasitic worm's behavior.