AT&T's ZERO Charger won’t draw electricity from a power outlet when disconnected from a mobile phone.

Authentic sounds of the wild can now be downloaded for free to your iPhone. Assign your friends their own unique howl, hoot or roar.

Are the days of 'Star Wars'-type droids upon us? Israeli researchers host a tournament to see who can create a robot with the most human handshake.

New hi-tech Environ thermostat allows you to remotely monitor and control your home energy use.

Increasingly efficient computers belie the truth that our virtual world is using more and more electricity.

Electronic waste recycling firm CloudBlue is now an e-Stewards Certified facility.

Dell makes recycling its old laptops fairly easy, but most companies make it tough for customers to return no-longer-usable electronics for safe disposal.

Center for Environmental Health's new guide attempts to consolidate electronic buying guides from many nonprofits.

The future of electronics recycling may be in donating used items. With the proliferation of household as well as personal consumer electronics, there’s a ser

Ann Louise Gittleman offers '1,268 Ways to Outsmart the Hazards of Electronic Pollution'

The Tea Party and a few others don't like the idea of 'Big Brother' monitoring our electricity usage.

There are many reasons to recycle electronics, including copper, steel, gold, silver. The wiring in some older desk tops may yield up to 5 pounds of copper.

Finnish scientists are studying the possibility of turning water droplets into digital bits and using them to power computers instead of electricity.

The ultrathin New Apple MacBook laptop has been called one of the "least repairable, least recyclable" computers on the market. Sustainability was not included

Casio shows off realistic animated messages at Consumer Electronics Show

A scientific team from South Korea has just created the first bendable lithium ion battery.

A new style of tiny lithium battery that can charge wirelessly could help make cyborg grafts an imminent reality.

Innovative technology enables electronic devices to function in contact with body tissues.

The Black Hornet, which can be carried in a soldier's pocket, has an onboard camera that gives troops video and still images of hard-to-access places.

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.

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.

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

Daniel Ballou separates the working parts from the heavy parts to make a speaker system out of concrete blocks.

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

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.

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.

Brown bears visit Brooks River every summer to enjoy some delicious salmon, and humans can come along for the ride via webcams.

Scientists scramble to understand the causes of colony collapse disorder.

The ad, meant to highlight the environmental costs of palm oil, has touched the hearts of millions.

Refuge protectors weigh in on the shutdown's impact.

A street dog named Mera tagged along with a expedition and climbed 23,389-foot Baruntse, a mountain in Nepal.

Alaska professor discusses why the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should not be opened for oil drilling.

Lisa Hendy is the first woman to become chief ranger at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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

Create your eco-friendly, organic culinary masterpiece wearing one of these sassy aprons.

Obama chooses Portuguese water dog for the White House. Finally. Now, let's go turn the presidential pooch green.

A trip to Costa Rica reminds the author of the chemicals you avoid when buying organically grown products.

Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, the health food store staple with confounding labeling, has been a green home fixture for over 60 years.

Switching out some surprisingly toxic household products for cleaner, greener alternatives can help save your health, money and the planet.

A testing lab finds genetically modified cotton in H&M and other European brands' eco-friendly lines.

Looking to avoid a date with pesticides this Valentine's Day? Outfit your boudoir with stylish sheets made from organic cotton.

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.

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.

Looking to avoid a date with pesticides this Valentine's Day? Outfit your boudoir with stylish sheets made from organic cotton.

For seasonal shut-ins in need of some straight-up pampering, look no further than this assortment of lovely, low-impact at-home spa goodies. (And no, I didn't f

An organic “garden gin,” Sage uses botanicals like the ones grown by Thomas Jefferson in his Monticello gardens.