Seedo, creators of automated consumer grow labs, will shortly plant a seed in the U.S. medical marijuana market.

After decades of increasingly complicated insomnia fixes, this one little thing changed everything.

Lead? Aerobic bacteria? Misleading labels? Consumer Reports tested popular brands of the widely used supplements; here's what they found.

A visit to a Sri Lankan herb and spice garden reveals a rich history of trade and alternative medicine.

Sometimes the most boring vegetables are the most versatile.

This recipe is creamy, sweet, and wonderfully refreshing.

Think we are cutting back? They are just getting started, and we are going to be buried in the stuff.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, and while some great progress has been made, there are still many rivers which are endangered, including one flowing through our nation's capital.

A beautiful video by photographer Pete McBride shows how this epic and ancient river is now the most endangered in the country.

"It was cool to be in the right place at the right time," says Dr. Sciascia.

Forty years ago, activists blocked plans to dam the Buffalo River, eventually getting Congress and President Nixon to designate the river as America's first National River. Now, a factory hog farm is putting one of Arkansas' most beautiful spots at risk.

If a country is a body, rivers are its arteries through which vital blood flows. We must revive our waterways before more damage is done.

Data is not just for the internet giants; using remote laser-sensing technology, it can generate lovely maps of a river's long-past history too.

Research reveals that rivers deliver up to 4 million metric tons of plastic debris to the sea every year, with up to 95% coming from just 10 of them.

Rivers are people too, you know.

The levels were so high that scientists are revising up their estimates for global marine microplastic pollution.

Ladies and gentlemen, we've finally reached peak TreeHugger.

A report found that bottles have surpassed bags and straws when it comes to prevalence in freshwater rivers.

They want to build beacons into bikes. Will implants in pedestrians be next?

They are going to be autonomous taxis. Is this a good idea?

Self-driving cars will likely be big autonomous mobile home theaters.

They are going to be a lot more than just cars that drive themselves.

In Ottawa, Canada, self-driving cars are being touted as a reason to delay transit investment.

Researchers at Georgia Tech warn that there is a risk that self-driving cars might be hacked and cause gridlock.

Though it was announced over two weeks ago, perhaps because of Exxon's backing of Synthetic Genomics, Dow Chemical's backing of Algenol Biofuels is getting a bit more play. Together they will develop a pilot-scale algae

Photo from Eco-Rally USA Eco-Rally USA, a grassroots transportation group, is launching a trip across the United States aimed at helping to accelerate clean energy vehicles to become the standard for automobiles rather than the exception. The tour start

A new article published in the online journal PLoS ONE takes on the issue of energy sprawl -- namely how much land is required to produce energy from different sources -- under different potential US energy and climate policies in 2030.

It's been a while since a good poo-power story has come down the pipe, but here's an interesting one: Massachusetts-based biofuels company Qteros and wastewater recyclers Applied Clean Tech have announced that they

French tire giant Michelin recently held its 10th Challenge Bibendum, this time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event is a chance for Michelin to rally industry players around the flag of sustainable mobility and the future of the automobile. Here's me loo

This year, French tire giant Michelin (yes, the Michelin that made the tires on your car) held its 10th Challenge Bibendum event, this time in Rio de Janeiro. If you've never heard of this thing, don't kick yourself,

Two new pieces in NRDC's Switchboard blog remind us that the debate over corn ethanol subsidies is alive and well; and illustrate, through two new reports, the benefits of ditching Federal support altogether. The first, from the

If it seems like you've read a variation of the above headline before you're not wrong, and as much as anything it's a sign of the rock road cellulosic ethanol and biofuels in general have had in the past few years. The details: The Department of

Kidney failure is killing sugarcane workers in Central America who supply sugar for both our sweet tooth and demand for ethanol.

There is an election coming up and the farm vote matters.

The rare metal is now worth US $1,700 an ounce.

No more pepperoni, salami, bacon, or ham will be offered on school menus.

This poetic, one-of-a-kind urn floats on the water while slowly returning cremated remains to nature.

The fast food chain will also take old plastic toys and melt them down for repurposing.

Climate crisis? What climate crisis?

Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town.

This competition for the best environmental photography never fails to be interesting and professional.

It creates as much CO2 as a million transatlantic flights. Why isn't this a bigger deal?

We often ask the question "Why buy when you can rent?" but we never thought of this.

Well, this is pretty clever. If you're enticed by the idea of having fresh eggs straight from the backyard, but are not sure if you're ready to commit, RentTheChicken.com lets you rent some chickens!

ZH architects faced a lot of serious challenges here, and came up with innovative solutions.

Architype demonstrates that simple forms and careful window choices are the way to build efficient, affordable homes.

The limited edition pieces are designed to give plastic waste a second life.

A new lightweight thermoelectric generator has been developed at NC State, which may be able to power small health sensors or other small wearable devices.

Drones can continually monitor active volcanoes to help with advanced warnings of eruptions.

The skin of MVRDV's new Milestone office building is very busy.