Koji, a fungus called Aspergillus oryzae, has been essential to Japanese cooking for centuries, and now it's catching on in the U.S.

Learn how to eat for a healthy brain with these 10 foods and beverages that boost brainpower.

How a cup of coffee or a shot of espresso is made affects its flavor—and here's the science of why.

Don't let the "spines" of the hedgehog mushroom deter you from its deliciousness.

A freak summer hailstorm covers Mexico's Guadalajara in at least 5 feet of ice.

The Australian government uses helicopters to drop thousands of pounds of carrots and sweet potatoes to hungry animals in areas affected by the bushfires.

How is Bikram yoga like — and unlike — other hot styles of yoga? Bikram refers to the style of yoga popularized by yoga master Bikram Choudhury, which inclu

Neuroplasticity offers a powerful tool to improve well-being, experts say.

It's time to look beyond the images in magazines to see what yoga has to offer.

Forgo the cuppa Joe, and start your morning with yoga moves guaranteed to get you awake and ready for the day.

Breast cancer survivors who practiced yoga for as little as 3 months reported significant improvement in several areas.

Yoga provides graded exercise that can be tailored for individuals, making it useful for all sorts of patients and their lifestyles.

The Day of the Dude is now celebrated worldwide.

Vermont's Mount Stratton hosted a festival dedicated to yoga, meditation and overall mindfulness.

Yoga isn't just for the ladies — and marketers know it.

New scientific evidence backs up the benefits of mindfulness meditation.

Researchers reviewed more than 20 studies that investigated the effect that several types of meditation had on positive feelings.

Researchers find biological confirmation that yoga and meditation have a positive effect on mental health. Plus: 4 yoga moves that will reduce stress.

Unbeknownst to many, Canada now produces more oil than Texas or Kuwait. A new book, <i>Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent</i> uncovers the dark

RAN targets Tar Sands oil with dramatic banner at Niagra Falls urging President Obama to 'just say no' to dirty oil.

Oil sands, international relations and energy policy make for a touchy visit in Ottawa.

Until oil sand situation is dealt with, 'Rethink Alberta' says tourists should travel elsewhere.

Pipeline spills aren't good for the environment and they aren't good for politics. They are especially bad for business.

A huge oil reserve under the western part of the state is drawing interest, according to reports.

Here are some arguments to consider if we plant to get more oil from our neighbors to the North.

Environmental groups sue State Department about contact that Clinton and a pipeline lobbyist (and former aid) may have had.

Plus: Video hoax targets Alberta's tar sands as the filming location for the wastelands of Mordor.

Some of the world's most prominent climate activists are headed to D.C. to protest against a proposed pipeline that would bring Alberta's unconventional oil to

The vice president has strong words about energy policy, but it's the administration's actions that have most in the environmental world concerned.

Actor and environmentalist says President stood up to Big Oil by delaying project and calling for more environmental reviews.

Pixar Petroleum will manage the oil sands business for Paramount Resources, which has a long history of lifting names from Hollywood.

The State Department has denied the proposed oil pipeline from Canada, heading off a congressionally mandated deadline of Feb. 21.

According to the GOP's favorite media mouthpiece, the Keystone XL pipeline would have created thousands, no- tens of thousands, no- hundreds of thousands, wait-

Senators tried (again) to sneak a last-minute approval for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline into a new transportation bill. But a record-setting 500,000 s

Climate activist Bill McKibben says now is the time for the Obama administration to stand up to the richest industry on Earth.

The U.N. ambassador is considered a top candidate for secretary of State, but her stock in the firm behind the Keystone XL oil pipeline has raised eyebrows.

Washington Post energy correspondent Steven Mufson traveled the 1,700-mile path of the controversial tar sands pipeline.

Ads supporting the pipeline are the work of 2 political offshoots of Zuckerberg's social welfare organization.

Amy Smart, Justin Chatwin, Wendie Malick and Ed Begley Jr. for the Environmental Media Association.

NOAA scientists capture video of a wreckfish swallowing a shark whole.

But protecting your skin and the reefs is possible.

New research from a team of U.K. scientists reveals that humpback whales share songs during their migratory travels in the South Pacific.

A rural town creates its own luck when it decides to embrace wind energy.

The Malawian inventor who built a windmill at the age of 14 stopped in last night for a visit with the Daily Show's Jon Stewart.

By good fortune, we happened to share our ferry to the windy, carbon-neutral island of Samso with the Danish prophet of renewable energy, Soren Hermansen, direc

Turbines in Denmark and Sweden throw off blades — a rare event, but one to consider as alternative energy use grows across globe.

Siemens recently broke ground on a wind power nacelle production facility in Hutchinson, Kansas; the facility will bring more than 400 green-collar jobs to the

It's ok to take a longer hot shower when your electricity is coming from the family wind turbine.

Controversial clean energy hits major setback from area Massachusetts tribes.

Select Ace Hardware stores will begin selling the new Honeywell WT6500 home wind turbine next month.