While easy to focus on the gross-out factor, the tale of a stranded train filled with sewage sludge shines a light on the complicated afterlife of our waste.

In England, Tesco supermarket is overhauling its fresh produce department to fight food waste.

Here's a good list of items not to put in your garbage disposal, and a bonus list of 3 to be cautious about.

This weekend will feature several overlapping events meant to combat a growing plague of garbage around the world.

Second Helpings Atlanta provides a bridge between fresh, perishable food and the people who need it most.

There's no perfect way to dispose of your dog's waste, but here are some ideas.

The dictionary's most popular word of the year has to do with waste.

Although new on the Indian retail scene, Ikea already has big plans to alleviate one of the country's largest environmental ills.

Malaysia and the Philippines are forcefully rejecting trash from wealthier countries.

The endangered African wild dog has a nose for democracy, according to a study, which explains how the dogs "vote."

When you can smell garbage from miles away, pizza doesn't stand a chance with bears.

Getting along with neighbors can yield big health benefits for birds, a new study finds. It's probably good for us, too.

Moose are increasingly unleashing their frustrations on hunters, motorists and lawn mowers.

The newly identified species weaves silky air chambers to survive high tide.

Wildlife biologist Steve Barlow has invented a nest box that can be added to utility right-of-way markers across the U.S. and Canada.

We often hear about the negative impacts of stress, but some stress is necessary — and even healthy.

In case you want to give brain-training games a shot, here are 4 to try.

Thanks to the 24-hour news cycle and social media, it's impossible to tune out these politically turbulent times. Here's how to tune in and stay sane.

Psychologists and scientists are concerned about the rising rates of suicide among children, and what the shrinking gender gap might mean.

A colorful oath or spirited expletive can heal the body and soul. (We have the science to prove it.)

Certain scents can cause a rush of feelings — even if you don't always remember why.

We need a mix of solitude and interactions for a healthy social diet.

A few hacked e-mails does not overturn the mountain of science behind global warming, and if you think otherwise you're either coldly disingenuous or informatio

Are ex-KGB hackers behind "Climategate"? What's the latest drama in Copenhagen? Can a regular, affordable home really produce more power than it uses?

Phil Jones and The Union of Concerned Scientists say The Daily Mail misrepresented a statement about climate change data to support skeptics' claims.

Science lingo may hurt efforts to inform the general public, a new study warns.

A study funded by the Koch brothers debunks Climategate, but the cable news media doesn't cover it.

'Hackergate' — a desperate attempt by climate skeptics to revive the manufactured 'Climategate' scandal in advance of U.N. climate conference — will backfir

New flexible glowing sheets are inexpensive, easy to recycle, and could someday replace lightbulbs and OLED technology.

Today HP unveils a breakthough in powerful computer chip technology that can process data, store memory and stack 3-dimensionally.. just like a brain synapse.

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

Earth Day has provided the occasion for a tsunami of eco-friendly apps for the iPhone and now Android gets some green love.

Who needs nature when you can have virtual reality windows that simulate any setting with the flick of an iPhone app?

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.

Paper that stops bullets and yarn that conducts electricity.. it sounds like Sci Fi, but Nanocomp is making these futuristic dreams a reality.

Empowering consumers to make smart decisions can change the marketplace and shrink our national energy footprint.

Soil is drying up all over the world, Google is dropping big bucks building a wind power transmission line, and a spider and centipede battle it out.

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'

Meanwhile, rumors of a pending iPad 3 spread around the Web, but are they to be believed?

A light-emitting diode (LED) developed at MIT operates at 230-percent efficiency. That's not a typo. LEDs will provide 70 percent of the world's general lightin

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.

Technology may be drastically changing each year, but there are a few older gadgets you can still buy without regretting your decision later.

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

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

A prototype wearable computer runs on its own OS, features 720p displays over both eyes and recognizes facial and hand movements.