If things like saved lives and prevented illnesses have a dollar value, efforts to stabilize the climate might pay for themselves, two studies find.

Researchers present results of the ORIGIN study evaluating 12,500 patients in 40 countries.

This traditional beverage has many health benefits, including a possible blood sugar lowering effect.

New video shows how sugar effects the brain like alcohol, nicotine and heroin.

Did you know that specific foods could help maintain healthy blood sugar levels? Here are 6 of them.

Tattoo may provide an inexpensive and noninvasive method for testing blood sugar levels, without the finger prick.

The American Heart Association wants parents to keep the added sugar in children's diets to less than 25 grams a day. Here's why and how to do it.

Cardborigami's clever folding shelters offer the displaced a surprisingly sturdy alternative to tents.

A leopard cub left paralyzed by a car is pulling off a 'miraculous' recovery, thanks to the efforts of Wildlife SOS in Maharashtra, India.

STIMO (STImulation Movement Overground) involves physical therapy and targeted electrical stimulation to help the brain regain control over paralyzed muscles.

To solve organ shortages, some places are making it the norm to have people opt out of organ donation.

Michigan state parks are teaming up with Bob Ross Inc. to plant lots of 'happy little trees.'

Former Colorado senator criticizes industry's lack of engagement in the climate legislation debate.

Margaret Palmer, professor of biology at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies, believes there's a better way to mine for coal than blowin

Critics of the Via Verde project in Mexico City argue that making a busy beltway more aesthetically pleasing only encourages motorists to keep driving.

The views along Camden's trash-strewn transportation corridors are getting a $1 million boost from Bloomberg's Public Art Challenge.

Calgary will be getting yet another show-stopping skyscraper, this one a LEED Platinum-exceeding mixed-use development designed by Bjarke Ingels Group.

Two companies, both with ties to Denmark, produce low-cost enzymes that can greatly reduce the cost of environmentally friendly biofuels made from agricultural

Supermodel once again named Global Earth Hour Ambassador in preparation for the lights-out moment on March 31.

Polio could be wiped out by 2018, but Gates says it will require investment and hard work.

Morieka Johnson can help you maximize those trips to school, tae kwon do, gymnastics, soccer ...

The key question isn't why Tesla stock dipped below $200, but why GM and Ford are at $30 and $14.

Effects include people traveling more, in bigger cars (EV sales are flat), and a dip in public transit.

Reebook partners with architecture firm Gensler for 'Get Pumped,' a conceptual scheme in which health-conscious drivers rule the roads.

From the man who brought you the giant tetrahedron on 57th Street...

A high-tech collaboration between astrophysicists and ecologists is helping to monitor and protect some of the world's most threatened animals.

The mountain gorilla population is rebounding in the Virunga Volcanoes Region, according to census results announced by the African Wildlife Foundation.

In Florida, not even the iconic Florida panther — the endangered state animal — is safe from new development.

New requirements for happier hens infringes on the interstate commerce protections of the U.S. Constitution, says Missouri attorney general.

No matter your budget, we've got something to help your mom indulge her green thumb.

Do you or your kids like candy canes, but do you dislike the dye and corn syrup they contain? Look no further.

Here's what to give and what to avoid for the holidays or any time of year.

What increasing the federal gas tax could mean for highways, green cars and the nation's bottom line.

Climate change journalist George Monbiot says he was wrong when he claimed 'the only ethical response is to stop eating meat.'

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How can you blame the master of talk radio for suggesting that an elitist environmental reporter kill himself?

A spurious debate over purloined e-mails overshadows evidence that climate change is worse than we thought.

Clients of the Cueto Law Group in Miami, Florida can now pay up to 20% of their legal fees with carbon credits.

Some are wondering if the embattled media tycoon was behind the scandal that derailed the Copenhagen climate negotiations.

The first 10 countries on the list, made available during UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, account for two-thirds of global emissions.

A new U.N. report challenges the world with a daunting task — reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 44 GT by 2020 or hit the tipping point for catastrophic clima

A lawn can be both kinds of green: eco-friendly and lush.

There are a number of reasons our houses are getting bigger, and it's a real problem.

Fran Drescher and Ed Begley, Jr. among celebs at Global Green Millennium Awards.

Ed Begley Jr. joins 'Holidazed' author Jerry James Stone to create a free, digital cookbook that's not just for vegans.

Pop song-driven LED holiday light shows are the hottest thing to hit subdivisions since the traffic circle. Sure, they're fun and non-Griswoldian in their energ

In manufacturing, 'flat' has long been synonymous with 'low-cost' but can this also be applied to consumer LED bulbs? The 2D-Light gives it a go.

Pot growers have traditionally had a negative impact on the environment — but that may be about to change.

Landmark Niagara Falls get a $3 million LED upgrade to replace a 20-year-old halogen lighting system.

Are harsh white hues ruining Rome's Old World ambiance? The swap of cost-effective LEDs for older, yellow, sodium-vapor streetlights is raising eyebrows.