Prize-winning design proposal revives defunct post offices by transforming them into food-sharing centers.

The success of two elementary school volunteer projects earned a shelter a donation from the Petco Foundation.

Community fridges are like Little Free Pantries, but with electricity. They are one more solution to hunger and food waste.

Why are regular citizens doing the work that should be done by the companies that make the disposables?

From sustainability as a means of innovation to envisioning a prosperous, peaceful future free of oil, coal and nuclear energy, these five books are taking care

Walmart leads the way in generating solar energy from its store rooftops, creating 65,000 kilowatts from the sun. Big-box retailers are often cast as the boogie

NYC announces a scheme in which organic food waste will help to boost production of methane-rich biogas at the city's largest wastewater treatment plant.

From one of the world's top pistachio-producing regions, comes a not-too-entirely nutty idea: Burning waste shells to heat buildings.

Homeowners with top-notch credit in California, Arizona, New Jersey and 5 other states will be eligible for direct loans from the PV-installing behemoth.

"It's 'Just' Anxiety," a film by Susan Polis Schutz, shows how the mental health issue manifests itself in various people and how they treated it successfully.

Wind power critics argue that turbines kill birds. So why is the U.K.'s largest bird charity planning a turbine?

The PACT Act makes animal cruelty a federal felony, threatening violators with fines and prison time.

Despite warnings to keep detergent pods away from children, poison control centers are still besieged with calls.

Beekeeping experts warn that too many urban hives may mean there isn't enough food for bees.

Concern over dwindling pollinator populations trumps worries of apiarian disturbances.

Robert Byrd's death will create a void that may directly affect environmental policy.

The ENOUGH project points out at least one commonality between Mac and PC -- they both use conflict minerals.

A scathing report on the April 2010 mine disaster that killed 29 miners at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia is set to be released.

You might remember the former U.S. senator from Idaho as the anti-gay politician who was arrested for lewd conduct in an airport bathroom. He's back in Washingt

A new billionaire-backed venture announced today that it plans to use robots to mine asteroids for precious metals and in the process add trillions of dollars t

Private groups are shaping business plans to tap into the resource-rich environs of outer space. Early celestial targets with commercial cross hairs on them are

No U.S. president has waxed as poetically about mining the moon the way John F. Kennedy did about landing on it.

An eye-catching community sauna is a symbol of rebirth for the arctic mining town of Kiruna, which is being forced to move 2 miles to the east.

With California-based OhmConnect, it's easy being green when you're also earning green.

Those who live in the Quebrada Camarones region of South America's Atacama Desert have a remarkable resistance to arsenic, which is in the water.

With fresh water supplies contaminated by Hurricane Irma, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees are bucking the rules to keep Key deer in Florida alive.

After 467 days in orbit and a ticker-tape parade, a special litte astronaut will live out its days at the National Air and Space Museum.

Residents of the Big Apple may catch sight of an unusual sight over their famous skyline this week: a NASA space shuttle riding atop a jumbo jet.

Debuted earlier this month at the International Space University, this short film invites a new generation to imagine and explore the universe's secrets.

Swale, a barge repurposed into a 'floating food forest,' lets people pick and eat produce for free.

The oil giant has pleaded guilty to 12 felony counts and will pay a record $4.5 billion fine. Three of its employees have also been charged with manslaughter.

The NOAA suspects the infectious morbillivirus is responsible for the unusually high number of dolphin strandings and deaths this month.

Mother's Day bouquet: Learn how to make your mom a Mother's Day present she won't soon forget.

These half-dozen exercises will help you shed pounds if obesity is in your genes.

Before clean air laws were passed in Pittsburgh, smoke left buildings in a nighttime shroud all day, yet air quality issues aren't really in the past.

Many American likely aren't aware that the air in their homes and offices may be cause for concern.

Research found no major difference in asthma rates of inner-city kids and those in other communities.

A 'capped inversion' trapped air pollutants near the ground.

Falling levels of air pollution have resulted in a drop in California's dense tule fog.

Researchers study the genetic secrets of the world's last Pinta Island tortoise.

Fans of Mother Nature Network's Facebook page can win a box full of green, limited-edition Ball® canning jars and much more.

Made in the U.K. from the essence of foraged ants, this gin is not a joke.

Rum Diplomatico has a very rare certification for environmental awareness.

Open up the liquor cabinet, pull out your shaker, and celebrate your hard work with a cocktail.

Add variety to your football-viewing drink choices with these beer cocktails.

Try these non-alcoholic cocktails, zero-proof cocktails. Your non-imbibing friends will thank you for giving them great choices.

Sometimes scientists infuse some pop culture into their species names. Can you match the celeb to the critter?

A lot of faulty survival information gets passed around. Can you sort out which actions will save you, and which might kill you?

A dramatic film explores the physical and emotional challenges of living in a peak oil scenario.

A study from the Civil Society Institute reveals that party lines divide many people's feelings about global warming, energy independence and green jobs. Here a