This DIY bird feeder uses hollow citrus rinds to create a colorful cup for birds to feast on seeds.

Jump start your spring garden by growing your seedlings in eggshells before planting them in the ground.

These crafty garden markers will help you organize your plants and also make it look cute.

Enhance your neighborhood's flora with a little guerrilla gardening.

Ditch the plastic letters and kitschy tourist magnets for something more in touch with nature for your fridge.

Matt Pember shares an excerpt from his new book that shows you how to make a miniature greenhouse using old windows.

The tags show that you took the extra time to make your gift special.

In the latest installment of the Faces of the Recovery Act video series, the U.S. Department of Energy showcases 1366 Technologies.

Experts argue that the downsized power sources can provide safe, efficient energy.

Learn how solar panels convert the sun’s rays into energy in this DOE video.

Turbine sites in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia identified as prime parcels for projects.

Some number crunching based on the new 2009 Lawrence Livermore Labs analysis of U.S. energy use reveals that individuals (versus businesses) are responsible for

The federal government and private lenders team up on a new green home improvement program, but it comes with a few strings attached.

The solar company's collapse has electrified many critics of President Obama. But what does it say about the sustainability of U.S. solar power overall?

A walnut farmer in California uses walnut shells and husk waste to create fuel to power his farm.

The Berkeley-trained, Nobel-winning physicist is planning a return to academia as well as California, but says he'll stay on at the DOE for a few more weeks.

Giving human names to hurricanes may seem odd, but it's part of a major shift in our relationship with tropical cyclones over the past 60 years.

Pearl Fryar has no horticultural training but his talent is apparent in the 300 sculptures at Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden in Bishopville, S.C.

A hybrid that would be cold-hardy and suitable for outdoor planting may be available for home landscapes in a few years.

You can help save amphibians in your neighborhood by creating an appealing backyard oasis for them.

From too much shade to drainage issues and HOA rules, a green lawn may be easier said than done. But it doesn't have to be.

Newman’s Own gives all of its profits to charity, like the one giving people in Ghana and India reliable access to clean water.

Newman’s Own gives all of its profits to charity, like the one that helps Kadin Hoven and his family escape the difficulties of chronic illness.

Newman’s Own gives all of its profits to charity, like a therapeutic residential facility that supports 250 students and 200 animals.

Leaf blowers are a powerful way to get leaves out of your lawn, but they contribute to both air and noise pollution.

Building a fence involves more than measuring materials and digging. It's a lot of research and communication.

The rhyme "leaves of three, let it be" could describe a lot of plants, so you have to know what to look for to identify poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac.

You can create a haven for birds and other creatures by with native plants — and one very handy tool.

A soil scientist shares fun facts you never knew about soils, like how billions of organisms live in them and how many thousands of types there are.

Ecological landscape designer Jessi Bloom offers guidance in designing a yard that is healing for spirit and nature and creating sacred, meditative space.

10 tips from a horticulture specialist for keeping your warm-growing, sun-loving cacti and succulents happy and healthy this winter.

One of the cleanest places in your home may actually be one of the dirtiest, according to a study that suggests one in five showerheads spews out bacteria.

Residents of a trailer park in Wyoming are fine with drinking bottled water, but the EPA says the park's owner should be doing more testing.

Scientists will release harmless gases in the New York City subway to determine noxious gas threat

Thousands of dollars and many hours go into floral arrangements. Why not repurpose them for nursing homes and hospitals?

Amazon Give Back Box program makes donations easy, and you get a tax write-off as a bonus.

Robert Hulseman, the man who created the iconic cup, has died, but his impact lives on.

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Blake McFarland says he just wants to make cool things.

There doesn't seem to be anywhere to recycle one-time-use polyester graduation gowns so maybe they shouldn't be an option.

Kamikatsu, where recyclables are sorted into 45 specific categories, is an old pro at landfill diversion.

In drought areas, treated wastewater is added back to the potable water stream. It's safe, and one study says it even tastes better.

Several months into China's ban on most waste imports, a new study paints a sobering yet optimistic view of how we need to handle our plastic.

There's an 'urgent need' for rules governing the use of lab-grown brains.

A new international study finds most people would rather be entertained by others.

By turning coffee waste into auto parts, this collaboration builds on the two companies' commitments to environmental stewardship.

What ever happened to that Internet of Things? We outsourced it.

In times of stress and danger, the brain records more detailed memories.

A massive study finds that no research tool can predict the outcome of a human life.

New research finds that parents who suppress their anxiety actually transmit it to their kids.

We have a new, official word for all that gym wear you're seeing everywhere these days.