Billy Joel said "only the good die young." He was wrong. The poor and the middle class die younger, too.

American Farmland Trust’s Favorite Farmers Markets contest is in full swing. Make sure your favorite market is in the running.

The results are in for American Farmland Trust’s 2011 America’s Favorite Farmers Markets contest. Did your favorite market win?

Farmers markets are making news for encouraging reasons. Find out what’s happening around the country.

Police chief refuses to intervene and offers his support for the rights of breastfeeding mothers.

Alexandra Cousteau ventures out of sight, deep into the cool world of New Mammoth Cave in Tennessee.

Some cities don't recycle glass, but that doesn't mean you can't reuse glass bottles for candles, hummingbird feeders or even chandeliers.

These DIY projects will have you see plastic bottles in completely new ways.

The Department of Energy is hard at work making the U.S. energy efficient. Unfortunately, it failed its own energy audit.

Although refrigerators continue to grow in size and become more tricked out, new standards will also require them to be drastically more energy efficient.

The U.S. Department of Energy will provide more than $11 million to support eight geothermal energy projects.

The U.S. energy secretary spent five hours Thursday rejecting accusations that politics influenced a 2009 loan to the California solar company.

Some of the nation's most recognized brands are joining the Department of Energy's Workplace Charging Challenge.

In his first week on the job, new U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz makes it clear he sees 'no ambiguity' about the scientific consensus on global warming.

The International Garden Photographer of the Year honors 16 photographers for their macro images of plants and animals.

Gardener Donna Stumphf wanted to grow a few vegetables for the needy and ended up with more than 1.5 tons.

New findings show manure burns cleaner than traditional fuels, more intense hurricanes are predicted, a housing trend could cut carbon emissions and more.

A new device that takes K-Cups apart has the potential to keep millions of single-use pods out of landfills.

Millions of bottle deposits go unclaimed in the exceptionally tidy Danish capital each year.

See how much plastic you can keep out of landfills if you start recycling in the bathroom today!

Tons of textiles end up in landfills every year, and we need a solution.

Meanwhile in England, shopping basket theft is on the rise.

In some cities, glass recyclables aren't being recycled at all.

Bonnaroo's food waste program gets food to those who need it most and composts the rest.

Portuguese artist Sílvia Franco Santos scratches tiny, emotion-filled portraits into paint- and ink-crusted lids that would normally be trash.

Apple's recycling robot Liam disassembles iPhones in 11 seconds to more efficiently combat electronic waste.

China will turn away 24 types of recyclable material imported from the U.S. and other countries due to concerns over contamination.

The deposit-based Norwegian approach to plastic bottle recycling is an attractive, effective one.

A large portion of the clothing you donate ends up in the landfill. Here's why — and what you can do about it.

Plastic bottles and caps should now be kept together when you recycle them. The reason? It's easier to sort them that way.

Incineration has become America's stopgap solution following China's crackdown on imported foreign waste, and it's hurting low-income communities.

Researchers found the brains of people who spent months in the Antarctic got smaller. What they learned applies to all of us.

Several studies suggests some people may be sleeping their way to an early death

Ice Age humans likely lived in these strange circles made from mammoth bones.

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

Massive gem, the second-largest ever found, measures a whopping 1,111 carats.

Taking care of your sweaters means following washing instructions and making repairs as needed.

A new study turns the tables on the old "dumb blonde" stereotype.

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have developed a self-healing fabric derived from the amazing biological properties of squid ring teeth.

Amateur photographer Steve Biro takes a riveting photo of a bald eagle and his mirror image.

Black-backed woodpeckers love burned-out forests, but mega-fires are changing their lives.

You might be able to fool birds and bunnies with fake owls and scarecrows, but not for long.

The male white bellbird attracts a mate by singing louder than a jackhammer.

A massive bald eagle is filmed in slow motion taking off from a street in Melrose, near Boston.

Bird flu can be transmitted between mammals — and possible humans — needing only four mutations to do so, a new study published this week in the journal Nat

All Americans over 6 months old should get their flu shot this year, health officials urged today. While last year's flu season was relatively mild, the illness

From flu shots to full-service health care, on-the-job clinics can boost worker productivity. On-the-job flu shot clinics are promoted by the Centers for Diseas

Actor's comments during the Golden Globes did not sit well with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Getting a flu shot may reduce the risk of major heart problems, such as heart attacks or unexpected chest pain.

More adults have gotten the flu shot this year, but there's still plenty of room for improvement, says the CDC.