Many people today get their news via Facebook, but most probably give little thought to how the social media network filters the stories they see.

Man's Facebook plea goes viral as people from around the globe help stock boy's shelves.

Bill Clinton is behind a home weatherization variation of the cash for clunkers program that he hopes will give the sagging economy -- and the environment -- a

Cash for Caulkers. The legislation commonly known as Cash for Caulkers is a proposal set forth by the Obama Administration with two simple goals.

New federal legislation called "cash for caulkers," would offer financial incentives of up to $8,000 for energy efficient home improvements.

Flash Drives for Freedom aims to take old USB sticks and smuggle them into North Korea loaded with Western media.

25-year-old wave runner Lindsey Russell undertook the 20-mile challenge to raise money for charity.

Each day will symbolize one year that Nelson Mandela spent in prison.

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

Despite being dumped at 12 years old, Billy Goat the dog wouldn't end his days at the shelter.

Turns out peeing on a jellyfish sting may do more harm than good, here's what to do if you get tased with a tentacle.

The fang blenny's 'heroin-like' venom could inspire new painkillers for humans. (In return, maybe we could not destroy its habitat?)

Cancer patients given psilocybin experienced reduced depression and existential distress, even at the end of life.

That chickenpox you had as a kid left a virus behind that can cause shingles, but there's a new vaccine to help prevent it.

The medicinal soil called "healing soil" has been found to contain powerful antibiotics that kill superbugs.

Breakthrough vaccine technique makes you immune to all forms of the flu virus.

California considers labeling acetaminophen a carcinogen.

The quirky Joshua tree may be nearly gone in 50 years if we don't battle climate change.

Residents of Harriman, TN share their experiences during and since the billion gallon coal ash spill.

How big of a problem is the nation's collective coal ash waste? How bad is it in Tennessee? What's going on in D.C.?

Ashely Judd, newly minted foe of mountaintop removal mining, will be chatting live about the evil practice in about an hour on Daily Kos.

The Bush Administration buried a report showing a highly elevated risk of cancer for those living near coal ash. Why do we burn coal again?

Drinking water near last year's billion-gallon coal ash spill in Tennessee is choked with arsenic and lead, and TVA is shipping cleaned-up coal ash to poor comm

Lend your voice to calls for power plants to upgrade their water systems to prevent millions of fish from being chopped to bits.

The New York City Department of Sanitation launches the BetterBin design competition in search of revamped litter receptacles.

Plucking litter from canals while sightseeing is one of the more singular ways to spend a couple hours in the Dutch city.

The town of Ipswich has been haunted by a nursery rhyme playing over a loudspeaker for more than a year.

After every attempt to catch an otter fails, officials are forced to move the fish out of a Vancouver pond.

Many city dwellers leave urban areas to visit lakes and rivers, but these cities are ideal for people who don't want to travel far to swim, paddle or surf.

Find out what the LEED Green Building Rating System has in common with Shakespeare.

The District of Columbia had the most LEED-certified square footage per capita in 2011.

Harmony House for Cats’ new shelter isn’t just doing something good for Chicago’s felines — it’s also doing something good for the planet. The no-kill

The new World Trade Center buildings will include a bevy of sustainable features that maximize energy efficiency, reduce waste and minimize the environmental im

Organization will provide a one-year membership to the U.S. Green Building Council.

Paul Williams' landmark 28th Street YMCA in South L.A. emerges from a LEED Gold restoration project, historically significant identity still intact.

The species, formally known as 'Etheostoma obama,' is one of five newly discovered fish that scientists have named after a U.S. president or VP.

Using public data from the U.S. government, a software engineer has made a stunning map of every river in the Lower 48 states.

From curious kid to giving back, to advisor to Apple computers, Jackson shares her path to leadership.

Did you know that rounder leaves have greater daily light interception and carbon gain? Here's how and why plants change the shape of their leaves.

Researchers have managed to pinpoint the time you're most likely to meet a spider.

A drone has found a vast catshark nursery on the seafloor west of Ireland, say scientists with the SeaRover survey.

The Danes are helping kick-start Colorado's green energy economy.

The latest assault on ethanol subsidies comes from one of the nation's leading newspapers.

Probably not, but one enthusiast is organizing a petition to make the social networking site consider the idea.

Brown has gone green! UPS has become the first small package carrier to offer its customers the option of purchasing carbon offsets to counteract the CO2 emissi

Green Shipping lets businesses and individuals measure and offset the CO2 emissions of packages when using UPS, FedEx or the U.S. Postal Service.

An ethical travel operator in Britain denounces carbon offsetting, but are ‘holidays closer to home’ a real solution?

Amazon.com may be offering new eco-friendly shipping options to its customers if it capitalizes on a new patent.

Rarely use your car but keep it around for emergencies? Try a car sharing service.

Personal car-sharing spreads in the U.S., from California to Oregon and, very soon, to a neighborhood near you. The concept of hiring out your own vehicle has p