Predicted to be a hot trend in 2020, the rise of everything butters and spreads has only just begun.

Dig into some new winter flavors with root vegetables. Add seasonal flavor with parsnips, rutabagas, turnips, and others.

Making food from scratch is wonderful, but there are some snacks out there that should probably stay store-bought.

While mandatory in drinks like the Sazerac and Manhattan, the aromatic, herbal flavoring agent isn't just for cocktails.

Research suggests a brain on a Western diet can't help itself from wanting more junk food.

The secret ingredient in the Mediterranean diet is in the antioxidants.

Turning fast-food waste oil into clean-burning biodiesel, a father-son duo sees no downside.

Keep an eye out for the famous biodiesel-powered, peanut-shaped vehicle.

A Canadian company and a partner are the latest to defraud an EPA system designed to bring more renewable fuels into the market.

Obama's new man on Asian carp talks about his plans to eradicate the species.

Researchers are developing robotic fish to swim our waterways and patrol for pollutants.

Chemical material could speed clean-up at power plants by snapping its jaws at radioactive waste, leaving nontoxic byproducts alone.

Scientists are beginning to unravel the mystery of how caddisfly silk stays sticky underwater, and it could lead to the development of a wet Band-Aid.

Custom-designed proteins made with the aid of computers could fight chemical weapons such as nerve gas and help decontaminate toxic-waste sites, scientists say.

Philosopher suggests that bioengineering people to be herbivores with small statures and cat-like eyes could help to save the planet.

Advancements in genetic engineering and selective breeding seem to crop up everyday. Now, floral geneticists are working on flower varieties that contain geneti

Bioluminescent art blends science and creativity to create images that can only be seen in the dark.

The new materials could one day be used for building devices that have the properties of living things, such as the ability to self-heal.

A lab-created substance composed partly of mussel foot proteins is even stickier than the adhesive used by real mussels.

Fleets of these 'artificial bees' could one day pollinate our crops just like real bees do.

The glove essentially translates sonar into a sense of touch for its wearer.

Imagine your city illuminated at night by glow stick-like lighting generated entirely from living organisms.

Scientists can now add code to bacterial DNA, and the bacteria pass it on to the next generation.

It could represent a biodegradable solution to the omnipresent pollution clogging our landfills.

Quantum theory offers an answer to one of the oldest and most fundamental questions in biochemistry.

Researchers working on the ASSISI project recently tested the limits of interspecies communication by constructing a makeshift robot translator.

Microplastics in fresh water are primarily laundry lint that comes from washing machines, and they end up in your drinking glass.

Ambient noise can help mask sounds at night, but pink noise and brown noise may help you more than the white noise you've always heard about.

Clean energy sources are producing record amounts of power in markets across the world.

Australian teen's invention could help make clean water easy and affordable to access.

The conceptual Dutch Windwheel takes the term 'mixed-use development' to dizzying new extremes.

Build enough Powerwall batteries and you can run the world on renewable resources.

An award-winning MIT team has created a portable, solar-powered desalination system that could provide freshwater in remote locations.

Developers hope the design will bring affordable lighting to people worldwide who live along the coast.

Bacteria can help solar panels convert sunlight to energy, even on overcast days.

Plant waste has been seen as a possible source of sustainable biofuels, now modified E. coli would convert plant waste into fatty acids, and then into fuel.

The company that brands itself as kosher is now being sued by some of its customers who claim it actually isn't kosher.

Dramatic video shows the moment Jeremy Wade swims up to the 20-foot, 200 pound giant snake.

More than 4,000 deadly snakes call this tiny 110-acre island home, including one species with venom that can 'melt human flesh.'

The surprising discoveries were made by a CSIRO research team conducting routine surveys off the Australian coast.

The breeding of these extremely rare, enormous insects is one of the most inspiring stories in the history of conservation.

Who or what is making the sound remains a mystery, but it may be a 'dinner bell' signaling feeding time for deep sea creatures.

Bizarre fish has evolved fins like no other and is capable of walking like a land animal.

Nile crocodiles are known for being maneaters, and now they've been accidentally introduced to Florida.

A terrifying, meat-eating worm is named after John Bobbitt — you know, that terrible episode from 1993 involving Lorena Bobbit and a big knife.

Homeless woman Emily Zamourka became a viral video star after singing in a Los Angeles metro station.

A night out watching 'The Irishman' in a newly restored theater raises so many questions.

After fires burned away the dense foliage, an ancient Australian landmark called Budj Bim is revealed in more depth.

These sweet, inspiring and silly commercials are Super Bowl stars.

Hundreds of street artists from 30 countries descend on Bristol, England, to showcase their talents at Upfest 2017, an annual urban paint festival.