Why Volkswagen should bring back the Microbus.

Bees make it and we get to enjoy it. But honey is good for more than just sweetening recipes, here are 10 ways to use honey.

How to pollen-proof your life with these 20 tips for seasonal allergy sufferers.

Believe the hype: Shea butter really is a wonderful all-around health and beauty balm.

From wound salve and cough syrup to dandruff cure, honey comes to the rescue to solve a variety of body issues.

From acetaminophen to anti-inflammatories, not all nonprescription pain drugs are created equal; here’s how to choose from the confusing array.

Research is finding that probiotics might be useful in treating high blood pressure, anxiety, eczema and other maladies.

The research on acupuncture isn't clear-cut, but for those looking for relief from hot flashes or night sweats, this is one option.

Nissan is taking reservations for its Leaf battery car starting April 20, two days before Earth Day. Will the 115,000 "hand wavers" sign up, pay $99, and get in

Ford has announced the 19 markets that will receive the first wave of the Focus Electric in late 2011.

As gas prices rose in March 2011, so did sales of the Toyota Prius and other hybrid vehicles. The rise in sales of the best-selling hybrid mimic the trend set d

Jim Motavalli shares his insights about electric vehicles in his new book, High Voltage: The Fast Track to Plug in the Auto Industry.

Paul Scott sells Nissan Leafs for a living. He put up his retirement savings for a few minutes with the president to talk about EVs and climate change.

Agriculture Department's deputy secretary has been a champion of local and organic foods, farm-to-school programs and more.

Sales of organic are growing and dairy farms are getting incentives to switch to organic farming. Is voting with our dollars actually working?

The state wants to expand a nuclear-waste storage facility inside an ancient salt bed to play a bigger role in handling spent fuel from U.S. reactors.

According to a government study, Russia is covered with tens of thousands of ecological disasters.

The nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima power plant after the Japanese tsunami a year ago has made Americans more leery of nuclear power, according to a Yale Uni

Researchers have discovered that the butterflies' mutations are multiplying at an alarming rate through successive generations. If genetic damage done to one ge

Nuclear fusion could one day propel rockets that allow humans to go to Mars and back in 30 days

Japan is pledging $500 million to build a wall of frozen earth around the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which has been leaking radioactive water.

Fusion energy has proven an elusive goal.

A Japanese company is looking to profit from continuing fears about Fukushima radiation, by selling radiation-proof underwear.

For people living in areas neighboring the Fukushima nuclear power plants, the worst of the radiation exposure may have passed.

Scientists are using crowdsourcing to test the water along the Pacific Coast of North America, a project that could predict future risks.

The aurora may hold the secret of a magnetic phenomenon related to the nuclear fusion powering the sun.

Lockheed Martin recently claimed to have designed a fusion reactor that can fit on the back of a truck. If viable, it really could change the world.

Extremely low levels of radioactive cesium from the Fukushima nuclear meltdown are present in ocean water offshore California.

Even years after the onset of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, radiation is still making its way across the Pacific.

They might sound a little pricey, but these might be the longest lasting batteries ever created.

The public park is one of the rare places in the city where ancient rocks, rich with history, mingle with modern life.

Portland authorities faced a tough decision this week: Drain a reservoir or provide residents with tap water that a teen peed into?

Instead of food waste heading to the landfill, now it will be repurposed, donated, or turned into compost, animal feed, or clean energy.

It's not something you might expect from one of the driest places on Earth.

Researchers in Costa Rica are studying the vocalizations of Alston's singing mice to learn more about human speech.

In "Ajijaak on Turtle Island," a young crane's migration journey brings Native American stories to life.

Denver and Oakland vote to decriminalize magic mushrooms, showing support for psychedelic drug psilocybin. Other cities have similar laws on tap.

A new study finds the area around the former Fukushima power plant teeming with life.

The wunderkind behind the battery-powered car revolution chats with MNN about his company's future.

In an interview with MNN, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is candid about his company's finances, the competition, the Model S and its prospects for the future.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is nothing if not outspoken. Here, in the second of three interview segments, he talks about prospects for the company's affordable Model S

Elon Musk went open-source at his other company, SpaceX, years ago. The aim here is to increase the appeal of electric cars in the marketplace.

A hydroponic agriculture venture named Growing Underground is based in an air raid shelter 100 feet beneath the streets of London.

Make its debut at the Ideal Home Show in London, the Quiet Treehouse includes an array of features that drown out modern life's most irritating noises.

Work is completed on Brighton Waste House, proving 'there is no such thing as waste, just stuff in the wrong place.'

Powered by food scraps and sewage, Bio-Bus carries commuters and tourists between Bristol Airport and Bath.

Just try not to think about who — or what — might be watching as you settle in for the night.

With a recorded land speed near 80 mph, this cow pie-powered passenger bus can positively fly.

John Pawson's Life House beckons frazzled renters with a 'zone of extreme calm.'

Likened to a cathedral, the ornate Crossness Pumping Station reopens for public tours following extensive rehabbing.