'Broken heart syndrome' is typically linked to stress or grief, but it may be caused by happy events or even cancer.

Taking fish antibiotics instead of human drugs is a creative solution when money is tight, but it could lead to dangerous consequences.

We want your picks for our Readers' Choice: 40 chefs under 40

An organic pizza franchise is expanding fast with a menu that boasts vegan cheeses, organic meats, and gluten-free brownies.

Websites point restaurant goers to local eateries that support sustainable seafood.

Nero's Grill at Caesars is changing the gambling town's image by sourcing sustainably.

Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch iPhone app has added Project FishMap. Now you can add green restaurants to a shared map to earn badges.

Tired of quizzing your waiter about where your seafood comes from? Here's a website and other tools that can help with your restaurant research before you go.

Our food blogger and her family find plenty of sustainable choices to munch on high above the New York City streets.

Taking a cue from the LEED certified building it’s housed in, Table 31 sources sustainably and creates dishes that contributes to Philadelphia being a dining

McDonald's adopts the Marine Stewardship Council’s blue ecolabel for its Filet-O-Fish. Will high demand for the sandwich create an overfishing problem?

Formed by two wood-clad shipping containers, Skit 2014 is the ideal living arrangement for eremitic types who don't mind ladders and composting toilets.

We treat it like it's as 'routine as poutine,' but 'misteaks' will come back and bite us in the rump roast.

Even though the California Gold Rush took place more than a century ago, it left a toxic legacy of mercury pollution.

Experts say it is one of the largest documented bee deaths in the Western U.S.

Pyrethroid pesticides stunt the growth of bumblebees, a new study finds, resulting in smaller workers that may be less adept at foraging.

Wild finches in the Galapagos made famous by Charles Darwin 'self-fumigate' their nests using human-made pesticides.

Try these simple tips and bid goodbye to houseflies, those uninvited pests buzzing around your home.

From carpenter ants to crazy ants, we'll help you ID the insects that have invaded your space.

Humans and house spiders go way back, yet we rarely give this relationship much thought. Here's what to know about your arachnid roommates.

A new study concludes humans have accidentally spread a virus and parasite that are obliterating bees.

Researchers in the U.K. hope that prettying up fields with strips of wildflowers will attract pest-munching bugs.

A lot of people thought white and yellow dandelions were different plants.

A few years ago, when Janet Jackson “oopsed” her way into Super Bowl and Federal Communications Commission history, 140 million viewers of the biggest game

It's what you've been waiting for. Peter Dykstra lists his picks for America’s nine greatest environmental heroes.

Grey water — water from kitchen or bathroom sinks, bathtubs, or washing machines — can safely be captured and rerouted to the garden. Here's how.

Modern-day dowsers are helping drought-stricken California wineries and farms find water for their crops.

Matthew Mazzotta's installation marries rainwater harvesting with the deeply pacifying sound of raindrops bouncing off a tin roof.

The CHIP is a computer the size of a credit card that can do a lot. But it's no Raspberry Pi.

In June 2012, a network of 16,000 computers trained itself to recognize a cat by looking at 10 million images from YouTube videos.

Like the flu, some ideas get a foothold in our heads and then we propagate it. And now with social media, you subject yourself to everyone's thought germs.

The sieve of Eratosthenes is an ancient tool for finding primes, but it might get a boost by modern computing.

The omnipresence of algorithms raises interesting questions about day-to-day human experience.

Computers can't solve this chess problem. Can you?

The business closed in 2013, but ‘zombie stores’ kept the concept alive.

Researchers propose developing nanobots that connect our brains with the cloud.

Donations to environmental organizations from many businesses to remain consistent in 2009.

A quiet deal between two of the world’s leading energy technology clusters, puts Copenhagen at the center of the expanding cleantech universe. Highlights from

In addition to the $500 billion in government grants available, there are many other resources available too; strategic application writing can help get your bu

Ben & Jerry's has invited me to create my own custom flavor using fair trade ingredients next month- help me out with some tasty ideas.

Traditional, sustainable Valentine’s gifts your sweetheart will love.

If you didn’t think ahead, shop your store’s candy aisle for these sustainable Valentine’s Day treats.

The Conscious Box delivers new greener goods and goodies to your doorstep every month for around the price of two tickets to the movies.

The daughter and granddaughter of Nelson Mandela lead the Mandela family in sustainable wine making.

The popular brand of ice cream will be made with non-rBST milk and cream, plus vanilla that's sustainably sourced.

Which flowers are the most environmentally friendly option: Organic, local, fair trade or silk?

Studying odd couple animal friendships can help researchers learn what goes into normal human relationships.

Animals at Australia's Mogo Zoo were saved from wildfires by savvy staff.

Humane Society International is building temporary wildlife shelters for animals affected by the Australian bushfires on Kangaroo Island.

Platypuses are odd critters filled with surprises, and a few mysteries.