A new app has launched in the Philadelphia region with guides to sustainable businesses in 20 categories.

Sherry Turkle says we are losing our capacity for empathy, and our ability to carry on a conversation.

If you use apps like SavingStar or ibotta, you'll want to know about these apps, too.

Starbuck's new keyboard app offers 28 coffee-inspired emojis that make words obsolete when you're planning a coffee date.

Everything from the way we tell time to the way we measure things and plug in our phones is screwed up.

Orangutans are great communicators, whether through sign language, gestures or sounds. Now, trainers at Jungle Island in Miami are using technology to help the

Apple has had its fiscal, competition and marketing ups and downs this year, so here's a few insights into what the company should do to be successful in the co

An addictive game and millions of micro-transactions equal success for King.

Dog trainer Anna Jane Grossman provides private iPad lessons to dogs, where she teaches them to nose the screen to activate apps.

Complaints of illness and vertigo are zooming in to Apple.

Filmmaker Josh Seftel bought his mother an iPad last year and turned her into a YouTube sensation. In the process, he the two developed an even closer bond.

New York magazine thinks that the Planet Green series, World's Greenest Homes, is more peacocky than practical. What do you think?

The 3rd annual Green Grades report card by ForestEthics holds big office supply companies accountable for their sometimes questionable paper sourcing.

Massachusetts-based dirty coal company LoraxAg reached deep into the well of greenwash when they picked their name. Too bad it'll probably get them sued.

A label is popping up on chicken in the meat case. Here's what you should know about it.

John Brown, founder of the Slow Home movement, discusses the fundamentals of building and living in a greener house.

It was supposed to be Carmageddon in L.A., but instead the two-day closure of the busiest freeway in Los Angeles reiterated a timeless lesson about cars: We los

Half the world now lives in cities, and by midcentury 75 percent of us will be urbanites. To make our cities sustainable, look to the 2012 TED Prize and a fasci

North America's only real high-speed train first hit the rails in 1970. An unearthed video from its launch is a reminder of the can-do energy of that 'Mad Men'

At the start of the 20th century, streets belonged as much to pedestrians and children at play as to automobiles. By the end of it, stepping into the street in

Telecommuting is a nice perk, but it isn't always easy to stay focused.

What could be better than losing weight and gaining money? Here's what can happen when you take a bike for a spin.

Trophy Bicycle Holders offer a smart, space-saving storage solution in the form of two 'iconic silhouettes.'

A California man buys a live/work townhome next to his ex-wife and cuts a hole through the wall to ease his family's carbon-intensive joint custody situation.

In the U.S., however, walking or biking to school has become less common over the last 50 years.

American workers either don't get paid vacation days, or they are afraid to use them.

The Acro-Cats, a Chicago-based troupe of performing felines, is looking for a tour assistant.

Now there's science to prove what many women have been feeling for years.

About 50 million Americans don't have paid sick leave, but there are numerous benefits when employers offer it.

One San Francisco-based tech company is offering a $10K option to those who move away from the city.

Much of the generation and gender gap is due to simple demographics rather than evil intent.

From saving dogs to cleaning up plastic, these were the stories that revealed some of the good happening in the world.

This EarthEcho Expedition takes an in-depth look at dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay — and hopes to get kids involved in finding the answer.

Learn how kids in Ghana are turning their youthful energy into power for their whole community.

MNN's family blogger chats with Philippe Cousteau about science, exploration, adventure and the eco-savvy kids who are changing the world.

Did your favorite school make the list as one of the 10 greenest colleges in the U.S.?

Cheesy trend saw a 450% growth in popularity this year.

From cleaning up the oceans to finding safer ways to save people after a natural disaster, these kids have big ideas to improve our world.

Team Green World creates catchy tunes with an eco-savvy theme.

Her application inspires Paris Summer Innovation Fellowship selection officials to look beyond age and take a chance on a kid with passion.

Kimbal Musk, an investor, philanthropist and chef, has taken his nonprofit Kitchen Community national and renamed it Big Green.

Judah Tyreman lost rocks and fossils worth thousands, but thanks to the Internet, he'll replace them and even add some more.

Growing demand for energy efficiency and energy management has created an unprecedented opportunity for certified carbon managers. And according to Dr. Eric Woo

As 2009 comes to a close, I want to take a minute and look ahead at how green business can grow and prosper in 2010.

As Justice John Paul Stevens steps down from the bench, environmentalists remember a "green justice." Though little is known about her environmental positions,

One climate change skeptic says derailing the EPA's plans to regulate carbon emissions should be a priority for Congress.

In an effort to wean America off landfill-clogging synthetic dryer sheets, Method introduces a curious new laundry product that's essentially 100 heat-activated

Support local small businesses in your area on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

It's time to break out the contraband Kinder eggs and get decorating with these handmade and eco-friendly Easter/springtime decor picks.

Plan on roughing it as part of the Great American Backyard Campout later this month? Don't leave behind your flask, flashlight.