A few towns are doing just fine, thanks to a blank check written in the wake of the Gulf oil spill.

The newest home in New Orleans' Make It Right neighborhood boasts ample outdoor entertaining space, a vivid paint job and a designer that even your grandmother

Snowed in? Try these activities to keep you and your kids busy on your next snow day.

A NOAA satellite captures the February 2011 snowstorm as it blankets the U.S.

East Coast folks: Stock up on munchies, get those prescriptions filled and get ready to hunker down for the next day or two.

The movie "Hidden Figures" is the story of the African-American trailblazers who helped win the space race. Now NASA is naming a building after one of them.

For 25 years, EDF has partnered with leading companies to prove that good environmental strategy is good business strategy.

Conservation group Lion Guardians has helped East Africa’s Masai tribesmen bring back the big cats and better their own lives.

Company will focus on four pillars to advance the sustainability of its biggest product category, food

Instead of synthetic insecticides, entomologist Rich Hofstetter is recruiting native fungi to protect forests from bark beetles.

After her sister’s death, Elizabeth Van Meter saw a haunting photo that changed her life. Now she’s helping others change theirs.

Through The Learning Tea in Atlanta, entrepreneur Katrell Christie is helping educate teenage orphan girls in India so they can achieve their dreams.

When black widow spiders mate, the females often kill and eat the males. But the male spiders have found a way around this terrible fate.

A Brooklynite goes from the urban jungle to the Amazon jungle.

The firm OpenPath Investments believes that apartments aren't just walls or rooms; they're a chance to connect on a deeper level with your neighbors.

Death has always been hidden away, but after spending time with an isolated tribe, this writer is ready to face death head-on.

A woman decided to volunteer at The Wildcat Sanctuary, a small animal refuge in rural Minnesota, and the results have been pretty amazing.

I briefly lived with hunter-gatherers in the rainforest, where a couple visiting tourists did something very unexpected.

Packed full of unhealthy nitrates, processed meats like hot dogs and bacon harbor health risks you should know about.

You can 'do lunch' and still help the environment.

You don't have to use toxic chemicals and pesticides to have a beautiful, lush yard. But first, stop fixing on having much of a lawn at all.

Support your favorite national park, forest or preserve by volunteering or visiting on National Public Lands Day.

Many schools take hot lunches away from kids who have a negative balance in their lunch accounts.

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A modern take on comfort foods uses what is fresh and available during the season, but also explores new ingredients and stretches your imagination to look at o

The demographics are shifting in favor of Generation Z as these young people head to the polls.

The auto parts company has donated millions to help wounded vets.

The island nation of Niue may be the best place in the world to soak up a starry night.

Black holes generally power some of the brightest objects in the universe, so why is Sagittarius A* so calm?

The company celebrated its employees and independent agents who exemplify its mission to serve the community.

The holiday season is a weighted one, full of food and food-pushers. Here's how to gently, but firmly, stand your ground.

Anything with a diesel engine -- plane, boat, motorcycle -- can run on diesel, straight vegetable oil or biodiesel.

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

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

Enormous holes in sea ice called polynyas are explained with help of robot floats, satellites and tech-equipped seals.

The young female set a new speed record for her species.

50 technology companies will compete in the clean technology 'Oscars.'

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.

Facility makes DNA parts for biologists to use in experiments.

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.

Biomimicry has been around for decades, but could it be the future of sustainability? Some researchers are using nature to develop better technology, while othe

DARPA using biotechnology in an effort to boost the U.S.'s national defense.

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

Scientists have learned how to unboil an egg, and it could lead to breakthroughs in biotechnology.

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

The Office of Naval Research hopes to harness locusts' powerful sense of smell to protect soldiers on the battlefield.

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

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.

In 10 or 20 years, we're going to need a lot of buildings like this senior living community in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle — resilient and efficient.