A great pied hornbill at Jurong Bird Park developed cancer, and doctors used 3D printing to make a prosthetic casque for it.

Researchers discover that an overwhelming number of older adults with low vitamin D levels suffer from depression.

If you have trouble performing these tests, your life could be cut short.

Local bloggers are filling an important niche in the coverage of the coal ash spill in Harriman, Tennessee.

Movie star Darryl Hannah and NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen were arrested along with dozens of others after blocking access to a coal facility.

Video: President Obama explains about how clean energy investments can diminish the environmental risks of fossil fuels and provide new jobs and opportunities a

Despite an uptick in public spending, 30% of city residents live more than a 10-minute walk from the nearest park, according to the 2018 City Park Facts report.

After every attempt to catch an otter fails, officials are forced to move the fish out of a Vancouver pond.

Even in Paris, a city with a lot of love for its dogs, public green space has traditionally been off-limits.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's $10B climate resiliency plan would extend the Manhattan shoreline by as much as 500 feet into the East River.

The BuildingGreen Top 10 Green Building Products were announced at Greenbuild 2011.

In response to the rapidly expanding green home building market, the USGBC teams up with Home Depot to launch a database of LEED-qualifying products ranging fro

The new certificate is offered by the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools.

Application deadline for the 2012 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program is Aug. 10, 2012.

The Citi branch in Union Square received LEED Platinum certification.

Bryan Cranston — the actor behind "Breaking Bad," television's favorite chemistry teacher-turned-meth manufacturer — appears at Dwell on Design to discuss

Attractive but not arresting in appearance, the Paradigm series of green prefabs from Seattle's Method Homes has the potential to achieve recognition from the w

In observation of one of the original New Urbanist-style planned communities' 75th anniversary, Norris, Tenn. gets a self-sufficient prefab demo home.

This California hotel that our food blogger stayed goes beyond LEED certification in its sustainability initiatives.

The Earth's globally-perceptible seismic 'hum' is now being used to peer into its depths, shedding new light on the planet's inner layers.

Every year, the number of green college programs — and the number of students enrolled in them — rises, as careers in environmental policy, sustainability,

Aerosol air fresheners contribute to, rather than reduce, indoor air quality problems. And they often contain toxic chemicals like formaldehyde and xylene.

How the Sahara Desert both contributes to and checks the formation of big hurricanes.

The Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday that U.S. ethanol production was down about 1 percent.

Tree-friendly book lovers rejoice by planting trees for each book read.

Kenaf, the carbon-sequestering monster plant, provides food, shelter and carbon credits.

Private brokerage service Ecostreamjet purchases carbon credits to offset emissions generated by each flight.

Green Shipping lets businesses and individuals measure and offset the CO2 emissions of packages when using UPS, FedEx or the U.S. Postal Service.

COTAP will focus its carbon offsetting projects in impoverished countries.

Your car could capture and store carbon dioxide for later disposal, making it zero climate emission even without batteries.

Car sharing service Zipcar will be adding Toyota Prius plug-in hybrids to its fleet.

Enterprise is expanding its carsharing services despite a company executive’s dismissal of the need for a separate carsharing industry.

Which form of travel gives off the fewest emissions? Let's just say it pays to carpool.

What is Uber anyway? Is it a taxi service or as it claims, a technology platform, or something else altogether?

The key question isn't why Tesla stock dipped below $200, but why GM and Ford are at $30 and $14.

Local Motors uses tech, crowdsourcing and design contests to create tomorrow's autos today.

At $1 million per mile, the cost of wireless roads would be prohibitive.

With its edible veggie walls and lack of traditional HVAC systems, Carbon Positive House aims to "free us of modern day lifelines."

SwimCity is a housing concept for young Swedes who don't mind donning goggles or hopping in a canoe as part of their commute.

Sky City was supposed to be 220 stories and this building was supposed to be 97 stories; but there's more to building than just technical innovation.

Michael Green, champion of lanky, carbon-neutral buildings, sets his sights on the City of Light.

James Furzer's simple design is still situated on the streets — yet lifted slightly above them.

UC Davis students conceive a 'deliberate solution' to substandard farm worker housing.

A solar-powered home that can charge a car is one thing. But what if power flowed the other way, as well?

At 208-square-feet, Kasita smart apartments are roughly the size of 6 garbage receptacles.

Why move to the woods when you can live in a tower that doubles as a coniferous forest?

Developers behind the 104-acre sustainable project in Belize promise to consider all concerns ahead of construction in 2017.

Hydraulics give a British backyard potting shed a lift when needed.

Donut-shaped and parked at the foot of a glacier, the Snøhetta-designed Svart hotel in Norway is the first of its kind.

A high-tech collaboration between astrophysicists and ecologists is helping to monitor and protect some of the world's most threatened animals.