A 2012 study of homes in L.A. shows just how menacing stuff can be: "Many find their accumulated possessions exhausting to contemplate, organize, and clean."

As Maine goes, so goes the the rest of the country, at least in terms of aging.

In an effort to save money and labor, a farm in Germany has begun selling fresh, local produce from vending machines.

Food items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

Executives keep a tight lid on the secret to successfully selling grocery staples to the masses.

With their disproportionately large share of socially conscious citizens, college campuses are a perfect fit for farmers markets. A number of schools have gotte

Don't miss out on the many lovely things available this spring at local farmers markets!

A new bill seeks to make fresh, healthy food more accessible to consumers and support the farmers who grow it.

These five food initiatives aim to increase food security, improve quality of life, and decrease money spent on diet-related diseases.

You’ve brought home fresh, local, seasonal produce from the farmers market. Now get creative with it in your kitchen.

The White House, federal government selects communities to participate in the Local Food, Local Places initiative.

You can fight obesity, reduce hunger and support your local farmers — all at the same time.

Alexandra Cousteau speaks with Pitt, who points out we have hit the age of limits on the Colorado.

Video: Alexandra Cousteau revisits the TVA Kingston Coal Ash Spill, which was six times larger than the Gulf oil spill.

Learn how a community was built with pedestrians in mind.

Watch Part I of Chuck's exclusive interview and take the quiz below to win tickets to the 10,000 Lakes Festival.

Watch part 2 of Chuck's interview with Widespread Panic's John Bell.

Spruce up your holiday décor by bringing nature in with these beautiful and easy DIY projects.

Some cities don't recycle glass, but that doesn't mean you can't reuse glass bottles for candles, hummingbird feeders or even chandeliers.

The tags show that you took the extra time to make your gift special.

Despite lawsuits, the DOE awards the all-electric auto manufacturer its first big government loan.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded $151 million to 37 forward-thinking energy research projects.

In the past, this season has brought bad news to nuclear power advocates. This year, everything is turning up roses.

The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded $24 million to three algal biofuels research projects.

Although refrigerators continue to grow in size and become more tricked out, new standards will also require them to be drastically more energy efficient.

Turbine sites in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia identified as prime parcels for projects.

The funding behind many environmental policies is getting cut, but the loan guarantee program for green energy projects is thriving.

The federal government and private lenders team up on a new green home improvement program, but it comes with a few strings attached.

The U.S. Department of Energy will provide more than $11 million to support eight geothermal energy projects.

Thousands of consumer products made from recycled materials confirmed radioactive.

Bonnaroo's food waste program gets food to those who need it most and composts the rest.

Popular online shopping holiday produces billions of dollars in sales — and billions of boxes in the trash.

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Blake McFarland says he just wants to make cool things.

Single-stream recycling may be convenient, but it has a few pitfalls. And what consumers don't know can hurt the recycling process.

China will turn away 24 types of recyclable material imported from the U.S. and other countries due to concerns over contamination.

Innovators like Sea2See and Adidas are taking marine trash and turning it into treasure.

Starbucks just recycled 25 million unused Starbucks cups, and that's good news. But don't ditch your reusable travel mug just yet.

A study from UC Berkeley reveals that information stimulates our dopamine-producing reward system — just like food and money.

We may be able to hack our brains to solve problems while we sleep.

A new international study finds most people would rather be entertained by others.

Researchers have developed dancer-recognition software that's astoundingly accurate.

Scientists using artificial intelligence have devised a highly accurate blood test for 50 kinds of cancer by looking for the DNA of dead tumor cells.

A massive study finds that no research tool can predict the outcome of a human life.

The virtues of preparing a home-cooked meal for one's family has been extolled as the answer to all of our food problems, but is that realistic?

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We have a new, official word for all that gym wear you're seeing everywhere these days.

FDA issues rare warning after 21,000 people suffer an adverse reaction to Wen hair care product.

Norway says it will end all fox and mink farms by 2025, and it's the first Nordic country to take the step,

The drab potoo bird uses its coloring to disguise itself as a tree limb.

Research suggests white owls have a key psychological advantage when hunting by moonlight.