Carbon Motors' E7 is a purpose-built cop car headed for the market in 2013 (assuming a $300 million government loan comes through). And it's got a BMW turbo die

New findings show that microbes present in biodiesel cause reactions that weaken the steel in fuel storage tanks.

London launches hi-tech desalination plant to stave off drought, and it will be powered by a renewable fuel found in abundance in the city -- fish fry oil.

The NAACP on the green economy, a CEO search at Veterans Green Jobs, and Indiana's green jobs future.

Five cars vie for the title, but only one will win. Luckily, they're all worthy. Just don't make me watch the awards ceremony, because I hate that stuff.

Electric cars get all the love and the federal money, say diesel and turbo advocates — and they want a level playing field.

Diesels were noisy, smelly, polluting and slow. They're not anymore. Clean diesel is a real alternative, with 650-mile range one big benefit.

Asian carp are now in Lake Michigan — and that’s not good news for the Great Lakes, says Conservancy scientist Lindsay Chadderton.

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

Pitchforks? Water skis? When all else fails, these extreme fishermen go medieval on the tenacious invasive species.

Fast-growing grass carp found in Lakes Erie, Michigan and Ontario.

Two guys peddled the idea of making money with renewable energy and biochar but ultimately ended up just taking their investors for millions.

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.

Although nanorobots made of DNA have been developed before, these spiders can move over greater distances and follow complex commands.

Rice University students come up with ingenious and inexpensive health care tool for communities without power.

Researchers say the mutant mice study could increase our understanding of perception systems.

Scientists hope to end heart transplant surgery forever thanks to help from the amazing zebrafish.

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.

Philosopher suggests that bioengineering people to be herbivores with small statures and cat-like eyes could help to save the planet.

Advancements in genetic engineering and selective breeding seem to crop up everyday. Now, floral geneticists are working on flower varieties that contain geneti

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Researchers have learned how to compensate for imperfections in a honeycomb lattice that could lead to new advances in architecture.

Scientists still aren't entirely sure how the spiders make use of the carbon nanotubes, but their webs are the strongest ever recorded.

Scientists can now add code to bacterial DNA, and the bacteria pass it on to the next generation.

The enhanced silk was also 50 percent stronger than the regular stuff.

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

The webbing was on par with bulletproof Kevlar in strength.

The paper Unocup ditches plastic in a bid to reduce waste and improve ergonomics.

Walking around an urban park inspires the same happy glow as you feel on Christmas morning.

Utility-scale solar power requires a lot of land. But there are ways to work around that problem.

Learn some of the lessons serial entrepreneur Hugh Whalan has learned in the 7 years he’s been working on renewable energy in the developing world.

How hip to hybrid cars are you? Zero to sustainability: Test your hybrid car IQ with this quiz.

Fom Argentina to Mexico, solar in Latin America is likely to grow like gangbusters in the coming years.

Kerosene lanterns are dangerous, polluting and unhealthy. That's why one charity aims to eliminate them by the end of the decade.

No outlet needed for this lamp — just plug it into the nearest plant.

Although solar panels do most of the heavy lifting, so to speak.

Massive investment coupled with falling prices has created a perfect renewable storm in the Golden State.

Scientists are working to harness the power of the static electricity to power our devices. It's a surprisingly mysterious natural phenomenon.

Connecticut inventor and tinkerer Dave Nichols thinks cars should run on biomass. He just might just be on to something.

How much wood would a wood car burn if a wood car could burn wood? What's better than a car powered by wood? How about a car powered by wood, made of wood?

Plant waste has been seen as a possible source of sustainable biofuels, now modified E. coli would convert plant waste into fatty acids, and then into fuel.

Your next camping trip should include this camp stove, which is capable of efficiently burning biomass materials like pine needles, small twigs and wood chips.

Researchers claim that using enzymes to convert biomass to hydrogen could yield significantly more energy than current biomass-to-ethanol efforts.

11-year-old camper had lost her passport.

New book about the painkiller industry has already been optioned by Warner Bros.

Once-in-17-year event in West Virginia brings out the bright and brave to study – and eat! – cicadas.

When the only way to visit your neighbors is to hop into a car, holiday parties take on a deeper significance.

Thanks to doggie wheel carts, these canines are able to get around without the use of their back legs. Watch them fetch, play and cavort!

Game cameras give us a view into what happens in the woods when the sun goes down.

The Ili pika, an animal sometimes referred to as the 'magic rabbit,' is more endangered than the panda.