Mar 13, 2012 05:18PM
Buying a rug? Look for this label, given solely to rug companies that only hire employees of legal working age.
Mar 13, 2012 04:40PM
The color-coded map of planting zones on seed packets is being updated by the USDA to reflect climate changes.
Mar 13, 2012 04:23PM
An Australian inventor has designed a beetle-inspired device that can extract water from even the driest desert air.
Mar 13, 2012 04:12PM
The number of teen drivers is dropping, and more than half of drivers under the age of 44 are reducing the time they spend in traffic.
Mar 13, 2012 04:08PM
Greenpeace reports that the discredited practice of vote buying at the International Whaling Commission has finally been ended.
Mar 13, 2012 04:05PM
Synthetic food colors can contain chemicals linked to allergic reactions. Try these natural recipes instead.
Feb 08, 2012 11:54AM
Upcoming refrigerator designs will use a fifth of the energy that their household predecessors required 40 years ago.
Feb 08, 2012 11:49AM
The EPA’s new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards are designed to protect families from power plant emissions.
Feb 08, 2012 11:46AM
Area innovators are bringing fresh approaches to solving social issues by helping to transform nonprofits into more savvy, goal-focused businesses.
Feb 08, 2012 11:42AM
Citizens of Africa’s most populous nation can now live “inside” the plastic water bottles that previously littered their roads, canals and gutters.
