Nov 26, 2013 12:44PM
With novel online approaches, we can have fun together while donating rice, preserving waterways, and farming a virtual plot in Africa.
A $2 million prize is being offered to whoever invents the best instruments for monitoring and sustaining ocean health.
When encouraged to make a quick decision, study participants were more likely to contribute to the common good than to hoard money for themselves.
Too many trees per acre makes trees more prone to drought, hinders native species, and endangers wildlife habitats.
A new web site offers up-to-date information on toxic chemicals that might be lurking in food, baby products, furniture and other items we buy.
Oct 31, 2013 12:32PM
The eco-conscious Mexican fast food chain is labeling genetically modified (GM, GMO) items in its menus plus switching to GMO-free sunflower oil.
To boost the survival chances of local startups, a Web-based lender enables people to crowd-source low-interest business loans.
Polymers found in crustacean shells can retard fires in bedding and mattresses, replacing the endocrine disrupters now in widespread use in the U.S.
A Washington company has stopped selling bamboo clothing after a federal report found little if any bamboo in labeled products.
Two fracking operations on oil rigs off the California coast near Santa Barbara have been given the go-ahead by the feds.