There's an ongoing debate over whether flying or driving is better for the environment, a question that has special relevance during the holidays when many people travel to spend time ... Read More

Americans throw away almost 100 billion plastic bags every year, and only 1 percent to 3 percent are ever recycled, leaving the rest to clog streams, foul landscapes, and kill ... Read More

Is it more environmentally friendly to hand-wash dishes or to use a dishwasher? The everyday household question of how you wash up after a meal raises issues related to the ... Read More

Genetically modified foods have been shown to cause lesions in mice, and they are banned in Europe. But genetically modified foods are a staple of American agriculture -- even though ... Read More

Antibiotics are the miracle drugs of modern medicine--treating or curing countless diseases--but they are also helping to create a new generation of "super bugs" by strengthening the very bacteria they ... Read More

How did the United States go from being a nation in which 90 percent of the population relied on public transportation to one in which the vast majority of people ... Read More

What did the Gutenberg bible, Christopher Columbus' ropes and sails, the Declaration of Independence and the first American flag have in common? They were all made from hemp, a crop ... Read More

Physicists have found a way to convert radiation directly into electricity using nanomaterials, a process that may produce a new generation of high-powered nuclear batteries that would be small and ... Read More

November 15 is America Recycles Day, a nationally recognized day that is dedicated to raising awareness about the environmental, energy and economic benefits of recycling, and of buying products made ... Read More

Bike-sharing programs have become wildly popular in dozens of European cities where they are reducing traffic, cutting pollution, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and creating more livable communities. As a result, ... Read More

Greenbelts are areas of undeveloped land around urban areas, intended to provide open space and control development. But are greenbelts more than decoration or a concession to environmentalists? Do greenbelts ... Read More

With the world's population expected to double by 2050, finding sources of fresh water will become increasingly important -- and challenging. Some people think ocean desalination, a process that removes ... Read More

Sometime tonight or early tomorrow morning, there is a good chance that either Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain will be declared the next president of the United States. ... Read More

Rising temperatures and melting ice in both the Arctic and Antarctica has now, for the first time, been attributed directly to human activities, according to a study by an international ... Read More