Green Living

Gleaned from a new U.N. report and other sources, insects that could help feed Earth's growing population include mopane caterpillars, witchetty grubs, stink grubs and palm weevils

New technologies will be needed for photovoltaics to become cheap. David Biello reports

Three regions in California have now formally adopted transportation plans designed to reduce CO2 and other greenhouse gases

The IPCC notes again that climate change is unequivocal so the question becomes what will be done to restrain its impacts

Cutting down on greenhouse gas pollution could deliver health benefits. David Biello reports

EPA proposes the first ever standards for carbon dioxide emissions from power plants

Greenhouse gas emissions from the world's most polluting corporations continued to swell according to a new survey

Changes in the weather mean changes in ecosystems and a new report maps vulnerability. David Biello investigates

Disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing could empower green chemistry

An environmental engineering exercise from Science Buddies

A vascularized super-thin silicone-rubber layer stretched over a window is transparent but enables efficient heat transfer, resulting in a cooler interior. Cynthia Graber reports.

Turns out that if we think something looks like trash then we probably won't bother recycling it. Christie Nicholson reports