Green Living

Look to the shells of marine algae to find the answer to historical global cooling. David Biello reports

An experiment in Colombia with a fungi-laden gel paves the way for helping farmers to obtain an essential crop nutrient

Scientists look to sorghum’s genome for clues to a better harvest

Installations of wind and solar projects is expected to increase

Can we tug the right threads to fix the ocean's food webs?

Once shrouded in coal dust, Datong just finished hosting Asia's first solar decathlon

Suburban sprawl might prove a solution if homes boast photovoltaics and electric cars

Faux filets anyone? A researcher serves up hamburger patty created from stem cells, but supermarket sales are still a long way off

Farming is one of the few human activities that can pull CO2 from the atmosphere and store it safely

Manhattan, an island with miles of waterfront, will finally get its own beach. Just minutes from Wall Street, the Empire State Building and other landmarks that define New York City, a playground of sand and surf will be created out of a strip of fenced-off wasteland in the southern tip of the island.

Former Secretary of State George Shultz, who helped stop ozone depletion, describes the importance of energy security and the environment

Efforts to phase out nuclear power in Germany have stumbled over the need to build a better electric grid