Green Living

Traffic is easing as more Americans are deciding to drive less, sell their cars or not buy one at all

An antsy, ant-filled activity from Science Buddies

Daniel Chamovitz, director of the Manna Center for Plant Biosciences at Tel Aviv University and author of the new book What a Plant Knows, says we discount plants' ability to appreciate light. Steve Mirsky reports

Warmer waters mean higher sea levels, but how high? David Biello reports

The widely used economic measure grossly distorts the environmental and social costs of some growth, David Biello reports

The world has failed to deliver on many of the promises it made 20 years ago at an Earth summit in Brazil

Should planetary limits on the alteration of critical environmental systems be used as guidelines for human activity?

Scientists have found a single catalyst for artificial photosynthesis that could create storable solar energy in a liquid or gaseous form for use in transportation or electric power generation. But can the fuel be made efficiently?

With modern plug-in cars such as the Nissan LEAF and Chevy Volt on the road for more than a year now, their owners have a lot to say

Using stimulus funds, two transit systems, in California and Washington State, pioneer a cleaner, greener and less expensive method of transportation

The human transformation of the planet is now bigger than the end of the last ice age. What does that mean for the planet? David Biello asks

Online resources and apps can raise your agricultural awareness