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Congress Takes Quick Action to Keep Plastic Microbeads Out of U.S. Water
A bill to clean up the environment and keep toxins out of the food chain has sailed through the U.S. Congress with virtually no...
Floating Garden Cleans As It Grows In One of Most Polluted Waterways In US
The Gowanus Canal in New York City is notorious for being one of the most polluted waterways in the U.S. Imagine everyone’s surprise when,...
Our Favorite Yoga Pants From Socially Responsible Companies
National Yoga Month may be coming to a close, but a good pair of leggings are a year-long necessity. These companies also have Om-worthy...
Girl Wins Top Prize Inventing Ebola Test That’s Cheaper, Better, Faster
A 16-year-old Connecticut girl has won this year’s Google Science Fair by creating a revolutionary new test to detect Ebola.
Oliva Hallisey’s test kits are...
Teenage Girl Turns Plastic Trash Into Million-Dollar Biofuel
An Egyptian teenager has discovered an inexpensive way to turn plastic trash into fuel — and it could be worth tens of millions of...
‘Sea Bunnies’ Making Waves in Japan Are The Cutest Things You’ll See Today
Photos of fuzzy sea slugs are popping up all over social media in Japan – a nation known for its love of all things...
How to Create a ‘Humane Backyard’ for Wildlife and Turn Your Ordinary Garden Lush
This summer, as you tend to your backyard, rooftop, lawn, or terrace garden, consider making it a place where local wildlife can find refuge, a...
Ontario is First Region in North America to Curb Pesticide Blamed for Killing Bees
Ontario is making life sweeter for honey bees. The Canadian province will become the first jurisdiction in North America to limit bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides...
Nail Salon Owners Clear the Air for Their California Workers
Some nail technicians in California are breathing easier, thanks to a project dedicated to clearing the air in popular “mani-pedi” salons.
The California Healthy Nail...
2 Cups of Coffee Can Beat Back Breast Cancer Recurrences
An apple a day may keep the doctor away but two cups of coffee could keep breast cancer from coming back. Swedish researchers found...
Breath Test Can Tell the Difference Between Heartburn, Stomach Cancer
If doctors had a way to easily spot the difference between cancer and indigestion, it could save thousands of lives.
Soon there may be a...
After 2-Year Campaign, Lowe’s Falls in Line With Bee-Lovers
Environmentalists are praising the Lowe’s hardware chain for making a commitment to eliminate neonicotinoid pesticides –a leading contributor to global bee declines – from...
7 Positive and Proactive Ways to Stop a Panic Attack
Your heart pounds in your chest. You can't catch your breath. Your legs are shaking. Although it may feel as if you’re having a...
Pesky Packing Peanuts Find New Purpose As Powerful Batteries
Packing peanuts may protect your fragile shipments, but they can damage a fragile environment. Now, scientists have found a way to crush them, bake...
Temporary Tattoo Device Monitors Blood Glucose Without Needles
California researchers have developed a temporary tattoo that both extracts and measures the level of glucose, a promising step forward in noninvasive testing for...
Fighting America’s Invasive Plants: Eco-Goats to the Rescue
Invasive species have long been dealt with using a mixture of powerful chemicals and earth movers. But a new weapon has proven more powerful...
The Top 10 Good News Stories of 2014
In many respects 2014 was a rough year, with Ebola, the Islamic State, and deaths in Ukraine, but it was also one in which...
50,000 Food-Bearing Trees Planted To Fight Caribbean Hunger
The Trees That Feed Foundation announced yesterday that in just five years 50,000 food-bearing trees donated by the organization have been planted in Caribbean nations...
Curry Power: Turmeric Compound Boosts Brain Cell Growth
"Scientists have found that a chemical component in the spice turmeric—commonly used in Indian cuisine and curries—increases the regeneration of new neurons in cell...
New Device is Better Than Dog’s Nose for Sniffing Explosives
New technology under development at UC Berkeley could soon give bomb-sniffing dogs a pink slip.
A team of UC Berkeley researchers has found a way...