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Today, we are all unwitting subjects in the largest set of drug trials ever.
Watching artist Michael Grab balance rocks is really kind of stressful, but the results are amazing.
Despite LEED certification for new buildings, structures with thicker walls and fewer windows often are more environment-friendly.
In a tough neighborhood in Washington, D.C., the new Empowerhouse generates all of its own energy and captures all the rainwater that falls on site. And it didn’t cost a million bucks to build.
Monsanto takes it on the chin as scientists uncover disappointing GM crop yields, more states introduce labeling bills, and the Supreme Court tees up a patent case against the company.
Warmer temperatures and less predictable weather can make for confused trees and less fruit. Here's why.
Global warming almost certainly spells doom for ski resorts. So why aren’t industry leaders making more of a stink about it?
The Germans have invented a perfect Christmas tree. It doesn't shed, it is perfectly symmetrical. It is like the second coming of Jesus, in tree form.
By J. Matthew Roney Even amid policy uncertainty in major wind power markets, wind developers still managed to set a...