In California, an almost 100-percent energy-efficient tomato greenhouse is about to go online, thanks to the addition of a plant that provides heat, electricity, and valuable carbon dioxide gas.

The same issues that experts worry about for our world today -- climate change combined with environmental mismanagement -- helped end Mayan civilization, according to a recently-released article.

The increase in electric cars may lead to extra demands -- and costs -- on power grids during the early evening hours. Researchers are looking for ways around this dilemma that won't hobble sustainability efforts.

In a victory for disability advocates, the FCC has ruled that networks and others must provide closed caption data on online video content that was originally produced for television.

A study that starts today uses ordinary citizens and vehicles equipped with Internet access to help researchers gather data that could drastically improve the driving experience.

A new report calls out electronics companies that are doing their part to ensure that the sourcing of materials they use in manufacturing isn't fueling violence in war-torn areas.

The increase in digital technology penetration in Muslim-majority countries is creating revolutionary changes in many aspects, and not just when it comes to politics.

Evidence of plagiarism by students taking free noncredit online courses begs the question: Why cheat if the outcome doesn't count for anything?

Portuguese citizens, despairing at the European economic crisis, are trying their luck in Angola, once a colony beset by conflict and now home to a thriving economy and a more affordable way of life.

The type of global attention drawn to the Pussy Riot trial and verdict bears uncomfortable similarities to that engendered by the Kony 2012 video.

In an attempt to mitigate the growing environmental nuisance caused by iguana overpopulation, Puerto Rico is offering incentives to businesses that will open slaughterhouses that will export iguana meat to eager customers in other countries.

Breast milk exchanges are taking off in parts of the Philippines thanks to government-sponsored incentives for both donors and recipients.

A new book describes the honeycomb of elevated walkways and underground tunnels that make Hong Kong an example of a new kind of three-dimensional urbanism.

The last fifty years have seen a series of apocalyptic predictions, and not just of the Mayan Calendar variety. But human action should be motivated by present conditions, not doom and gloom. 

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have linked artistic appreciation, particularly engaging as an audience, with a greater willingness to contribute to society. 

When researchers cross referenced income inequality statistics and rates of trust with how often students cheat, they found that distrust and inequality coincides with more cheating. 

Americans will spend 37 billion hours waiting in lines this year but how we experience that wait depends more on our psychology than it does any objective measure of time spent waiting. 

Using a new medical device, a biotechnology company is looking to administer gene therapy directly to the brain by overcoming the notoriously troublesome blood-brain barrier. 

Hoteliers in Europe are creating here-this-week-gone-next-week accommodations for travelers who want the convenience of a camp but the amenities of a resort.

A company’s new app represents a bold effort to keep customers’ attention on their TVs while also making a statement about the future of digital media interaction.