Education

What started as a health story turns into a consumer story. Look for udon in a store near you. Buy them in moist packs rather than dry. Add your own soup and enjoy them at home. Leave the...

8 | July 21, 2010 10:55am | By Dana Blankenhorn

The Science Channel is moving to revive the nation's interest in science, with a little help from Morgan Freeman, Whoopi Goldberg and a stable of brilliant, approachable minds.

July 20, 2010 8:24am | By Boonsri Dickinson

Budget messes across the United States call for a radical new approaches to running our school districts. Along the way, we'll be teaching kids to think more sustainably.

1 | July 20, 2010 4:49am | By Heather Clancy

With the opening of the world's largest solar power station, Spain has overtaken the United States as the biggest solar power generator in the world.

7 | July 15, 2010 12:19pm | By Andrew Nusca

Vision 2050 report from World Business Council for Sustainable Development suggests that if we continue using resources at our current rate, we'll need 2.3 planets to supply them by 2050.

1 | July 15, 2010 12:56am | By Heather Clancy

The non-diet diet is based on the rules of Michael Pollan to "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."

16 | July 14, 2010 7:40am | By Dana Blankenhorn

Creativity scores among U.S. school kids were steadily rising until 1990. Then they reversed course. What happened?

20 | July 13, 2010 7:57pm | By Joe McKendrick

Cisco smart grid chief Laura Ipsen says the development of the smart grid parallels the development of the Internet -- and the tech giant wants in. Here's how.

1 | July 12, 2010 7:13am | By Andrew Nusca

NASA's new online multiplayer video game, Moonbase Alpha, was released to online game distributor Steam today.

10 | July 7, 2010 9:00pm | By Dan Nosowitz

Sustainable future cities; Climategate scientists cleared; oil tax breaks; City Year; LEED homes in Utah.

3 | July 7, 2010 12:38pm | By Andrew Nusca

So long as food producers are able to dodge the intent of regulations by fudging the numbers, education doesn't stand a chance of curing obesity.

4 | July 6, 2010 10:07am | By Dana Blankenhorn

Bill Gates and charter schools; augmented reality toys; Gulf oil spill: drop in the bucket?; rare metal rush; Britain airport ban.

July 1, 2010 12:42pm | By Andrew Nusca

Our obesity epidemic is not a demand problem. It's a supply problem.

23 | July 1, 2010 7:25am | By Dana Blankenhorn

Guidebooks aimed at helping communities mitigate -- and prepare for -- the impact of climate change are free for the download.

July 1, 2010 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

The City of Light aims to make renewable energy fashionable, with the help of its famous river. Paris asks power companies to design turbines to capture the Seine's currents.

7 | June 30, 2010 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

Dr. Roger Beachy says we can't satisfy a hungry and growing planet without using 'every safe tool in the arsenal.'

8 | June 30, 2010 2:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Honeywell Building Solutions is orchestrating more than $100 million worth of similar projects funded with ARRA money.

June 29, 2010 5:45am | By Heather Clancy

General Motors intends to redefine transportation with the electric vehicle. Here are eight ways smart cities can help, according to Britta Gross, GM's infrastructure chief.

5 | June 25, 2010 6:46am | By Andrew Nusca

Isn't it just possible those increased tests are due to exhaustion, and not just a fear of lawyers?

3 | June 24, 2010 9:58am | By Dana Blankenhorn

On a Silicon Valley tour, he answered tough questions from both Russians and Americans.

3 | June 23, 2010 6:29pm | By Deborah Gage