Environment

BERLIN -- Germany's autobahn is one of the world's last speed-limitless highway systems. But could that soon change?

11 | June 13, 2013 1:43am | By Shannon Smith

A Kickstarter campaign could release hundreds of thousands of synthetic biological weeds across the United States -- and so far, the government is doing nothing about it.

23 | June 13, 2013 1:43am | By Laura Shin

MIT researchers have constructed a pavilion with the help of 6,500 silkworms.

June 12, 2013 6:23pm | By Janet Fang

A French company is investing $35 million in a carsharing system for Indianapolis.

12 | June 12, 2013 12:13pm | By Tyler Falk

Stick a fork in U.S. nuclear power. With four plants closing this year and more to come, the dream of electricity "too cheap to meter" is dead.

86 | June 12, 2013 1:41am | By Chris Nelder

China's growing wealth has produced a paradox of sorts: it now outsources carbon pollution within its own borders just as wealthier countries have done with China.

7 | June 11, 2013 10:52pm | By David Worthington

A $500 million plan to entice tourists into the country has been revealed by the Myanmar government.

June 11, 2013 3:35am | By Charlie Osborne

One early-stage startup company has developed a shirt that not only measures your movement, but also your emotional well being.

2 | June 10, 2013 2:37pm | By Kirsten Korosec

Cisco and iRobot plan to make a video collaboration robot designed to give off-site workers the ability to visit a manufacturing plant, office or lab with the touch of a button.

June 10, 2013 11:09am | By Kirsten Korosec

New technology aims to allow gesture recognition for appliances no matter where you are.

June 10, 2013 9:46am | By Charlie Osborne

World Bank proposes funding for a long envisioned station along the mighty Congo River that could one day deliver the equivalent of about 30 nuclear reactors.

7 | June 10, 2013 9:16am | By Mark Halper

After having three hit singles, Lowenstein created Stageit, an award-winning online music venue streaming six performances a day. But concerts are just the beginning.

2 | June 10, 2013 3:00am | By Molly Petrilla

Biosafety regulations barely exist in the United States, but this might not be for long. Will seed politics ignite change?

3 | June 7, 2013 3:15am | By Rachel James

Once the stuff of cloak-and-dagger ops, competitive intelligence has emerged from the shadows and is now highly visible in many organizations.

1 | June 6, 2013 7:59am | By Joe McKendrick

Cities in North America and Europe will continue to be the most competitive cities in 2025.

June 5, 2013 9:38am | By Tyler Falk

MEXICO CITY -- A public hospital adds a facade that devours smog in a city adding 600 new cars a day.

5 | June 5, 2013 3:00am | By Lauren Villagran

A man's perspiration can cause other men to become more cooperative and generous, a study says. Men with higher testosterone levels are most susceptible to suggestion.

7 | June 4, 2013 8:09pm | By David Worthington

The co-founder of the green cleaning products company flaunts traditional consumer products design strategies and encourages every employee to be weird.

1 | June 4, 2013 3:00am | By Heather Clancy

A biodiversity scientist on how the microbial ecosystems in our offices and bathrooms can impact human health.

3 | June 3, 2013 3:00am | By Christina Hernandez Sherwood

We're trying to build better artificial hearts, so will a hybrid biological and mechanical model succeed where others fail?

June 1, 2013 9:06am | By Charlie Osborne