Food

'It’s kind of a race--the giant corporations that are trying to destroy the earth, versus those of us who are trying save it.'

3 | February 26, 2010 4:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Public-private partnership helps organizations gain access to raw computing power.

February 25, 2010 4:36am | By Heather Clancy

Aviation and health care are notorious for waste, but they can’t trash the fact that recycling will save them millions.

7 | February 25, 2010 4:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

An expert on resilience talks about how our evolutionary tendencies make it all but impossible for us to fear -- and act on -- climate change.

31 | February 24, 2010 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

From coral reef fisheries and food allergies to the science of superheroes, an annual meeting of scientists covers all the bases.

2 | February 23, 2010 4:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Nova Laboratories Ltd. and Oxford University are trumpeting a new method to make vaccines shelf-stable, essential if they're to become commonplace in tropical climates.

3 | February 18, 2010 7:09am | By Dana Blankenhorn

The Johnny Appleseed of Kaiser Permanente explains why an electric knife sharpener might be the best health care tool around.

2 | February 17, 2010 4:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Food can be a drug. One-third of all American kids are obese, one-third of those born in 2000 will wind up diabetic, and obesity-related illness is now estimated to be $147 billion. That's just...

4 | February 12, 2010 7:18am | By Dana Blankenhorn

Nuclear power outfit Areva said on Monday that it has acquired solar power startup Ausra, which specializes in concentrating solar power tech at a large scale.

February 10, 2010 10:45am | By Andrew Nusca

Neuroscientists say the brain's amygdala instills our fear of losing money.

1 | February 10, 2010 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

Food for nine billion people; California pesticides; crowdsourced intel; luxury zeppelins; bayonet training.

2 | February 4, 2010 10:20am | By Andrew Nusca

George Visger says he will watch the Super Bowl but insists the human body is 'not meant to play football.'

9 | February 4, 2010 4:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Heather Archuletta talks about spending nearly two months in bed for a NASA study. And why -- despite the possible end of the moon program -- the research is more important than ever.

7 | February 4, 2010 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

Engineers have developed a new, invisible, non-toxic spray dubbed "liquid glass" that can protect any surface from water, dirt, bacteria, heat and ultraviolet radiation.

13 | February 2, 2010 1:45pm | By Andrew Nusca

Researchers have developed a new strain of E. coli bacteria that can produce an advanced biofuel directly from biomass.

3 | February 1, 2010 7:37am | By Andrew Nusca

The Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia has gone green -- from composting to rooftop gardening to installing the first microturbines for a business in the city.

3 | February 1, 2010 3:00am | By Christina Hernandez

Many consider genetically engineered food controversial, but to Pamela Ronald a UC Davis professor, it could be the answer to feeding the world. Twenty five percent of the world's rice is grown in...

16 | January 29, 2010 4:05pm

If you think soil is sterile, simple and has nothing to do with climate change, a soil scientist is about to prove you misinformed.

7 | January 29, 2010 4:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Equator Coffees, a specialty coffee wholesaler, is going green throughout its business operations. The co-founders, Helen Russell and Brooke McDonnell are using sustainable farming practices to...

2 | January 27, 2010 8:34am

Waste Management invests in emerging organic waste management technology company, Harvest Power.

1 | January 26, 2010 10:56am | By Heather Clancy