Using carbon dioxide as an ingredient in plastics could help reduce the use of fossil fuels, and be another market for waste CO2. A Cornell chemist has started up a company that’s now making plastics containing up to 50 percent CO2.

Worried about how much water you use, but love your healthy-looking yard? New research into how plants conserve water may help scientists to engineer a less thirsty lawn.

Is the Sun dead? Probably not, despite news reports to the contrary.

Tiny particles of silver designed to kill germs are being put into socks to control odor. What happens to that nanosilver later is concerning some scientists.

Scientists are finding that the jet stream is moving towards the north and south poles.

In “The Happening,” common plants release a neurotoxin that threatens the survival of the human race. Scientists say summer is a good time to familiarize yourself with toxic plants that can be harmful to your health.

Researchers are finding a way to match the sound below the ocean’s surface to the hurricane’s wind speed.

Scientists are trying to figure out the mystery of exactly how global warming is causing Greenland’s glaciers to speed up on their way to the sea. The leading suspect in this case has been cleared…mostly.

A new treatment for allergies-with fewer side effects-might come from carbon dioxide.

Scientists have found a way to convert wood fiber from trees into fuel for your car. The surprisingly simple process might put biofuels in your car’s tank without using the world’s food supply.