Bad Economy Hits Green Companies Hard
Despite all their promise, green companies are awash in red ink.
Elliott Carter, Still Composing at 100
Could you compose classical music when you're 100? Elliott Carter can.
Report: More Employees Visiting Porn Sites At Work
Jenna Jameson now has a 9-to-5 job. Fully one quarter of employees who use the Internet visit porn sites during the workday, according to October figures from Nielsen Online; that's up from 23 percent a year ago.
Young Activists Clean Up Their Urban Environment
Young pollution sleuths and community activists fight for healthier air.
How Cancer Patients Can Preserve Their Fertility
The emerging field of oncofertility offers hope to patients who worried that they couldn't conceive.
Project Green: What Is the Meaning of Eco-travel?
First there was ecotourism. Then came sustainable travel and green hotels. What's in your suitcase?
Why Chipotle Insists on Humanely Raised Meat
Can food be fast—and fastidious? Chipotle Mexican Grill insists on humanely raised meat.
Geox: Soles With Holes
Geox has made a footwear business out of stopping sweat. Now it aims to overtake Nike and Adidas.
Clothing: Eco-Fashion
Clothes that are stylish and sustainable are hitting the fashion shows. Will they get to your closet?
Green Bldgs: Sky's the Limit
Rents may be higher, but utility bills—and maybe your allergies—are better in a green high-rise.
The Baby Bottle Blues
Worries about the safety of some plastics is driving a demand for more ecofriendly (and pricier) options
Vaccine Debate Heads to Court
Maryland school officials are taking parents to court for refusing to inoculate their kids. Could other districts follow suit?
Men Spend More Time With Their Kids
Dads are spending more time with their children than they did 20 years ago, but still less time than mothers do. What's behind the trends.
As Pure As the Driven Snow
Living in Boynton Beach, Fla., Valerie Staggs used to boil her water after hurricanes and other natural disasters. But after her son, Ryan, was born five years ago, she had a filter installed under her kitchen sink. "I just wanted my water safe no matter what," says Staggs, an ad executive.
Toys: Plush, Stuffed Microbes
This company's stuffed toys: Ebola, mad cow, flu and the Black Death
For New Grads, Green Jobs Are Plentiful
Graduates of the class of 2007 are finding that being environmentally friendly is a growth industry.
Environment: Going Green at Work
Allison Friedman, 34, was running her own restaurant in Brookline, Mass., when she had an epiphany. "For five years, it was enough for me to work hard, make a living and have a good time," she says. "But there was a fourth concept missing, and that was doing some social good." So Friedman sold her restaurant, a Southwestern chili house, went to business school and eventually founded the Web site rateitgreen.com, dedicated to helping consumers and businesses find ecofriendly building materials...
Generation Green: Waging a Stylish Battle
ACTIVISM: For today's young people, fixing the environment is job one. And they have their own ideas about how to do it.
Talk Transcript: Mary Carmichael on Exercise and the Brain
NEWSWEEK's Mary Carmichael answered questions in a Live Talk on Wednesday, March 21, at 1 p.m., ET, on new evidence that exercise may really keep you on your toes.
Good Food, Delivered
Unlike George Jetson, we'll probably never push a button in our kitchens and have a freshly cooked meal spring up from the counter. But the next best thing might be opening the front door to find a week's worth of healthy family dinners waiting for you.
Food: What's On Your Label?
A decade ago, environmentally conscious consumers had one main label to check if they wanted to make sure the food they were buying was acceptable: organic.
The More, The Merrier
If you think planning a vacation is difficult, try organizing one for a family of 14. That's what Helga Knox, 54, did last year for her husband, George, three of her stepchildren and their spouses and six stepgrandkids.
Why Are So Many Black Births Preterm?
A new study suggests that genetics may contribute to the high rate of African-American babies who are born early.
Money: Pros And Cons Of New Condos
Scott Arkills's newly built, two-bedroom condo in Cleveland is stocked with every urban amenity: floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic city views, granite kitchen countertops, gleaming hardwood floors, a roof deck and a gym. "With a new development, you have the ability to design a place that really reflects your choices," says Arkills, a portfolio manager who paid $500,000 for his triplex penthouse in The Condominiums at Stonebridge. "And there's more of an assurance that the building, the...
Style: Runway Rentals
You want to look like a million bucks for that holiday bash. But your closet's as empty as your wallet. Instead of snagging a cheap outfit at the mall, try renting an upscale one online.
Family: Feeling OK at the Doctor's
Most kids try to avoid the doctor like the plague. So how do you make your next visit more pleasant? Howard J. Bennett, a Washington, D.C., pediatrician and author of the new book "Lions Aren't Scared of Shots" ($14.95; ages 3 to 7), offers these tips.
Travel: New York on the Cheap
Last month Nicole Haagenson's 6-year-old daughter, Gia, decided she'd like to spend Christmas in New York City. "I think she saw the movie 'Elf' one too many times," says Haagenson, 29, of Houston.