Anna Kuchment

After a layoff, can you ever recover your dream job?

Despite all their promise, green companies are awash in red ink.

Could you compose classical music when you're 100? Elliott Carter can.

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 pollution sleuths and community activists fight for healthier air.

The emerging field of oncofertility offers hope to patients who worried that they couldn't conceive.

First there was ecotourism. Then came sustainable travel and green hotels. What's in your suitcase?

Can food be fast—and fastidious? Chipotle Mexican Grill insists on humanely raised meat.

Geox has made a footwear business out of stopping sweat. Now it aims to overtake Nike and Adidas.

Clothes that are stylish and sustainable are hitting the fashion shows. Will they get to your closet?

Rents may be higher, but utility bills—and maybe your allergies—are better in a green high-rise.

Worries about the safety of some plastics is driving a demand for more ecofriendly (and pricier) options

Maryland school officials are taking parents to court for refusing to inoculate their kids. Could other districts follow suit?

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.

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.

This company's stuffed toys: Ebola, mad cow, flu and the Black Death

Our desire for caffeinated 'energy' products is soaring.

Graduates of the class of 2007 are finding that being environmentally friendly is a growth industry.

How to Get a Move On

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...

ACTIVISM: For today's young people, fixing the environment is job one. And they have their own ideas about how to do it.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A new study suggests that genetics may contribute to the high rate of African-American babies who are born early.

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...

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.

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.

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.