The treehouse-esque bunkhouses of Whitetail Woods Regional Park score big at the AIA Housing Awards.

From Apple's Spaceship HQ to GE's Boston campus, these solar-integrated designs are raising the bar.

They're stylish, they're strong, and they support design-based recovery in disaster-stricken areas. What more could you ask for in a pair of specs?

Find out what green architect and Mainer Chris Briley thinks about sustainable design, passive home heating, and the cost difference between conventional and gr

Microsoft is expected to unveil its flagship software suite for its competitor's tablet at the end of the month.

For apartment hunters who are just as concerned about a gridlock-free commute as they are about the presence of a washer and dryer set, Walk Score releases a ne

Diapers made from jellyfish biodegrade in less than 30 days and soak up twice the mess.

Video shows Monarch Butterflies stopping in Colorado at John Martin Reservoir State Park as they migrate to Mexico.

The western monarch population may be on the verge of collapsing.

The recently completed catalog will help researchers understand the effects of climate change and address water issues of local communities.

Experts of Paleolithic art in France say some cave drawings have a reoccurring theme.

The casualty list from the government shutdown earlier this month continues to grow for U.S. Antarctic science.

One of the world's most elusive particles will stay hidden a while longer, it seems. Scientists at the gigantic Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator

'Mobitecture' features portable works of architecture including campers, floating cabins and trampoline tents.

Cartagena, Colombia's Caribbean port city, might not enjoy the name recognition of Bogota or even Medellin, but it has many of the features of a bona fide mains

Is the food you're eating healthy? The answer should be simple, but it's not.

Yellowstone National Park is established, and a hydrogen bomb is detonated.

A new national park opens and a conference that dismisses climate change is held.

The U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey are founded.

Hernando Cortez arrives in Veracruz, and a natural gas pipeline explodes in Louisiana.

A nuclear treaty goes into effect, and Lake Champlain becomes 'Great.'

Wildfires rage across Texas and Oklahoma, and Spain gets a windy weather energy bonus.

A noted botanist is born, and evolution can't keep up with extinction.

An Italian volcano erupts, and BP is warned about 'unstable' cement.

An EPA chief resigns due to scandal, and kangaroos become unprotected in the U.S.

A seashore is protected, and a religious group wants to 'do better' on climate change.

A blizzard buries the northeastern U.S., and the American Alligator becomes endangered.

The Great Blizzard of 1993 strikes, and a rock star becomes an environment minister.

Exxon pays for the Exxon Valdez spill, and a tire fire burns in Philadelphia.

Einstein is born, and the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is established.

Oil gushes from California, and a spring blizzard freezes the U.S. Midwest.

'The China Syndrome' is released, and the Ford Excursion makes its debut.

Mount Agung erupts, and a law aims to reduce the amount of antibiotics used on livestock.

Johnny Appleseed dies, and Cornwall has an oil spill.

Researchers suggest our most lasting legacy will be chicken bones.

Artificial photosynthesis could produce the perfect clean fuel to run everything.

Get ready to spring forward, get up early and catch some beautiful sights in the March sky like the Crow Moon, the occultation and vernal equinox.

Older people are also spending far less time socializing or reading. That's not a healthy combination.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded $151 million to 37 forward-thinking energy research projects.

Two groups have received $80 million in funding from the ARRA for advanced biofuels research.

In the latest installment of the Faces of the Recovery Act video series, the U.S. Department of Energy showcases 1366 Technologies.

DOE Recovery Act awards continue with the recent announcement of $92 million in funding for energy research programs.

An item you need may be for sale in your own neighborhood — at a price way less than retail.

MIT engineers say this cheap, low-energy process can remove CO2 from the air.

The global effort aims to help protect native tree species and reduce the billions in potential damages.

The ability of royal jelly to help heal wounds is yet another great reason to love (and save) the bees.

While research on the lab-altered H5N1 virus that can be transmitted between mammals in laboratories is put on hold, scientists are debating how to balance bios

The new process may provide a revolutionary, all-purpose flu vaccine.

Experiments to determine how the H5N1 bird flu virus might gain the ability to spread easily among humans are no longer off limits.

The government released a framework to determine to fund research that could create a version of the bird flu virus that could infect by airborne droplets.