Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire NV Energy, and Sen. Harry Reid wants to help.

Researchers have found 10,000 natural gas leaks under just two U.S. cities, hinting at a broader problem.

A powerful earthquake in Alaska sent towering waves up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall crashing down on Hawaii about 500 years ago

.Chances are it's not, but Swedish mega-retailer IKEA has recently come under fire from environmental watchdog groups for clear-cutting old-growth forests in a

With Sonoma County in the bag, affordable prefab builder Blu Homes unveils its first project in Southern California: a remote, low-impact desert retreat owned b

The find is roughly 2 billion years older than any other known fungus fossil.

While hiking in New Mexico's Las Cruces desert, Jude Sparks tripped over a stegomastodon skull.

The finding indicates that life on Earth began much earlier than previously thought.

The archaeological site is located a mere 900 feet off Manasota Key in Florida.

Covered in a code no one can understand, the Shigir Idol is the oldest wooden structure in the world.

The find confirms that America's earliest human inhabitants were here much sooner than previously thought.

The bottom of the Pacific Ocean is actually cooling down. How is this possible? The answer is proof that Earth's systems operate on long timescales.

Over 60,000 members of the People’s Liberation Army will help increase the total acreage of forested land in China from 21 to 23 percent.

Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders, 82, hiked the entire Appalachian Trail in a year.

Fracking for shale gas may be dangerous, but the international agency offers a list of rules it says can make the process 'environmentally acceptable.'

Add this kitchen mainstay to your arsenal of natural cleaners.

Don't let those infuriating fitted sheets and cumbersome sleeping bags get to you! Here's how to fold them and more!

Student Jack Ross Pilkington is working to save dying bee populations and has even become a bit of a beekeeper.

The big-bodied bees join the ranks of ants and termites, which have long been known to rely on a separate caste of 'soldiers' to defend the colony.

Romania's president wants to mine for gold in Transylvania — even if it means destroying a 2,000-year-old Roman mine and historic site in the process.

A new mine could provide 1,500 jobs, but protestors say the environmental cost is too high.

Science has finally discovered the answer to the centuries-old question of how to turn something into gold.

Researchers stumble upon a method that could replace toxic cyanide with plain old cornstarch.

Eucalyptus trees can hold grains of gold, potentially helping reveal buried treasure.

Gone but not forgotten, these once-bustling mining outposts offer visitors a look at Old West ghost towns, from kitschy to untouched.

An eye-catching community sauna is a symbol of rebirth for the arctic mining town of Kiruna, which is being forced to move 2 miles to the east.

Scenes of devastation along the state's Indian River Lagoon show hundreds of thousands of dead fish.

Benôit 'Ben' Lecomte hopes his attempt to swim across the Pacific will bring awareness to the plastic pollution creating 'an ocean in peril.'

Teen sets ambitious goal to be the first astronaut on Mars, and she's harnessing the power of social media to make it happen.

Competitors from around the world line up on an Arctic ice floe to tackle one of the world's most difficult 26.2-mile races.

It's no Jurassic Park, but a flea stuck in amber for 20 million years may still shed light on the Black Death.

Seeds found during an archaeological dig on First Nations land revive a long-lost varietal.

Just like 'Jurassic Park,' except with flowers instead of dinosaurs.

The discovery offers new insights about dinosaur plumage, hinting at a 'chestnut brown' creature that couldn't fly.

Researchers extract nuclei from a preserved woolly mammoth carcass, implant them into the egg cells of mice, and watch as the bits became animated.

Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, may hold clues to understanding how the Earth's moon was born.

The Earth's mountains, rivers, animals and rocks have been around for millions or billions of years. Do you know which ones have been around the longest?

As far as creative ideas to keep food food from being wasted go, Toast Beer is pretty brilliant.

The ultrathin New Apple MacBook laptop has been called one of the "least repairable, least recyclable" computers on the market. Sustainability was not included

Invention start-up Quirky and GE launch the Aros Smart Air Conditioner, a window unit with added brains and good looks.

An Armillaria gallica mushroom found in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is growing fast, and the secret to its phenomenal growth might hold the cure to cancer.

Switching out some surprisingly toxic household products for cleaner, greener alternatives can help save your health, money and the planet.

From fewer migraines to more self-esteem, there are so many mental and physical benefits to growing old.

Even though the California Gold Rush took place more than a century ago, it left a toxic legacy of mercury pollution.

Yet one more scandal rocks the Chinese people as ongoing food regulation issues continue to haunt them.

The well was uncovered in the basement of an old London building that was also used as a 'Harry Potter' set.

The search giant has trained neural networks to interpret photos, but they can also be coaxed to create monsters.

The books on the Library of Babel's digital shelves contain vast amounts of knowledge, but you'll have a hard time finding it.

'Silver Linings' star is the first major actor to participate in Livia Firth's 2013 Green Carpet Challenge.

Read about all about the green happenin's at this resort hotel hugging Lake Placid's Mirror Lake.