Mining the plentiful resources of the moon and near-Earth asteroids could alter the course of human history, adding trillions of dollars to the world economy an

No U.S. president has waxed as poetically about mining the moon the way John F. Kennedy did about landing on it.

Another study confirms rising levels of mercury emissions worldwide, much of it from gold mining.

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

Deep Space Industries Inc. announced that it plans to harvest metals and water from asteroids within a decade.

The new company, Deep Space Industries, Inc., announced on Jan. 22 that it plans to mine asteroids for metals, water and other resources.

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

Coal mines are destroying the life that its miners have come to know through pollution and job loss.

The mining project, one of the largest ever conceived, could hold $500 billion in gold and copper.

Traces of air pollution from 16th-century Spanish silver mines were discovered deep inside an ice cap in the Peruvian Andes

The nascent asteroid-mining industry is set to take its first steps into space this summer.

How do you clean up a river? The answer is twofold: treatment and dilution.

Energy prices are going to get more expensive for all of us, but low-income households shouldn't have to shoulder the burden. Here's how we can help them.

The light emitted after the sun sets could be harvested, according to a new study.

Big Ass Fans unveils an exceptionally smart ceiling fan that learns to start to spinning the minute your sweaty bod enters a room.

To chill or not to chill? For these items often found in the refrigerator, the answer ranges from 'not always' to a resounding 'never!'

Sandwich filling, side dish, and main dish recipes for the slow cooker that will keep you and your home cool this summer.

Paddlers Paul Twedt and Michael Anderson started their Three Rivers Project to clean up Minnesota's three largest rivers.

New study reveals animals in ocean trenches are digesting plastic.

Because of acidic water, volcanic fumes and too much carbon dioxide, you have to watch where you swim in some places in the world.

Untreated, unfiltered water is a pricey new trend that many are buying into — even though "raw" water could really cause you some harm.

159 coral reefs were examined in the Asian-Pacific region, and 89 percent of those reefs were contaminated with plastics and disease.

Radium, a naturally-occurring radioactive element that's also a known carcinogen, can be found in water systems across the U.S.

Direct-to-consumer water filter company Mesopaper removes a variety of contaminants without the mess, waste or high price tag.

A 2018 study found that microplastics are being introduced to the environment through fertilizers made through large-scale composting.

A research team working with an enzyme that eats plastic accidentally engineer it to make it better at breaking down PET.

If it isn't covered in toxic foam, Bellandur Lake in Bangalore is catching fire. The residents have complained

Even the Great Blue Hole in Belize, one of the world's largest sinkholes, isn't immune to human pollution.

The oil leak may be releasing thousands of gallons per day, but after 14 years, it is finally at least partly contained.

The disease is in the news again, but this time, campylobacter jejuni is linked to puppies. We answer several questions.

It took a surprising amount of engineering magic to build a coffee cup suitable for those in zero gravity.

NASA's space shuttle Discovery is set to land in Washington, D.C. this April, where the now retired fleet leader — the world's most flown spacecraft — will

The modified-Boeing 747, known as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), touched down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center here on April 10. The jumbo jetliner came in f

Space shuttle Discovery, NASA's fleet leader and the world's most flown spacecraft, lifted off for the last time on on April 17 to be delivered to the Smithsoni

Cries of "I see it!" rang out through the crowd as a speck on the horizon got bigger and bigger, resolving into the odd shape of two attached aircraft approachi

Dailey, director of the museum, in a statement released Monday. "At the Udvar-Hazy Center, Discovery will be seen by millions of people in the coming years, esp

Hundreds of eager spectators lined Manhattan's West Side Pier 84 on June 6, as the space shuttle Enterprise completed the final leg of its journey to the Intrep

Space shuttle Endeavour, you're a star. A captivating new time-lapse movie has condensed Endeavour's recent three-day road trip to a Los Angeles museum into mer

The Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003 killed all 7 of its crew members, but a box of roundworms managed to survive the shuttle's disintegration.

The massive, potentially rocky planets orbit in the "habitable zone" of a star 22 light-years away.

The Shenzhou 10, along with its three crewmembers, returned safely after 15 days of space travel.

NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has been decommissioned after 10 years of data collecting on other galaxies and black holes.

NASA astronaut Henry "Hank" Hartsfield, who in 1984 commanded the maiden mission of the space shuttle Discovery, died on July 17

Breakthrough technology that separates the heat of sunlight from the light will help to improve solar cell efficiency.

Punta Gorda, a sleepy Gulf Coast getaway north of Fort Myers, shines bright as Babcock Ranch, a solar-powered eco-town, attracts its first residents.

In the wake of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico may turn to Tesla turning disaster into an opportunity to avoid future blackouts.

Following a protracted court battle, Six Flags Great Adventure is set to become the world's first theme park that's fully powered by the sun.

Lives would be saved and farmers would enjoy a healthy profit from the switch from tobacco to solar, according to a Michigan Tech-led case study.

California approved new rules that require new homes and low-rise apartment buildings to use solar panels starting in 2020.

The Sahara, one of the largest deserts in the world, could be transformed into a more hospitable place thanks to clean energy.