According to the GOP's favorite media mouthpiece, the Keystone XL pipeline would have created thousands, no- tens of thousands, no- hundreds of thousands, wait-

These high-tech devices work in decidedly unexpected ways, often converting human energy into electricity.

President Obama has a tricky balancing act to perform as BP plans to resume offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

They're massive, they're all-natural and, in most cases, they're millions of years older than we are. So how were these amazing landforms created?

New website pulls together a wealth of information on renewable energy and tracks green stimulus spending.

The Guest-Imator is a digital portion calculator that even considers the amount of leftovers you want to have. It works for vegan meals, too.

Malaysia and the Philippines are forcefully rejecting trash from wealthier countries.

The UP North Loop offers a unique but daunting tour through an array of wild landscapes.

Director/explorer utilized new thumb-sized 1080p cameras to capture 3-D video from the deepest point on earth.

Pavement that acts as an air purifier could help cities consume their own pollution.

Imagine a smartphone for the visually impaired that has the tools most sighted smartphone users have come to take for granted

The first release of moths with genetically-engineered "self-destruct" switches onto American farms is being heralded as an insecticide-free solution to pests.

The 27-mile long electrified fence in Australia creates a predator-free area of almost 23,200 acres.

Funding for the newest Breakthrough Prize is announced as the awards for life sciences and physics are given at a California ceremony.

Making room in your budget for charitable giving will require some adjustments. But if a cause is important to you, it's worth a little extra saving.

New plastic PDK can be broken down at a molecular level and come back just as strong to be reused again and again.

Unlike the current patchwork of river protections, the National Blueway System will cover entire rivers 'from source to sea,' including their watersheds.

Good looking pants that protect your valuables.

Celebrate Ada Lovelace Day with this story about a young teen shining in her STEM field.

Nationwide competition encourages kids to put their robot-building skills to the test.

The Buddy Bench is designed to foster friendships and prevent the blues at playtime.

One Doodle 4 Google contest winner will earn $30K in college scholarships plus $50K for their school.

Use a potato instead of non-stick cooking spray on your grill.

Cloud gazing is no longer an activity reserved for the outdoors, thanks to these life-like but surreal indoor clouds created by artist Berndnaut Smilde.

Filipino artist and environmentalist Vincent Francisco Navarro paid homage to coffee farmers by painting portraits of them with used grounds.

The Chauvet paintings in France are a study in humanity's connection to animals, the earth, and each other over time.

Rabbit Island residency programs encourage artists to incorporate conservation, ecology and sustainability into their work.

We get why the artists chose this common vegetable to represent America, but if you could choose a food, what would it be?

Learn simple ways to make household cleaners that are cheap and safe to use.

When Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas, this rescuer opened her home to nearly 100 dogs.

DNA found in chewed birch pitch helps scientists recreate image, but it's also unraveling other Stone Age secrets.

No yard? Container gardening lets you liven up your outdoor space. Here's how.

Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean your passion for gardening needs to hibernate.

50 years worth of data went into making this stunningly detailed moon map.

Laleh Mohmedi transforms her young child's meals into memorable cartoon characters as a way to encourage healthy eating.

Marshall Dostal was using fry grease to fuel his cars before taking it another step to create Further soap.

Mad science? By combining the brains of two different species, one scientist hopes to create a hybrid bird which can be taught to sing.

Sunlight in the form of fuel? A breakthrough new discovery brings science one step closer to creating clean hydrogen fuel using only water and sunlight.

Although nanorobots made of DNA have been developed before, these spiders can move over greater distances and follow complex commands.

Metallic python is the latest in a series of robot snakes designed to inspect tight spaces, disarm bombs and locate disaster survivors.

Researchers say the mutant mice study could increase our understanding of perception systems.

New rose will be less prone to wilting and will allow for longer lasting Valentine's Day bouquets.

Researcher in Glasgow says he has created living cells made of metal instead of carbon — and they may be evolving.

The technology could be used to clean or inspect inaccessible places, such as nuclear power plants and collapsed buildings.

The new materials could one day be used for building devices that have the properties of living things, such as the ability to self-heal.

Breakthroughs in artificial photosynthesis could help harness the sun's power for clean, efficient production of liquid hydrogen.

Technology could be used to generate electricity or even propel tiny toy cars.

An new power plant in England turns waste wood into power. But it doesn't burn it.

Daniel Rueda and Anna Devís take inspiration from architecture and design and create colorful, geometric photos.

Parsons fashion design student Angela Luna created a line of clothing for refugees called Adiff, where garments like coats convert to tents, bags and more.