Explaining this his car 'doesn't need its own little home,' a homeowner converts his garage into a cottage and rents out his main house.

UNESCO protects more than landmarks and culturally-significant sites. There are intangible parts of culture that are important, too.

Sue Flood's new book on emperor penguins, 'Emperor: The Perfect Penguin,' is the culmination of 9 years of work.

Pike Research forecasts huge boost in NGV market — but there will only be 26,000 natural gas refueling stations worldwide.

A new forecast from Pike Research says California and New York will be the most popular states for PEV sales.

Freshly blossomed almond trees are illuminated by the fiery sunset in Czech Republic.

Robert Alvarez, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, says the operators of the stricken Japanese nuclear plants are using a “hail Mary” met

Decades after the world's two biggest previous nuclear disasters, NBC's Jeff Rossen and Michelle Kosinski look back at the impact of the meltdowns.

Japanese researchers will release monkeys into the radioactive zone near Fukishima nuclear plant to test radiation levels. What could possibly go wrong?

According to a government study, Russia is covered with tens of thousands of ecological disasters.

The dead trees, plants and leaves at Chernobyl don't decay at nearly the same rate as plants elsewhere.

A dozen homeless dogs will be the first Chernobyl puppies to seek American homes.

Earth probably formed in a hotter, drier part of the solar system than previously thought, which could explain our planet's puzzling shortage of water, a new st

Urban development is set to triple in the first three decades of this century, the largest cityscape expansion in human history, according to a new study that f

As Africa's population continues to rise, a new statistical analysis estimates the population to be 800 million more people than previously calculated.

The venom of some cone snails contains insulin, a new study finds, helping the sluggish mollusks snag speedier prey.

Researcher Lindsey Swierk discovered that when water anoles flee underwater to escape predators, they stay underwater for a long time.

Urn-believable you say? Columbia University's DeathLAB will soon find out.

Denny Dyke turns his walking meditations into intricate sand labyrinths on the beach in Oregon.

They may be convenient, but baby carrots — and what they represent — sure are wasteful.

NOAA scientists capture video of a wreckfish swallowing a shark whole.

Controversial clean energy hits major setback from area Massachusetts tribes.

Augsburg College is now the largest purchaser of wind energy from Xcel's Wind Source, the biggest provider in the U.S.

Poll numbers show that if wind would run for office in Wisconsin, it would beat almost all major candidates already elected to office.

Planned cuts will eliminate 2,335 wind industry jobs.

Alec Baldwin champions both renewable energy and the preservation of East Hampton, N.Y., with equal passion. So how will things play out now that the actor has

Newly unclassified recordings reveal eerie radio sounds heard during an Apollo mission that weren't coming from Earth.

New problem in the Middle East is likely to raise old political arguments in Washington.

Despite leading the charge for voluntary disclosure of fracking chemicals, Chesapeake Energy is now resisting revealing what was spilled during a blowout in Pen

The Coast Guard is investigating a proposal to ship hydraulic fracturing 'fracking' wastewater on the Ohio River.

A student and his fellow surfers used their skills to ride the giant waves to safety after a deadly tsunami struck Samoa.

A dog guards an injured canine friend in Japan. Rescue workers managed to get one dog to a shelter and the injured animal to a veterinary clinic.

Using historical records and new technology, researchers have narrowed the cause of the "tidal wave" down to the epicenter of the spooky source's earthquake.

A NASA spacecraft's epic Pluto encounter is officially underway.

When it comes to tracking New Horizons's Pluto flyby, you have options.

Here are five things researchers can learn about Earth by studying the dwarf planet Pluto.

​The first-ever flyby of Pluto was a big success.

Assembled on site in just 2 days with the aid of screwdrivers, this boxy plywood beauty is designed to last at least 150 years.

In a marriage of modular building and adaptive reuse, one Spanish developer has taken to the rooftops.

The demise of megalodon coincided with the loss of a third of the largest marine animal species, scientists say.

Anjouan is an island between Africa and Madagascar littered with sedimentary rocks called quartzite that don't belong there. Are they a chunk of Gondwana?

Rising carbon dioxide levels at the edge of space are apparently reducing the pull that Earth's atmosphere has on satellites and space junk, having effects on t

Toyota has donated 4,500 free trees for this March's giveaway for New York City residents.

Federal law requires mining companies to restore strip mines to their original condition, but many don't bother.

With budget cuts come consequences. It looks like the emerging clean energy industry could take a big hit.

The USNS Henry J. Kaiser is carrying 900,000 gallons of biofuel blended with petroleum for evaluation and testing.

Through a pioneering waste-to-energy scheme, the spoiled stock at a Sainsbury's superstore will be used to keep the lights on.

Botanophobics may want to avert their eyes.

The compelling documentary 'Babushkas of Chernobyl' offers a haunting and beautiful picture of life in a disaster area thought lost to humanity.

New film, based on the best-selling book by Dan Brown, warns of humanity's demise from unchecked population growth.