A federal official and a police officer told a local Florida news reporter that digging in the sand wasn't allowed without a permit.

By 2030, America could surpass Saudi Arabia in terms of crude output. That's great for energy independence, but it's not all good news.

Even a relatively small regional nuclear war could trigger global cooling, damage the ozone layer and cause droughts for more than a decade.

With groundwater pumping and the evaporation of heavy weights of water, Earth's crust rebounds. This movement affects the fault, causing earthquakes.

Scientists have found a massive deposit inside the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the moon, and it's having a significant impact on the moon's gravitational field.

Select Home Depot stores across 6 states are now selling the Skystream 3.7, a personal wind turbine that's quiet, compact and capable of producing up to 400 kWh

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.

The gassy hotspot is centered over New Mexico's San Juan Basin, where some 40,000 wells suck out natural gas trapped in coal seams.

Scientists devise a BS calculator to identify the world's biggest liars.

NASA's space shuttles are gearing up to make their final voyages — this time flying piggyback a special Boeing 747 jet on the way to museum retirement homes.

A new study suggests the UNESCO status of Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park is in danger.

A new study says commuting to work by car may be far more harmful to your health than previously believed.

A 'capped inversion' trapped air pollutants near the ground.

Certain scents can cause a rush of feelings — even if you don't always remember why.

More and more independent restaurants are going hyper local by growing their own.

Wind energy is often viewed as environmentally friendly. Still, even if wind turbines are situated so as to not inadvertently kill birds and bats, they may carr

NASA has just released an image of a unique hole on the surface of Mars.

Scientists have found a 'world-class' helium gas field in East Africa. That's a big deal, and not just because squeaky voices are funny.

How do you squeeze a fancy new 407-acre state park into Brooklyn? Look no further than two former landfills on Jamaica Bay.

Researchers say the giant tsunami occured in the Cape Verde Islands 73,000 years ago.

This middle-of-nowhere cave may have never been seen by humans.

Which form of travel gives off the fewest emissions? Let's just say it pays to carpool.

New massive panda park in China will connect bear populations and should help with finding mates.

The explosive Ford Pinto tops this list of the 5 biggest car flops.

Your virtual carbon footprint may be bigger than you think. You telecommute, while your friends idle in stop-and-go traffic on the way to work, but don’t feel

Wasted food accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than any country except China and the United States, according to a new report.

Turns out that how—and how often—you wash your clothes makes a huge difference.

Talk about blowing things way out of proportion.

Six-year-old Connor Johnson has big dreams for the future, and he needs our help to keep them alive.

Say it ain't so, Amy Poehler.

Cloud invasion; Dubai: "beach, please"; wind wins over ethanol; Google would drill for geothermal; dolphins swarming

To tree or not to tree?; the world's first live magma observatory, by accident; more on jellyfish swarms; can nuclear power compete?; National Geographic's 2008

Photos of the fun from Slow Food South Jersey's Dig In! event.

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

Scientists at the world's largest particle accelerator announced today (Dec. 13) that they'd narrowed down the possibilities for the existence of the elusive Hi

Physicists love the Higgs boson, but they hate the God particle. The elusive Higgs particle, which scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accele

Recent studies by two teams of U.S. physicists who are also on the hunt for the elusive Higgs boson (sometimes referred to as the "God particle") reinforced the

Scientists have unveiled new evidence suggesting the 'God particle' really exists, a revelation that could change how we think about the universe.

Physicists at the world's largest atom smasher announced on July 4 that they are more than 99 percent sure they've found a new, and heavy, boson particle, that

Confirming a Higgs boson, physicists say, will have wide-reaching implications.

From gravitons to winos, here are five bizarre things that may exist beyond the Higgs.

The 2013 Nobel Prize in physics will be announced next week, and while the identity of the winner (or winners) is a closely guarded secret.

The man who theorized the Nobel Prize-winning Higgs boson particle is himself a bit of a mystery.

A dwarsligger, or flipback book, is a small, very portable book that you read vertically, like you're scrolling through text on a smartphone.

A craving for sweets is the same brain function that drug addicts and alcoholics experience for their "fix."

After a brain trauma, a man experienced seizures while solving sudoku puzzles.

Here are five hot trends that paleontologists expect to see in 2016 and the years ahead.

This isn't an aging problem, it's a design problem.

A woman decided to volunteer at The Wildcat Sanctuary, a small animal refuge in rural Minnesota, and the results have been pretty amazing.

Aflac employee and Auburn alumnus rallies colleagues to raise more than $70,000 for boy with leukemia.