With stingers that are harmless to humans, stingless bees could be the pollinators that save the day.

NASA will send off the "Sunjammer," a 128-ft solar sail, to record space weather and study the Sun.

NASA lost power on Sunday in California, delaying the launch of the IRIS sun observatory by one day.

Want to see if your home is a good fit for solar? Project Sunroof offers a decent snapshot from your web browser.

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

The annual Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee is the first to install a permanent solar installation to reduce its environmental footprint.

Within a few years, most of the power for Chile's sprawling subway system will come from renewable energy.

There are many ways to map an area's sunlight exposure. Here are a few tips to make sure your plants get their moment(s) in the sun.

The breakthrough works like a rechargeable battery that is charged by sunlight.

Shipwrecks are a ticking time bomb of oil waiting for the sea to finish eating through their corroded tanks.

Paris gives cars the boot on this popular thoroughfare one day a month to promote clean air and exploring the city on foot.

The sun, like many stars, may be a binary, meaning it could have a mass-extinction-causing 'brother.'

Humans and house spiders go way back, yet we rarely give this relationship much thought. Here's what to know about your arachnid roommates.

Santa Monica's iconic amusement pier is the site of this year's Land Art Generator Initiative. The Pipe is an offshore desalination concept that's making waves.

The new conference introduces investors from across the country to Southeastern companies to shed more light on business in the region.

Listen to eerie audio of humpbacks, bowheads and other whales singing in their natural habitats.

If a bad burn isn't motivation enough to use care when you're out in the sun, perhaps some government intervention will help.

Several billion years ago, Mars had a vast ocean that may have harbored some giant waves.

Using data from a photo of a Martian sunrise, scientists have created the 'sounds' of that sunrise.

The official mascot for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games is a moon bear. It may not sound like a big deal, but the species really needs this.

On the way to a palliative care facility, cancer patient Ron McCartney had one request: a caramel sundae.

Storm-chaser Mike Olbinski recorded this illuminated wave of 'undulatus asperatus' clouds in North Dakota.

Oxybenzone, a common UV-filtering agent in sunscreens, linked to deformities and DNA damage in coral around the world.

Wood that bounces sunlight back into the atmosphere could be a game-changer for buildings.

This Earth Hour, celebrate the beautiful moments in nature that only occur after the sun goes down.

Shop for Good Sunday lets you put your holiday spending where your values are.

In addition to minimizing melatonin-suppressing blue light, the Drift bulb has another health-benefitting trick up its sleeve ...

No window? No problem.

'Sunday Scaries' are a real source of anxiety for millions of people, but they can be beaten.

If you've ever wanted to visit this colorful, man-made geyser in Nevada, you may soon get your wish — thanks to the organizers of Burning Man!

The vast ice sheet covering Greenland could melt more quickly in the future than existing models predict.

With DIY sunscreen recipes, you have no idea if you'll be protected from the sun's harmful rays.

Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla Roadster, which was shot into space aboard the Falcon Heavy rocket, is currently on cruise control at a leisurely 34,000 mph.

It's amazing what light can do when seen from the right angle. Check out this beautiful sunset sky from the mountains of Costa Rica.

From what the new labels mean to how to properly apply it, here are the essentials to help keep your skin healthy in the sun.

A new animation shows the path of the debris carried out to sea by last year's massive tsunami in Japan. The tsunami triggered by the devastating earthquake tha

The trash accumulating in the Pacific Ocean — scientists estimate there are 1.5 million tons of tsunami debris alone — is arriving on the West Coast.

Ongoing research raises red flags — enough to suggest you shouldn't use it on kids.

Researchers will likely never know what happened to the crew of the Catalina PBY-5.

This opposition, which occurs every 2 years, is considered relatively favorable and precedes another event when Mars will be at its closest to Earth all year.

Ingredients that have been used in Europe for years are still awaiting approval for use in the U.S.

Artificial photosynthesis could produce the perfect clean fuel to run everything.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is exploring the sun's scorching outer atmosphere.

The sounds the sun makes would not be music to human ears.

Video shows a majestic murmuration of starlings flying across a beautiful Irish sky.

Dr. Don Milton's Gesundheit machine collects the breath exhaled by a sick person so researchers can study how viruses are spread.

Walmart is making big strides when it comes to renewable energy.

Australian teen's invention could help make clean water easy and affordable to access.

With the power of 5,000 suns, the real engineering breakthrough with the Solar Sunflower might be its cooling system.

Once the 2011 tsunami rolled back into the ocean, it swept marine life as far away as California.