Researchers hope to create a sperm bank to breed hardier bees and preserve threatened subspecies.

Colorado's debate over uranium mines isn't that different from other energy debates around the nation.

An eye-catching community sauna is a symbol of rebirth for the arctic mining town of Kiruna, which is being forced to move 2 miles to the east.

A UCI scientist accidentally discovered a way to make a rechargeable, lithium-ion battery that could last for 400 years.

Alabama county’s decision to store coal ash from the Tennessee spill fills coffers, but also spurs worries about consequences.

Although new on the Indian retail scene, Ikea already has big plans to alleviate one of the country's largest environmental ills.

The release, quickly dubbed "Climategate 2.0" after the initial 2009 "Climategate" hacking, drew strong condemnation from scientists involved in the emails, as

A scientific team from South Korea has just created the first bendable lithium ion battery.

A new style of tiny lithium battery that can charge wirelessly could help make cyborg grafts an imminent reality.

The Black Hornet, which can be carried in a soldier's pocket, has an onboard camera that gives troops video and still images of hard-to-access places.

An organic “garden gin,” Sage uses botanicals like the ones grown by Thomas Jefferson in his Monticello gardens.

Even if you take the energy and water it takes to build a dishwasher into account, it still beats washing by hand.

A company in the United Arab Emirates is already putting an iceberg-towing plan into action.

The Fair Trade Federation Conference in May will tackle tough questions in the activist and business communities about what 'fair' really means.

The 300-foot-long (92.2-meter-long) Viking Lady is set to get a battery pack, which will turn the supply vessel into a hybrid ship with technology similar to th

I was recently taking a shower in my bathroom when I looked up and noticed what I think was black fuzz and dots growing on my ceiling! Why does mold seem to lik

You really don't need the stuff that makes your bathroom smell like an overchlorinated swimming pool.

Google's online street views could help scientists track and fight invasive species over the Internet.

The fungus behind white-nose syndrome has few weaknesses to exploit, a new study suggests.

The bat-killing fungal infection known as white-nose syndrome has been found in two new U.S. states.

White-nose syndrome is still spreading wildly, but a few bat colonies may be showing signs of resistance.

White-nose syndrome is obliterating American bats, but scientists may have found a ray of hope: bacteria that live on bat wings.

After killing 7 million bats in eastern North America, white-nose syndrome just made a 1,300-mile leap west.

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Spending cuts are the talk of Washington these days. Some are looking to make big political gains with cuts that won't create measurable savings.

For the first time in two decades, a U.S. presidential debate season has passed without any candidate or moderator mentioning climate change.

A note-perfect 'clean coal' parody site has become the talk of the Internet. With its Coal Cares campaign, the heretofore unknown activist group Coal is Killing

One side says the EPA is overstepping its bounds, while some say it didn't go far enough.

Next week Tesla will announce new home and utility solutions — but do they pencil out?

Despite its petite size, Bi(h)OME carves out ample room for urban wildlife.

There were once less than 1,000 of them left in Mexico and the U.S.

Only 68 critically endangered Javan rhinos are left on Earth.

The latest tag team effort from the EPA and Department of Transportation is an ambitious one: the 60 mile per gallon car.

Lynn Henning, a country farmer, wins the Goldman Prize for battling a massive factory cattle operation that was polluting once fertile farms in Michigan.

The world is on course for climate catastrophe. Until the calamity is upon us, however, the "war footing" argument for dramatic action won't find much support.

The former governor is stuck with a history of being on all sides of the climate issue.

Designed to take the guesswork out of buying energy-efficient home appliances, EcoRebates.com includes a state-by-state rebate database of available incentives.

A student's desperate plea on a bathroom wall is met with powerful messages of support.

The design world is agog at its ugliness, and the fact that it was needed in the first place.

If you use apps like SavingStar or ibotta, you'll want to know about these apps, too.

The heated battle for control of a strip of pavement on a single street in Brooklyn highlights the battlelines in the Bike Lane Wars. Hint: It's not about bikes

The U.S. is set to label carbon as a pollutant, the first step in regulating CO2 emissions.

West Virginia U.S. Senate race brings out the guns, not to mention a former president and a former vice presidential candidate.

Costner, Baldwin battle in court of oil spill tech. The lawsuit is based on allegations that Kevin Costner and a business partner duped Stephen Baldwin and anot

A new study reveals how smooth, vertical surfaces can confuse a bat's echolocation abilities.

Before she flew back into the wild, Miss Alicia the bat met a fruit and fell in love.

White-nose syndrome is obliterating bats across North America, but a new study suggests the fungus behind the plague has an Achilles' heel.

A new study reveals mosquito DNA in the guano of two widespread North American bat species.

A new study looks at the co-evolutionary 'arms race' between a brood parasite and its hosts.

Wisdom the albatross is amazing at 68 years old and still raising babies.