At more than 500,000 square miles, the marine park is twice the size of Texas and three times the size of Germany.

Tesla Motors, maker of the Tesla Roadster electric sports car, hopes to sell 10 million shares of the company during its IPO on June 29.

Tesla is losing money, but its IPO is likely to succeed because it's the sexiest automaker on the planet, and everybody wants some of the fairy dust.

British Parliament is striving to reduce its carbon footprint through various efficiency measures, including potentially outfitting Big Ben with PV panels.

Likely not, but it's fun to imagine zipping along a train-less Tube.

Smoked watermelon "ham," the most bizarre viral dish of 2018, sets its sights on the holidays.

An expert weighs in on whether collagen-rich foods can improve skin health.

Geoparks use an area's geological heritage to draw attention to key environmental issues.

To lure shoppers, Whole Foods is lowering its prices, but does that mean there will also be fewer options?

The Aston Martin e-Cygnet will be available in 2013.

Brussels sprouts are a superfood packed with vitamins, cancer-fighting nutrients, and many health benefits.

Researchers find biological confirmation that yoga and meditation have a positive effect on mental health. Plus: 4 yoga moves that will reduce stress.

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-

The Malawian inventor who built a windmill at the age of 14 stopped in last night for a visit with the Daily Show's Jon Stewart.

A surprising aerodynamic innovation in wind turbine design called the 'wind lens' triples the output of a typical wind turbine, making it less costly than nucle

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

The space agency's $650 million Neo Surveillance Mission is designed to spot killer asteroids.

The Barnes Ice Cap, a last surviving piece of the once-vast Laurentide Ice Sheet, will be gone in as little as 300 years.

Feeling a little full of yourself? Check out these 19 boys and girls who actually did something about the world's ills before they even got to their 20s.

Forget the clunky outdoor furniture. A sling of fabric and some straps are all you need to enjoy the outdoors in a hammock.

This foliage map from SmokeyMountains.com is a handy, up-to-date guide to fall leaf season all over the country.

Plastic can be super-useful in specific scenarios, but often it's just wasteful. Here's when you don't need it.

Lisa Jackson's first official visit to China results in the creation of a new committee, but will the committee be able to achieve anything?

The Southern Hemisphere will experience more devastating wind and waves as the world warms, according to new research.

John Williams even comes out to greet the two teenagers after their finish their recital.

Some films from way back when may not be as OK as you remember. Here are a few that are just good, clean fun.

In a nation where transportation claims 20 percent of CO2 emissions, train travel will soon be a zero-emission affair.

Human dreams of mining asteroids won't become a reality without space robots. The billionaire-backed company Planetary Resources has announced plans to do the d

Matching supply to demand is crucial when it comes to energy. And a concept called demand response can help us do it.

Using the Seine as a Summer Olympics aquatic venue is the end goal, but the general public will benefit, too.

NASA's space shuttle Discovery is set to land in Washington, D.C. this April, where the now retired fleet leader — the world's most flown spacecraft — will

As it turns out, the Swedish retailer's rooftop power plants are also the biggest in several other states.

It will indeed, claims newly minted PV shingle magnate Elon Musk.

Utilities from California to North Carolina are preparing for a brief but sharp decrease in solar production during the Great American Eclipse on Aug. 21.

If you're not ready to go cold turkey with beef, we have some bean recipes to get you started in replacing just a meal or two.

The retiring three-term Republican will leave behind many legacies, including a strong anti-environment record.

The predicted size of this year's dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico depends on whom you ask. One forecast model predicts an unusually small area of oxygen-deplete

Tokyo, which cleaned up its act in the 1970s, is a role model as the Chinese capital starts to address some of the world's worst air pollution.

Re-wilding nature is always controversial, as evidenced by the conflicting views in North Carolina over the reintroduction of the red wolf.

The dream of a space-faring humanity is deep-rooted.

Rich natural gas deposits off the shore of Israel can meet the country's energy needs well into the next century, provided it can be extracted economically.

The newly identified species weaves silky air chambers to survive high tide.

From data storage to time-saving, a seamless network of everyday objects in the workplace would make offices more efficient and productive in a variety of ways.

Experts predict the World Wide Web will become seamlessly integrated into every aspect of our lives — but with a dark side to consider.

Almost everything we use runs on direct current, so why are our houses still wired for alternating current?

The new screens are less than a millimeter thick and weigh next to nothing.

A storm chaser captured stunning clear video of a perfect tornado in Wyoming.

In a landmark decision, Europe restricts a popular pesticide linked to declining honeybee populations.

Environmental groups celebrate the bee strategy announcement — but only briefly before turning their focus to specifics and timing.