The space shuttle Endeavour takes to the skies above California for its last-ever flight today, Sept. 21, giving observers from Sacramento to Los Angeles a one

Space shuttle Endeavour, now a permanent resident of the state of California, has traded its winged chariot for a set of custom wheels.

The iconic space shuttle Endeavour, in commission for 20 years, has arrived at a museum in LA, making that its home for the foreseeable future.

Space shuttle Endeavour, you're a star. A captivating new time-lapse movie has condensed Endeavour's recent three-day road trip to a Los Angeles museum into mer

Amidst much fanfare, the new museum display featuring retired space shuttle Endeavour opened to the media and invited guests here on Oct. 30.

Nearly two years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster gushed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls from the spill still turn up on Alaba

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

The NOAA suspects the infectious morbillivirus is responsible for the unusually high number of dolphin strandings and deaths this month.

Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pennsylvania is searching for a Dean of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

MNN has assembled a 2010 guide to great, affordable green gifts that Mom will love.

For Mother's Day, a set of posts that remind us what being a mother is all about.

So that you don't wind up gifting an awesome mum something too sentimental and/or last minute, a few singular Mother's Day gift picks ...

As the 'Mad Pooper' terrorizes Colorado Springs, many are asking why runners are so obsessed with poop anyhow.

Air pollution may be responsible for more than 2 million deaths around the world each year.

Air pollution exposure contributes to one in eight deaths around the globe, according to WHO estimates.

By adding tiny nanoparticles of titanium dioxide, our clothes could become air purifiers — or so they say.

Humans have driven almost 600 plant species extinct since 1750s and that number is likely much higher.

Do you have friends who are always throwing parties? We've got the tools to make them happy.

A lot of faulty survival information gets passed around. Can you sort out which actions will save you, and which might kill you?

Impact Energies sells and leases solar panel systems to people making less than $6 a day in Ghana. It was acquired by Persistent Energy Partners.

Many people want to go off grid and lose the electric bill, but does it make sense?

Almost 40 miles of coral reef and beach around Cancun and Puerto Morelos are now insured against storms.

Here are a few highlights from legislation that's poised to boost wilderness protection across the country.

Hundreds of hikers battle altitude sickness and frostbite as they wait in line to summit Mount Everest.

Trust Chanie Kirschner when she says you can't go wrong with flowers and chocolate -- organic or free trade, of course.

ColdLife organics grows its own food, keeps it cold, and delivers it to your door.

The table might be going away, but the family dinner can’t be disappear with it.

Ideas to green a white attire dinner that is all the rage.

ArmorLites are CFL bulbs with a special 'skin' that prevents mercury exposure if the bulb is broken. But is mercury exposure even something to worry about?

Experts say it is one of the largest documented bee deaths in the Western U.S.

Meanwhile, a new Bayer-funded study disputes that its pesticide is killing bees.

Spiders are great for pest control, except when they overtake your home. Here are some nontoxic solutions for dealing with them at your house.

Thanks to massive water-diversion and salt-evaporation projects, satellite images show how the Dead Sea is gradually living up to its name.

From fission and fusion to biomaterials, NASA hopes these innovations will benefit Earth and space science.

Elon Musk wasn't the first with a futuristic idea. The transportation industry has seen a mixed bag of game-changing technologies and utter failures.

Elon Musk wasn't the first to come up with a visionary transportation scheme.

Find out how to clean and kill mold, and why it grows in your bathroom. The last thing that you want to deal with when buying, selling or living in a house is m

His sons had to let him know that the strange new dog wasn't theirs.

Lots of old parenting ideas wouldn't work today, but there's at least one that most kids wish would come back.

From the fitness fan to the overachiever, we've got you covered with ten fun 'Elf on the Shelf' ideas to please all of your little elves.

It would make sense for Microsoft to either cut Windows RT out of the picture or somehow merge it with Windows Phone.

Most wildlife adds value to nature, but it's often hard for humans to quantify. Thanks to eco-tourism, though, some species are becoming undeniable gold mines.

They might just kill a few sites that you know and love.

Another tragedy highlights the need to protect these precious insects.

Looking to make this holiday really special — without breaking the bank? Consider homemade gifts. Here are 10 ways to put a special glow into Christmas.

It's worth keeping tabs on some of the world's most eccentric billionaires, especially if it was their wacky ideas that made them so rich to begin with.

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.

These deadly mushrooms have caused five deaths in California since 2010, and even experienced mushroom gatherers can misidentify them.