American-style refrigerators don't just waste energy, they can hurt your health and wallet too.

To chill or not to chill? For these items often found in the refrigerator, the answer ranges from 'not always' to a resounding 'never!'

Our houses are way more efficient than they used to be, but we're using more energy per capita than we ever have.

An international design competition hopes to bring energy-efficient housing and more to Tristan da Cunha.

A new online investing platform will fund energy-efficiency improvements for churches and nonprofits in poor neighborhoods.

And it's potentially more efficient than an LED.

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

In a place where the streets flood with sewage after it rains, salvation may come in the form of a park.

With fresh water supplies contaminated by Hurricane Irma, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees are bucking the rules to keep Key deer in Florida alive.

The Nature Conservancy teams with the Archdiocese of Washington to curb urban runoff at a 150-year old cemetery.

The Ocean Cleanup is ready to launch plastic-eating System 001 to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

This infographic breaks down how plastic pollution is killing marine life and what you can do to prevent it.

Space shuttle Enterprise suffered minor wing damage on June 3 when it collided with the navigation guides for a New York railroad bridge during the first half o

Hundreds of eager spectators lined Manhattan's West Side Pier 84 on June 6, as the space shuttle Enterprise completed the final leg of its journey to the Intrep

Space shuttle Endeavour's highly anticipated arrival in Los Angeles has been deferred by a day.

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

NASA's far-reaching space probe is still within the sun's sphere of influence, but soon will leave into prediscovered areas.

Beyoncé ended the year on a sour note with members of the NASA community.

Tuesday, Jan. 28 marked the 28th anniversary of the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger and loss of the crew.

NASA astronaut Steven Nagel, who flew four space shuttle missions, died Thursday, Aug. 21. He was 67.

At a reservoir outside of Tokyo, water and electricity do indeed mix.

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

Kitschy nostalgia and clean-tech collide along Route 66, America's Mother Road, thanks to Solar Roadways.

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

You might be familiar with floating wind turbines, but what about floating solar panels?

More than 100 cities across the globe get 70 percent or more of their energy from renewable sources, according to London-based CDP.

Twelve of the world's leading chocolate producers, with some help from Prince Charles, intend to tackle deforestation.

Swale, a barge repurposed into a 'floating food forest,' lets people pick and eat produce for free.

IKEA's innovation lab, SPACE10, has been busy updating meatballs, burgers and hotdogs to focus on bugs, algae and plants.

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

Flahavan's Irish Oats courts millennials with stories and unconventional recipes.

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

Nancy Rabalais has spent a lifetime documenting the effect of ocean "dead zones." The Louisiana researcher has increased our understanding of these hypoxic zone

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

Beautiful solar system map by Eleanor Lutz shows the orbits of more than 18,000 celestial objects.

Being surrounded by trees, grass and shrubs can add years to your life.

Human mothers have a relatively long gestation period compared to the rest of the animal kingdom, but a few animal mothers go even further. Here's our list of t

Don't forget grandma this Mother's Day. The older women in your family have lots to share if you take the time to listen.

What happens two months after a major environmental disaster, when the lights go out and everyone stops paying attention?

Massive twitter campaign invites @barackobama to visit Appalachia and see mountaintop removal first hand.

Industry and environmentalists find themselves on opposite ends of coal ash options.

Ruling is latest twist in a long debate over how to regulate and enforce coal ash disposal.

Fear of toxins unites Wayne County community against dumping of coal ash waste.

Kids make the best workout buddies. Here's how adults can tailor their exercise routines to a child's abilities.

New survey finds that a good outfit could be the key to fitness success.

The benefits of cumulative exercise are well-documented. Here's how to get your exercise, 10 minutes at a time.

These half-dozen exercises will help you shed pounds if obesity is in your genes.

Everyone gets winded while climbing stairs, but sometimes it's a little more serious.

Visibility in Harbin, China has dropped to 33 feet in the wake of monster smog rolling through the area.

Yes, you read that right.