SierraConstellation Partners' Basil Karampelas says oil and gas firms need to focus on three themes.

Scientists and engineers from NTU Singapore and the University of Leeds in the U.K. have created the first electrically driven topological laser, which has the ability to route light particles around corners and to cope with defects in the manufacture of the device....

The oil price has been predicted to hit $100 per barrel in around 18 months.

The U.S. has moved from a pyramid to a plate. How do other countries visually communicate good nutrition?

These symbols of good luck from around the world might just improve your energy in the universe.

The festivities preceding the Catholic season of Lent are known by different names in different parts of the world. But it's a celebration everywhere.

The Council of Nicaea decided that Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.

More questions are being raised about nuclear power — in the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa.

Activists line up for different causes along different U.S. coasts to make sure that politicians know how they feel about methly iodide and a proposed pipeline

Soundtracked by Sigur Rós, the ultra-mellow trek was broadcast live on national television.

The Air Quality Egg was named one of Kickstarter's best projects of 2012.

iFixit.org is dedicated to providing free repair manuals to every gadget on Earth.

The 'Icelandic Model' may be the country's best export.

Even remote places like the French Pyrenees can contain urban levels of microplastics.

Take a photo tour of 10 different facilities around the world where SC Johnson is using renewable energy and learn about their positive environmental impact.

More than 7,000 cities in 172 countries are expected to take part in the one-hour event on Saturday.

This video is a good warning of the future of wildlife if populations continue to decline as Living Planet assessment reports.

Ancient 5-foot 7 penguin weighed at least 220 pounds and speared fish with its sizable beak.

Different countries have different dining customs. Do you know how to avoid being offensive at the dinner table, no matter where that table is?

This weekend will feature several overlapping events meant to combat a growing plague of garbage around the world.

Those helium-filled balloons you've seen bobbing in the breeze are the least important use of this critical element, especially since we don't have enough.

Freshwater supplies are dwindling as populations grow, but these companies are helping us use water more wisely.

Our landlocked water is drying up, and the oceans are rising.

From fly fishing to deep sea fishing to surf fishing and more, here are different styles of fishing from around the world.

A new study finds that the presence of grandmother helps younger whales thrive, just as with humans.

NASA has just released an image of a unique hole on the surface of Mars.

Being eco-conscious doesn’t have to stress you out or stretch your budget. Learn how to be kind to the earth while also enjoying life.

Pancake was born with a skeletal deformity and has to rely on only her back legs, but it sure hasn't slowed her down.

When all reason says we ought to be backing more transportation options, the media is still obsessed with automobiles.

Skylines and landmarks from across the globe turn off their lights for 60 minutes in celebration of Earth Hour.

Paris can be pretty unfriendly to tourists, but SmarterParis is a friendly new app that can make it easier.

Girls spend 160 million more hours than boys doing household chores every day, UNICEF finds.

What do a Nigerian shuttle service, an Indian job placement program, and a South African parent empowerment initiative have in common?

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.

Researchers say they've identified a universal code of human morality.

In 8 years, the Empowerment Plan nonprofit has distributed 35,000 coats to the homeless and hired 80 people.

What the Flux? No Sign of Aliens Around Strange, Dimming Star

You've heard of cat cafes, but this might be taking things too far...

Hype builds around Bloom Energy's flagship solid oxide fuel cell -- a cleaner, greener 'power plant in a box.'

Astronomers have found a mini-moon called 2020 CD3 in Earth's orbit, but it won't be around for very much longer.

These cool pygmy animal species show you don't have to be big to be great.

Beautiful phenomenon of noctilucent blue clouds may be growing due to greenhouse gas emissions.

#ILookLikeASurgeon aims to inspire inclusion and diversity in the surgical field.

Go on an adventure with reasonable airfares that let you circle the globe.

Solar Impulse 2, the solar-powered plane, traveled across four continents, three seas and two oceans with Bertrand Piccard, Andre Borschberg at the helm.

More and more airports are offering installations from the realms of art and tech as a way to help travelers de-stress.

As fossil fuels decline, the need for alternative economic models becomes more important than ever.

International Landscape Photographer of the Year contest highlights winning images of everything from ice to forests.

The debris left by Comet Thatcher isn't as spectacular as other meteor showers, but the moon will make viewing much easier this year.