Rigzone panelists offer their top oil market hits and misses for the week ending May 8, 2020.

An energetic little kelpie named "Westie" was rescued after it chased a sea lion four kilometers out to sea from a South Australia beach.

As a growing number of homeless people take to Los Angeles' subway system, officials consider installing mobile showers and bathrooms at certain stations.

As the Earth heats up and weather grows wilder, meteorologists are on the front lines of an intensifying war with the elements.

Here are 10 beautiful churches that have been converted into something else.

A world in need of faster computers, smarter phones and more energy-efficient light bulbs threatens to strain the small supply of rare metals used by the global

A fireball that tears across the sky is not just a one-time skywatching event — it can reap scientific dividends long afterward. In fact, one that lit up Mexi

Once used for gas storage, the skeleton of the Victorian structure now frames a circular park.

Urn-believable you say? Columbia University's DeathLAB will soon find out.

New research suggests listening to music kills creativity.

A group of researchers at Cornell University finds that natural gas may not be as clean as originally thought.

A new study finds that drinking water quality near Marcellus shale gas extraction sites could be compromised.

Researchers at Princeton recently studied the question of whether abandoned gas & oil well are leaking methane into the atmosphere.

Architect Zaha Hadid is "touring around" a prefab concept with musician/design dabbler extraordinaire Pharrell Williams.

New research seems to demonstrate that iridium, a rare metal found in meteorites, can kill cancer cells.

Microbes possibly feeding on the remains of an ancient forest may be generating billions of tons of methane deep beneath Antarctic ice, a new study suggests.

A new study shows that some wells in N.Y. contain large amounts of explosive methane and need to be monitored to prevent any detonation.

Most of the methane that humans emit comes from natural gas, landfills, coal mining and manure management, but methane is almost everywhere and it comes from so

A new study claims it isn't as bad as estimated, at least during one part of the process. But how much methane does leak during fracking?

Seafloor-dwelling bacteria may prevent methane from reaching the atmosphere by eating it up.

U.S. federal budget woes are shrinking the monitoring network that tracks greenhouse gases such as methane.

Scientists have known this for a while now, but new research gives us more information about why kangaroos are so much more efficient than cows.

The gassy hotspot is centered over New Mexico's San Juan Basin, where some 40,000 wells suck out natural gas trapped in coal seams.

Methane is a natural substance that can be produced over time through biological routes. This colorless, odorless gas has huge potential as a fuel, but it also

Scientists estimate more than 7,000 dangerous methane 'bumps' have formed in Siberia's Yamal and Gydan peninsulas over the last couple of years.

If you are looking for ways to make your holiday meal a lot more interesting, look no further. These vegetarian and vegan recipes are not only gourmet but most

The Environmental Defense Fund is developing a satellite that will regularly monitor 50 major oil and gas regions for methane leaks.

In 2015, Albuquerque launched an innovative program aimed at helping the area's homeless. Instead of ticketing panhandlers, city officials offered them jobs.

Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Royer at the University of Hawai'i discovered that plastic bags are contributing to global warming by giving off methane.

The style-conscious soap wizards at Method unveil plans for a wind and solar-powered manufacturing facility that will also include rooftop food production.

English fantasy writer Sir Terry Pratchett smelt his own iron ore to create his knightly sword.

Researchers stumble upon a method that could replace toxic cyanide with plain old cornstarch.

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

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

Knowing how to measure metabolic equivalents is an easy way to sneak in exercise and make sure all your movements count.

Climatologist documents Greenland's warming conditions with a photo of sled dogs splashing in meltwater on top of sea ice.

Yes, you read that right.

A video from a NASA spacecraft studying the sun has captured an unexpected sight.

This week in the hour before sunrise early morning stargazers will get a double treat: the planet Mercury and two special comets.

From your blood pressure to your vision, here's how barometric pressure might affect you.

MNN's lifestyle blogger loves the sweet and crunchy taste of Chocolate Maca Chunk — a raw, organic, vegan and fair trade chocolate bar handcrafted by Lulu's C

I do support fair trade products, but sometimes I wish I didn't.

Thelma Taormina isn't exactly keen on smart meters. So when a utility worker arrived at her Houston home to install one of the devices, she did what any totally

In large part to gas wells and cow farms, the United States is spewing 50 percent more methane than regulators thought.

NASA's Curiosity rover has made a surprising find that could help scientists get one step closer to figuring out if Mars has ever supported life.

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

A newly formed crater on Mars reveals the red planet's blue underbelly.

Jesse Metcalfe talks about his green-minded character on 'Dallas' and the loss of Larry Hagman.

Comic artist Rob Lang gives animals a way to speak their piece with "Underdone Comics.'

Teens with metabolic syndrome — a set of health conditions linked with the development of heart disease and diabetes — perform worse in school than their he