Bangladesh’s economy is heavily dependent on ship recycling. However, the shipbreaking industry is polluting the Bay of Bengal, an area of high biodiversity. This study measured trace metals in sediments around the area, concluding that heavy metal pollution is at an alarming stage and an urgent threat to marine life.

Underground trains are among the most widely used public transport systems in cities worldwide. A study investigating the chemical composition and source of particles in Barcelona subway stations found that a new station design, with sliding doors that separate the platform from the tunnel and good ventilation, reduced the concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) by over 50% compared with older station designs.

Myke wants to make some changes, Grey is taking a break, and they are both excited about some big announcements.

Grey is stuck in a time paradox, Myke shares how many journals he ordered, and they both watch Jiro Dreams of Sushi.

Construction is scheduled to begin Sunday, August 12, weather permitting, on the third of three segments to widen approximately 21 miles total on Interstate 64 in Newport News, James City County and York County.

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LYNCHBURG — As a result of rain and run-off from Tropical Storm Michael, Route 58 in Halifax County is closed from Route 360 to Route 744 until further notice.

Kings Langley’s unbeaten run in 2020 came to an end on Tuesday night as they suffered a 2-0 home defeat to St Albans City in the semi-finals of the Herts Senior Challenge Cup.

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Professor Su Guaning, President Emeritus of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has been elected to the United States' National Academy of Engineering (NAE)....

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Figuring out which wells to shut, and for how long, is the hard part.

Ad triggers #ILookLikeAnEngineer campaign — and a conversation about outdated stereotypes.

Passengers acted swiftly to save a visually impaired man who had fallen off a platform near an Atlanta public transit rail line.

Don't miss your chance to make a difference during the Weekend Without Oil.

More than 100 world leaders and tens of thousands of protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro next week for the Rio+20 summit in hopes of overcoming years of d

Sue Flood's new book on emperor penguins, 'Emperor: The Perfect Penguin,' is the culmination of 9 years of work.

An unusual spike in auroral activity culminated in this mystical aurora borealis display captured by Jingyi Zhang, a photographer and astronomer.

Video: Dennis Hong is living his dreams — literally — in a lab filled with wacky robots.

These engineers and musicians are hitting just the right notes.

2,500-year-old stone slab could offer clues to deciphering the lost language and religion of the Etruscans.

The Bats and Churches Partnership aims to ease the sometimes fraught relationship between bats and the houses of worship they roost in.

The herb known as the 'divine root' comes in several forms that can be used to speed recovery and improve concentration, among other things.

Although it takes some time to get the plants going, homegrown "wild" ginseng has more value and character than cultivated roots.

For the first time, organizers moved the first 3 stages of the Tour de France across the English Channel.

Let your hair down and party like it's 1899 in a converted Victorian sea fort off of the Isle of Wight.

Beyond making way for ducklings, the new lanes are also meant to help humans slow down and be more polite.

The rural Cheshire community has slashed emissions by nearly a quarter over the past decade.

Manchester's City of Trees scheme will plant one leafy specimen for every resident.

Preservationists suspect warmer-than-normal weather is to blame for the pests' proliferation.

In flood-prone Gloucestershire, England, dam-building semiaquatic Eurasian beavers make good neighbors.

Divers enjoy a swim alongside a human-sized jellyfish near Cornwall, England.

Working with the nonprofit Solar Aid, students earn enough to bring electric light to a school in Kenya

After months of careful consideration, actress says her 'responsibilities and energy' need to be focused on family.

Talk show host will spotlight how she and 378 staffers went vegan for a week.

A new study suggests people who deliver bad news are never seen as innocent.

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.

GoodGuide, home of the world's largest healthy and green product database, is searching for a Rock Star User Interaction Engineer.

Engineer Henry Liu is honored for inventing a way to transform toxic waste into environmentally friendly bricks used for construction.

Single roots can have thousand-dollar price tags, attracting poachers into protected lands, so what makes ginseng so valuable?

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

The Finns have a word for drinking alone at home in your underwear. What other cool foreign food words don't we have?

Mercury is not just hellishly hot but apparently covered in brimstone. A vast part of the planet is covered with dried lava – enough to bury the state of Tex

A NASA spacecraft slammed into the surface of Mercury on Thursday, April 30, bringing a groundbreaking mission to a dramatic end.

Not all penguins make their home in icy Antarctica. See if you know where in the world to find these penguin species.

Thanks to the 24-hour news cycle and social media, it's impossible to tune out these politically turbulent times. Here's how to tune in and stay sane.

GE Ecomagination contest hopes to solicit the smartest solutions for a much-needed quantum leap in electrical grid technology.

A scientific team from South Korea has just created the first bendable lithium ion battery.