The president steps up efforts to protect the pollinators — and their $24 billion contribution to the U.S. economy.

Mushroom extracts have been shown to reduce the presence of bee-killing viruses.

The ENOUGH project points out at least one commonality between Mac and PC -- they both use conflict minerals.

Mark Ruffalo, actor and environmental activist whose family lives in an area of upstate New York directly where "fracking" is a common practice, explains the da

There were plenty of heroes among the 43,000 people who ran the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, but rescued Chilean miner Edison Pena was the favorite of

Coal helped create communities throughout Boone County, West Virginia, years ago but now mountaintop removal mining may be demolishing more than just mountains

A scathing report on the April 2010 mine disaster that killed 29 miners at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia is set to be released.

Did Japan hit the rare earth elements jackpot? Scientists have found undersea mud off the coast that could be packed with elements like yttrium, cerium and pras

Massey Energy kept two sets of safety log books at their Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, where 29 miners died after an explosion last year— one for the fede

Science fiction dreams of mining riches from asteroids only make sense if humans can make it worth their time and effort. The new Planetary Resources group back

A crowd of farmers, environmentalists and community members gather at a May Day rally in Sydney to call for tougher mining restrictions to protect sensitive lan

No U.S. president has waxed as poetically about mining the moon the way John F. Kennedy did about landing on it.

Chilean mine accident survivor, Mario Sepulveda, is said to be thrilled with the casting decision.

Take a tour of Box Office, the first commercial office building in the U.S. built from retired shipping containers.

The Silicon Valley tech startup and the lodging platform partner to help make vacationing in a stranger's condo a more energy-efficient affair.

Matching supply to demand is crucial when it comes to energy. And a concept called demand response can help us do it.

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.

For starters, it's more energy efficient than a standard door that swings.

Scenes of devastation along the state's Indian River Lagoon show hundreds of thousands of dead fish.

Advanced refrigeration system, nearly a mile long, is meant to keep contaminated water from the damaged nuclear plant from escaping into the sea.

"Ain't No Fish" is a stop-motion animated short film that uses a 1940s show tune to highlight ocean pollution.

Populations of the mosquito-like bug have exploded around India's Taj Mahal because of unchecked pollution.

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.

New study reveals animals in ocean trenches are digesting plastic.

Radium, a naturally-occurring radioactive element that's also a known carcinogen, can be found in water systems across the U.S.

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

NASA's space shuttles are gearing up to make their final voyages — this time flying piggyback a special Boeing 747 jet on the way to museum retirement homes.

Space Shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, flies over New York City prior to landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Apr

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

As the space shuttle Endeavor is poised to come to Los Angeles, crews will remove about 400 trees to make room for its passage.

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

Teen sets ambitious goal to be the first astronaut on Mars, and she's harnessing the power of social media to make it happen.

In previous decades, we explored outward. Today's landmarks in science come from looking deeper inside.

Food, supplies, gear — and possibly Easter treats — successfully made their way to the space station.

It will indeed, claims newly minted PV shingle magnate Elon Musk.

Wind and solar get an unequal shake in the Equality State.

There are many ways to map an area's sunlight exposure. Here are a few tips to make sure your plants get their moment(s) in the sun.

Punta Gorda, a sleepy Gulf Coast getaway north of Fort Myers, shines bright as Babcock Ranch, a solar-powered eco-town, attracts its first residents.

At the 85th Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors in Miami Beach, leaders pledge to make the switch to 100% renewable energy by 2035.

The Brock Environmental Center's 'regenerative' design is key to its AIA recognition — it generates 80 percent more energy than it uses.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is back in focus thanks to Lisa Murkowski and the oil spill commission.

President Obama has a tricky balancing act to perform as BP plans to resume offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Ambitious, ill-prepared petroleum industry eyes the Gulf, the Arctic, the heartland.

Researchers have developed a soap made of iron rich salts which could one day safely clean tainted water.

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

Three years after the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, here's a look at how various victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are recuperating.

But environmental groups say oil is still coming ashore and more work needs to be done.

Margaret Brown shares her insights about the Deepwater Horizon spill with MNN.

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