With campfire season just around the corner, the Explorers Axe collection will help you chop — and look — smart.

Last week's total solar eclipse was a confusing phenomenon for a brood of chickens in the Faroe Islands.

Robert Alvarez, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, says the operators of the stricken Japanese nuclear plants are using a “hail Mary” met

Experts say Japan's kids and unborn babies have the greatest risk of developing cancer from exposure to radioactive material.

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

There's one piece of good news from Japan: All the wind turbines survived the earthquake and are helping to power some regions of the country.

The FDA issues warnings about high levels of radiation in food from parts of Japan. There doesn’t seem to be too much of a danger of contaminated foods enteri

The state wants to expand a nuclear-waste storage facility inside an ancient salt bed to play a bigger role in handling spent fuel from U.S. reactors.

An earless rabbit allegedly born near Japan's severely damaged Fukushima nuclear plant has become the latest poster child for the side effects of radiation expo

For some opponents of nuclear power, no amount of planning or patching is enough. Among those critics is actor Alec Baldwin, whose thoughts on the subject carry

The plant's operator found substances in a reactor which could be a result of nuclear fission, a possible setback in safely shutting down the plant.

Japanese researchers will release monkeys into the radioactive zone near Fukishima nuclear plant to test radiation levels. What could possibly go wrong?

The nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima power plant after the Japanese tsunami a year ago has made Americans more leery of nuclear power, according to a Yale Uni

A new report reveals that the Kodak industrial facility in upstate New York was home to a small nuclear reactor filled with weapons-grade uranium for more than

Researchers have discovered that the butterflies' mutations are multiplying at an alarming rate through successive generations. If genetic damage done to one ge

The three-term New York mayor was famous for his outspoken persona and economic rekindling, but he also had a little-known green streak.

Nuclear fusion could one day propel rockets that allow humans to go to Mars and back in 30 days

Japan is pledging $500 million to build a wall of frozen earth around the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which has been leaking radioactive water.

A Japanese company is looking to profit from continuing fears about Fukushima radiation, by selling radiation-proof underwear.

For people living in areas neighboring the Fukushima nuclear power plants, the worst of the radiation exposure may have passed.

Scientists are using crowdsourcing to test the water along the Pacific Coast of North America, a project that could predict future risks.

So-called "green" kitty litter may be a good idea for eco-conscious cat lovers, but it's a bad idea for nuclear waste storage.

Extremely low levels of radioactive cesium from the Fukushima nuclear meltdown are present in ocean water offshore California.

Even years after the onset of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, radiation is still making its way across the Pacific.

A dozen homeless dogs will be the first Chernobyl puppies to seek American homes.

At a tiny outpost in the middle of Antarctica, Russian scientists are poised to become the first humans to reach a massive liquid lake that has been cut off fro

Deforestation’s impact on climate change has piqued NASA’s interest in documenting its progress across the globe. Here are seven examples of deforestation f

Fresh water. The planet has only so much to meet the needs of a growing world population. And global warming throws more uncertainty into the mix.

The physicist says that colonization of outer space is the only way we’ll survive.

How healthy are America's plants, animals and environment?

Nearly 70 percent of the groundwater stored in parts of the United States' High Plains Aquifer could be used up within 50 years.

The public park is one of the rare places in the city where ancient rocks, rich with history, mingle with modern life.

Reuters investigates the growing trend of builders keeping hush about the severing of mineral rights attached to newly built homes.

Many of the well-preserved fossils show the internal organs of several different arthropods.

Portland authorities faced a tough decision this week: Drain a reservoir or provide residents with tap water that a teen peed into?

With groundwater pumping and the evaporation of heavy weights of water, Earth's crust rebounds. This movement affects the fault, causing earthquakes.

See how much you know about the prehistoric beasts that once roamed the Earth.

Canadian photographer's riveting imagery explores the multitude of ways that industry is transforming our planet's natural landscapes.

After decades of spirited debate, relations may finally be thawing over a disputed island in the Arctic.

Why people are protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Protesters celebrate in North Dakota as the Army halts the Dakota Access pipeline, but many of them still aren't leaving.

The Grand Canyon Trust is spearheading efforts to restore watering holes critical to desert species.

It's not something you might expect from one of the driest places on Earth.

Fortuitous timing gives photographer Sarah Bethea a stunning view of an ice cave in Iceland, the 'Land of Fire and Ice.'

When it's easier for you to attract females, you don't need as potent equipment.

A new study finds the area around the former Fukushima power plant teeming with life.

The wunderkind behind the battery-powered car revolution chats with MNN about his company's future.

During the Russian leg of the Odyssey of Pioneers tour, the Tesla Roadster received clearance to park in Moscow’s famed Red Square.

In an interview with MNN, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is candid about his company's finances, the competition, the Model S and its prospects for the future.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is nothing if not outspoken. Here, in the second of three interview segments, he talks about prospects for the company's affordable Model S