The plan to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is hotly contested between oil companies, Alaskans and conservation groups.

Using agricultural waste to make biochar has the potential to reduce 12% of global CO2 emissions annually.

You may not realize that nutritional yeast is a vitamin-packed protein. Here's how to add it to salads, pastas and more.

Ships which exude slime from their hulls could cut fuel consumption by 20% and make it difficult for barnacles to attach.

Researchers are developing robotic fish to swim our waterways and patrol for pollutants.

Bacon shortages could be a think of fiction. A new technique that turns pig stem cells into strips of meat could offer a green alternative to the slaughterhouse

Chemical material could speed clean-up at power plants by snapping its jaws at radioactive waste, leaving nontoxic byproducts alone.

Scientists are beginning to unravel the mystery of how caddisfly silk stays sticky underwater, and it could lead to the development of a wet Band-Aid.

Sunlight in the form of fuel? A breakthrough new discovery brings science one step closer to creating clean hydrogen fuel using only water and sunlight.

New research reveals that mushrooms and some vegetables can multiply rapidly when struck by lightning.

Facility makes DNA parts for biologists to use in experiments.

Rice University students come up with ingenious and inexpensive health care tool for communities without power.

Suit allows its human wearer to breathe liquid like a fish, making deeper dives possible.

It’s one of the fastest-growing industries, and states across the U.S. have been eagerly courting the industry in the hopes of landing new manufacturing plant

Scientists hope to end heart transplant surgery forever thanks to help from the amazing zebrafish.

New rose will be less prone to wilting and will allow for longer lasting Valentine's Day bouquets.

The technology could be used to clean or inspect inaccessible places, such as nuclear power plants and collapsed buildings.

Custom-designed proteins made with the aid of computers could fight chemical weapons such as nerve gas and help decontaminate toxic-waste sites, scientists say.

Philosopher suggests that bioengineering people to be herbivores with small statures and cat-like eyes could help to save the planet.

North Carolina State University researchers have learned how to remotely control live cyborg cockroaches.

Advancements in genetic engineering and selective breeding seem to crop up everyday. Now, floral geneticists are working on flower varieties that contain geneti

Researchers have wedded the arts and sciences by transforming the human brain into a maestro that directs brain waves and signals.

Immune cells called macrophages are at the center of the salamander's ability to regrow limbs and regenerate parts of organs.

Bioluminescent art blends science and creativity to create images that can only be seen in the dark.

Researchers are setting their sights to resurrecting passenger pigeons and woolly mammoths, but would it do more harm than good?

Brrr.

Signals that coordinate the rhythms of our heart and lungs offer inspiration for creating 'unbreakable' security codes.

By fighting labeling, GMO advocates risk ceding the moral high ground -- transparency -- to foods that boast their lack of GMOs.

Breakthrough technology could make long-distance space travel feasible, clean our air here on Earth, and even combat global warming.

A lab-created substance composed partly of mussel foot proteins is even stickier than the adhesive used by real mussels.

Gloves designed after a gecko's feet allow human climbers to scale walls with ease.

Scientists have learned how to unboil an egg, and it could lead to breakthroughs in biotechnology.

Technology could lead to the transformation of clothes, cars, buildings and even billboards.

Fleets of these 'artificial bees' could one day pollinate our crops just like real bees do.

Scientists still aren't entirely sure how the spiders make use of the carbon nanotubes, but their webs are the strongest ever recorded.

The glove essentially translates sonar into a sense of touch for its wearer.

Those baby blues mean something, but perhaps not what you think.

The Office of Naval Research hopes to harness locusts' powerful sense of smell to protect soldiers on the battlefield.

The enhanced silk was also 50 percent stronger than the regular stuff.

The webbing was on par with bulletproof Kevlar in strength.

Scientists created the glowing effect without any genetic modification.

Emedivet is helping farmers keep track of their cows' health an implantable device, but the ultimate goal is to get the devices into humans.

Georgia Tech researchers have developed a flexible packaging material that combines cellulose nanocrystals and chitin nanofibers. It could replace PET.

There's an ideal length of time and temperature for steeping each type of tea.

Juice and soda aren’t the only drink options available for children. Here are some healthy drink alternatives for kids (and adults).

A study about phones giving kids horns stirs some good old-fashioned moral panic.

Italians have mastered 'la dolce far niente' and so should you.

Microplastics in fresh water are primarily laundry lint that comes from washing machines, and they end up in your drinking glass.

A study shows your reusable water bottle may be dirtier than your dog's dish. Here's how to wash your reusable items so they last longer and you stay healthy.

In 10 or 20 years, we're going to need a lot of buildings like this senior living community in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle — resilient and efficient.