The plug-in hybrid drivetrain, a first for Porsche, can move the car 15.5 miles on battery power alone. But is the mileage figure all smoke and mirrors?

Porsche revealed the 918 Spyder Hybrid at this year's Geneva Auto Show and may be producing the vehicle sooner than originally expected.

After receiving positive feedback from the public, Porsche has given the green light to the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid.

Here are five delicious ideas for getting more healthy cocoa in your daily diet without any guilt.

Vermont's Mount Stratton hosted a festival dedicated to yoga, meditation and overall mindfulness.

Oil sands, international relations and energy policy make for a touchy visit in Ottawa.

Tribal leaders are among the thousands of protesters who are trying to keep the Obama administration from giving the green light to a new pipeline.

From 'My Sharona' to 'Tubthumping,' here's how to celebrate National One-Hit Wonder Day.

Wholesome recipes and motherly advice in a responsibly-printed cookbook.

Pluto's moons are even stranger and more intriguing than scientists imagined, a new study reveals.

Flyby images recently beamed home by New Horizons reveal that faraway Pluto has blue skies similar to those of Earth.

As construction begins on a 32-story prefab tower here in the U.S., Broad Sustainable Building Corp. is preparing for a similar project in China that will resul

Blue Homes' view-ready Balance prefab finds a most appropriate home on the ancestral stomping grounds of Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin.

It takes only a few minutes to whip up this delicious cold-weather drink at home.

The 50,000-year-old, perfectly preserved forest is showcased like never before in a newly released documentary.

Neanderthals might be extinct, but their genes still live on inside of us.

Researchers uncover the remnants of lost continents hidden under the ice sheets of Antarctica.

Located under the Hiawatha Glacier, the impact crater is one of the largest on Earth.

The bottom of the Pacific Ocean is actually cooling down. How is this possible? The answer is proof that Earth's systems operate on long timescales.

Researchers have unearthed fossils of an extinct spider family that contain reflective material in the eyes that gave them superior night vision.

Scientists say Zealandia meets all the requirements to qualify as a continent, even though 94% of it is underwater.

Cyclists have "increased heart rate and respiration," resulting in more CO2 emissions, said state Rep. Ed Orcutt.

There's less paper in need of binding these day, so put this simple contraption to work with these clever applications.

Research conducted in Madison, Wisconsin, finds soil in developed residential landscapes is better at absorbing CO2 than forests.

Part of the Keystone oil pipeline was shut down after a 5,000-barrel leak in South Dakota, the pipeline's operator TransCanada said.

A state legislator has an interesting and potentially viable way to avoid dealing with the EPA.

Mountaintop removal mining has destroyed hundreds of mountain peaks and at least 1,200 miles of streams in the Appalachians, and remains a hotly contested issue

As the Senate votes to give the FDA more power, read what those in the know are saying about it.

The success of two elementary school volunteer projects earned a shelter a donation from the Petco Foundation.

Cards are piling up for the man whose heart literally broke when his dog died.

Walmart leads the way in generating solar energy from its store rooftops, creating 65,000 kilowatts from the sun. Big-box retailers are often cast as the boogie

After scouring the world, producers of the new film settled on Italy's famed Amalfi Coast as the setting for the fictional island of Themyscira.

"Isle of Dogs,"Wes Anderson's new stop-motion animated film about teens coming to the rescue unintentionally parallels real-life movements in the U.S.

The PACT Act makes animal cruelty a federal felony, threatening violators with fines and prison time.

Keep the pets but ditch the mess with this handy guide.

Here’s a look at the psychology behind hoarding, how it differs from collecting and ordinary clutter, and how to keep untidiness to a minimum.

Researchers make headway in fight against devastating disorder by breeding bees with the ability to seek out and remove varroa mites.

In the strangest — and only — urban agriculture hoarding tale we've come across, a Queens man is busted for having 45 unregistered beehives housing to 3 mil

Researchers hope to create a sperm bank to breed hardier bees and preserve threatened subspecies.

Through the collaborative magic of crowdfunding, the Open Source Beehives project aims to bring downloadable beehive designs to citizen scientists everywhere.

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

Buried deep in your cellphone, laptop, and flat-screen television are a bevy of obscure elements that make our modern lives possible.

Basketball, mini-golf, a Ferris wheel, an underground lake and a spa are just some of the attractions found in this majestic 13th-century Romanian salt mine.

Dubbed the "Jacuzzi of Despair," this lake on the ocean floor is made of heavy water rich with toxins.

NASA astronaut Henry "Hank" Hartsfield, who in 1984 commanded the maiden mission of the space shuttle Discovery, died on July 17

Temperature records across the continent continue to fall as Europe buckles under heat wave. At least seven deaths have been attributed to the heat.

A new study suggests the UNESCO status of Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park is in danger.

With huge eyes in tiny bodies, baby jumping spiders have high-quality vision.

What happens two months after a major environmental disaster, when the lights go out and everyone stops paying attention?

Why aren't women counted in most exercise studies? Their periods tend to mess up the data.