Authorities are still searching for possible victims after a natural gas explosion outside a popular restaurant sparked.

The school plans to fund a study on the effects of fracking by allowing the controversial extraction process to take place on 8,000 acres in Cumberland Forest.

The Amish religion forbids lawsuits, locking families into deals that are often not in their favor.

Director Josh Fox accuses the energy industry and politicians of failing the American people.

X- and Y-shaped ocean waves that are often seen at beaches may help explain why tsunamis can be so devastating, researchers say.

Debris from the deadly tsunami that struck Japan in 2011 is drifting across the Pacific Ocean toward North America.

The gradual recovery of the building and remodeling industries is being slowed by high prices for lumber. However, there is a plentiful, sustainable alternative

When it comes to tracking New Horizons's Pluto flyby, you have options.

NASA asked the internet for help in choosing a nickname for the Kuiper Belt object named '(486958) 2014 MU69.'

New York City unveils a disaster housing plan centered around retrofitted shipping containers that boast interiors that are like 'CB2 meets Motel 6' and that ar

Watch a tiny prefab home be 'dropped' into a vacant lot outside of Madrid with not much more than an electric screwdriver and a crane.

The flashy and fancy new breed of ice fishing shacks are extravagant enough to make grandpa drop his hand auger in disbelief.

A tent alternative for dedicated glampers and design-conscious holiday-makers, this prefab micro-cabin treads lightly wherever it happens to 'drop.'

'Batman v Superman' star says his Thanksgiving tradition is all about respect for animals.

The demise of megalodon coincided with the loss of a third of the largest marine animal species, scientists say.

A new, highly speculative conjecture about the extinction of ancient humans is sure to raise critics' brows.

HIV might never have become a global pandemic if it wasn't for the ecology of what is now known as Kinshasa, and what was then a 1920s colonial hub.

If dinosaurs had telescopes and had pointed them at Saturn, they might have seen a ringless world.

Researchers are calling the wild lands of 12 million years ago the 'Texas Serengeti.'

8 strange and surprising facts about the T. rex, king of the dinosaurs.

Top polluters would pay $20 per ton of carbon emissions under the carbon tax plan, with 60 percent of the revenue returned to each U.S. resident.

This much CO2 hasn't filled the planet's atmosphere since the Pliocene Epoch 3 million years ago — long before modern humans existed.

We hear a lot about carbon dioxide when we talk about climate change, but sometimes here's why too much CO2 in the atmosphere is a bad thing.

This surprising discovery won't be enough to stop climate change, but it will help, researchers say.

Even though Earth is already in an ice age, a surplus of ice is the least of our worries.

Scientists estimate more than 7,000 dangerous methane 'bumps' have formed in Siberia's Yamal and Gydan peninsulas over the last couple of years.

The latest World Meteorological Organization Greenhouse Gas Bulletin paints a grim picture for our environment.

It may be time to retire the groundhog and start tracking Arctic sea ice for a better prediction of late-winter weather.

Of the 271 general purpose laundry detergents the Environmental Working Group evaluated, only 7 scored a rating of A.

Shipping containers can be transformed into a variety of innovative homes and hotels.

iFixit.org is dedicated to providing free repair manuals to every gadget on Earth.

The Environmental Defense Fund is developing a satellite that will regularly monitor 50 major oil and gas regions for methane leaks.

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

Federal law requires mining companies to restore strip mines to their original condition, but many don't bother.

New EPA ruling on infilling valleys may limit future mountaintop mining permits, but it's only the first step in a long process to stop the 'Appalachian Apocaly

U.S. Postal Service expands electronics recycling program. Customers can trade in old cellphones for cash at 3,100 USPS retail locations.

Are you a homeowner interested in top-of-the-line green technology but not the uber-modern aesthetic that often accompanies it?

A diet of mixed greens is good for the body, and a diet of mixed green Twitter users is good for the mind.

From the morality of bonobos to the importance of baking, each of these books explores a unique aspect of our humanity.

Austin's Lions Municipal Golf Course is one of 10 at-risk sites featured in a new report from The Cultural Landscape Foundation.

Aaron Tucker was hoping a job interview would change his life, but he wound up saving a life instead.

In 2015, Albuquerque launched an innovative program aimed at helping the area's homeless. Instead of ticketing panhandlers, city officials offered them jobs.

Senate Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health will convene today to hear about the effects of everyday chemicals on the health of children.

Video: Future360 travels to Austin, TX, to unearth a radical new energy storage technology. Xtreme Power's patented power cell promises to be a game changer in

Site for wind farms is not exactly the type of field you picture a retired NFL linebacker scouting. But Sean Tufts is not your typical retired player. Nor is he

Painstakingly handcrafted biopic on the legendary Dutch painter is seeking artists interested in contributing.

New animated short 'Piper,' about a sandpiper with hydrophobia, will appear before the highly anticipated 'Finding Dory.'

After two years of fighting for permission to build along the city's waterfront, Lucas says he's pivoting back to California.

Felines, both heroic and villainous, play prominent roles in these 9 whisker-heavy horror films.

Pixar has sprinkled references to all its movies throughout its films.