Raymond Wang, 17, won prestigious $75,000 award for engineering a system to make cabin air safer.

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.

The light emitted after the sun sets could be harvested, according to a new study.

Congratulations, washing machine, your lonely days are now over as clothes dryers have become, at long last, eligible for Energy Star certification.

American-style refrigerators don't just waste energy, they can hurt your health and wallet too.

Farming runoff turns the sea floor into a wet desert and forces species onward or upward.

Because of acidic water, volcanic fumes and too much carbon dioxide, you have to watch where you swim in some places in the world.

159 coral reefs were examined in the Asian-Pacific region, and 89 percent of those reefs were contaminated with plastics and disease.

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

Made of plastic and metal, it harms our oceans just like microbeads.

Spanish endurance athlete Antonio de la Rosa is the first to cross the Pacific on a paddleboard.

After 467 days in orbit and a ticker-tape parade, a special litte astronaut will live out its days at the National Air and Space Museum.

Residents of the Big Apple may catch sight of an unusual sight over their famous skyline this week: a NASA space shuttle riding atop a jumbo jet.

Space shuttle Endeavour, now a permanent resident of the state of California, has traded its winged chariot for a set of custom wheels.

Space shuttle Endeavour has hit the road in Los Angeles to start its two-day journey to its new home.

The test orbiter is the first of NASA's retired space shuttles to receive the distinction.

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

A new feature added to Project Sunroof, a free solar mapping tool from Google, makes keeping up with Joneses even easier.

If you thought the plastic bag waste from a loaf was a big problem, wait till you find out what's even more damaging.

Twelve of the world's leading chocolate producers, with some help from Prince Charles, intend to tackle deforestation.

If you're not ready to go cold turkey with beef, we have some bean recipes to get you started in replacing just a meal or two.

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

You can reduce the amount of waste you create without much effort.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

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

Nearly two years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster gushed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls from the spill still turn up on Alaba

The predicted size of this year's dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico depends on whom you ask. One forecast model predicts an unusually small area of oxygen-deplete

The energy-services giant will plead guilty to destroying evidence after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

The EPA is searching for a senior (age 55+) to fill an administrative assistant position at the Ann Arbor, Michigan office.

What's the best green advice your mom ever gave you?

Rhabdomyolysis is rare, but if your workouts cause extreme soreness or swelling, check with your doctor.

New study finds several short bursts of exercise are just as effective as one long one.

Defying stereotypes, teenager Vilde Westeng aims to be the best halling dancer.

While it ranks high on the gross scale, peeing in a pool has never been considered hazardous. A study, however, uncovers health effects.

The biggest rodent to ever stalk the Earth lived about 3 million years ago — and it used its large front teeth the way today's elephants use their tusks.

Even core areas of pika habitat 'are vulnerable to climate change within a timeframe of decades,' researchers say.

Vaderlimulus tricki is the first horseshoe crab found in Idaho rocks of the Triassic Period, and it has an uncanny resemblance to Darth Vader.

Ancient 5-foot 7 penguin weighed at least 220 pounds and speared fish with its sizable beak.

BirdLife International has confirmed the extinction of eight bird species, including the Spix' macaw in Brazil.

Take the quiz to win 4 tickets and VIP access to one of the band's end-of-the-year shows in Atlanta.

Become a Pinterest fan, repin from our back-to-school board and you could win an iPad and green books.

Honeysuckle and lemon balm foraged from the backyard or your farmers market flavor this vodka cocktail.

Use fresh, seasonal cherries to make a simple syrup for this fruity cocktail.

Stocktails are simply savory cocktails made with broth, and we talk to an expert about why they're such a hit.

Diluting whisky makes it more flavorful, according to a study out of Linnaeus University in Sweden.

The surface of Mercury is shrinking faster than previously thought, photos from a NASA spacecraft orbiting the tiny planet reveal.

In the 10 years since Osama bin Laden became a household name, we have fought a war on terror, watched oil prices skyrocket and continued to get oil from the sa

As far as creative ideas to keep food food from being wasted go, Toast Beer is pretty brilliant.

Sweden is to thank (go figure) for a hot new lifestyle trend known as plogging that encourages participants to beautify cities while burning calories.

Ubiquitous Mardi Gras beads can be made of other things: Biodegradable seed bombs, anyone?