Who know you could build a functional car or virtual reality goggles from cardboard?

Some cities don't recycle glass, but that doesn't mean you can't reuse glass bottles for candles, hummingbird feeders or even chandeliers.

These DIY projects will have you see plastic bottles in completely new ways.

Two groups have received $80 million in funding from the ARRA for advanced biofuels research.

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the 20 communities that will receive $60 million in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants.

Two separate projects funded by the Department of Energy are offering free home chargers. The only drawback? You have to pay for the electric vehicle.

A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts reveals that the federal government spent about $25 billion in the energy sector in 2009.

Turbine sites in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia identified as prime parcels for projects.

The fourth round of ARPA-E funding totals $130 million for five different program areas.

Luxury automaker Fisker has officially missed a $10 million payment to the Department of Energy. Is a bankruptcy filing next?

The third time's a charm for the resiliency-minded contender from New Jersey.

Meteorologists predict a mostly normal 2019 hurricane season, but that doesn't mean there's no danger.

Ever wondered what different types of caterpillars look like before they transform into butterflies? Here are 10 instagram-worthy before-and-after photos

Before you check the medicine cabinet, you might want to look in your backyard for a healing plant.

What happens when railway station buildings are no longer used? Here are 10 being used for restaurants, museums, homes and more.

Thousands of dollars and many hours go into floral arrangements. Why not repurpose them for nursing homes and hospitals?

Robert Hulseman, the man who created the iconic cup, has died, but his impact lives on.

From packing materia to kitty litter and more. Here's what to do if you can't recycle your shredded paper.

DNA found in chewed birch pitch helps scientists recreate image, but it's also unraveling other Stone Age secrets.

Ice Age humans likely lived in these strange circles made from mammoth bones.

Scientists using artificial intelligence have devised a highly accurate blood test for 50 kinds of cancer by looking for the DNA of dead tumor cells.

Rescue workers swooped in and saved nearly 100 baby birds when tree in Oakland split and started to topple.

Study finds U.S. and Canada have lost 29% of birds in past 50 years.

Scientists led by Frank E. Rheindt discovered new five new bird species and five more subspecies on three Indonesian islands.

The National Institutes of Health is looking for brave volunteers to have a live flu virus squirted up their noses.

Grandma's natural cough remedies were ahead of the science. Here's how to quell the cough with ingredients you have at home.

These violent storms both frighten us and fascinate us, and there's a lot you may not know about them.

The severity of two big winter storms from 2010 are compared, stat by stat. Which one emerges as the true snow storm of the year?

To say 2011 has been a wild weather year would be a huge understatement. From tornadoes to floods to wildfires, weather records were set across the United State

The folk hero planted many an apple tree, but not for the reasons you might think.

Our sustainability commitments help us cut costs so we can pass those savings on to our customers

Silicon Valley may be the celebrated hub of innovation, but it's getting a run for the money these days on hundreds of college campuses across the country.

Research by these women has changed the way we think about space — from dark matter to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Want to help your employer print less without pushing his buttons? Vanessa tells you how.

They don't shed tears and won't remember having mustaches!

The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company joins Milwaukee Riverkeeper to clean up a stretch of the Milwaukee River, protecting local water resources.

Feed your plants the natural way with organic bone meal, cottonseed meal, blood meal, fish emulsion and manure.

The demographics are shifting in favor of Generation Z as these young people head to the polls.

Floods hit Miss. Delta, GOP gov. embraces rail, U.S. to protect more species, and more.

Weather wallops U.S. South, killer quakes hit Spain, Japan embraces renewables, and U.S. military dogs have the spotlight.

U.S. sets disaster record, new branch of life found, climate change vs. pirates, and it turns out the nuclear crisis in Japan is worse than originally believed.

Endeavour lifts off, floods invade Miss. Delta, Obama embraces drilling, and fruit and vegetables farmers are up in arms.

Delta flood risk spreads, first squid leaves Earth, blood test reveals life span, and more.

River rehab gains steam, melons explode in China, camels plague Australia, and chlorinated Tris may be infecting young children with cancer.

Study: planets outnumber stars, floods fuel huge 'dead zone,' extinct rat returns, and more.

Rapture looms, crawfish thrive in floods, big cyclone season forecast, and more.

Tornadoes slam U.S. Midwest, floods threaten wildlife, Japan goes solar, and Chicago works on becoming greener.

U.S. sets tornado records, vines worsen warming, bee crisis continues, and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant likely suffered meltdowns.

More storms strike U.S., microbes make it rain, NASA eyes deep space, and hailstones are just a wealth of bacteria.

U.S. storms keep coming, FDA sued over superbugs, blind people can echolocate, and more.