How do you un-shrink-wrap a space shuttle?

NASA will join journalist Maria Shriver, tennis legend Billie Jean King and Grammy-award winning vocalist Patti Austin in remembering the life of Sally Ride.

NASA will send off the "Sunjammer," a 128-ft solar sail, to record space weather and study the Sun.

NASA lost power on Sunday in California, delaying the launch of the IRIS sun observatory by one day.

Since the end of its space shuttle program, NASA is relying more and more on commercial space travel.

NASA's crash dummies are worlds tougher than their car-testing cousins.

At the 85th Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors in Miami Beach, leaders pledge to make the switch to 100% renewable energy by 2035.

China has now given a face to its aggressive renewable energy goals — and man, is that face adorable. (It's a panda.)

Eco-conscious Dutch poultry company Kipster wants to revolutionize the egg industry.

Heritage rail and clean tech collide in the Aussie beach town of Byron Bay with the introduction of a solar panel-topped vintage train.

Following a protracted court battle, Six Flags Great Adventure is set to become the world's first theme park that's fully powered by the sun.

The breakthrough works like a rechargeable battery that is charged by sunlight.

Go ahead and drink wine from a can this summer, but remember: It's not fine wine; it's fun wine.

As Harvey's floodwaters recede in Houston, Red Hook in Brooklyn, braces for the next big storm.

Using satellite data and machine learning, researchers have mapped the movements of over 70,000 industrial fishing vessels.

If you want your way of life to come to a bitter end, follow the example of ancient civilizations like the Sumerians and the Olmecs and use up all the available

There are lots of labels designed to make you think you're buying better food. Are they reliable?

Was the Gulf oil spill actually good for the region's economy? Maybe in the short-term—but the Gulf needs a long-term restoration economy, says Conservancy sc

Greenpeace's Deepsea Desperation lets you challenge a friend for domination over ocean territories. Will you play Greenpeace or Big Oil?

The final report by President Obama's oil spill commission concludes that the Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent massive oil spill was caused by a series

An Atlanta jeweler upcycles tarballs picked up from the beaches of Louisiana's Grand Isle into eco-friendly jewelry.

Raising campaign funds is a difficult balancing act for the Louisiana governor.

Planet Green to premiere new documentary about the impact on Gulf residents of the largest oil spill in American history.

This new documentary is a love song to Big Oil, and it's underwritten by oil and gas interests. Watch the trailer with awe and wonder.

At the time of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the spring of 2010, computer models predicted that the 200 million gallons of crude oil pouring out of the gus

Naturally occurring bacteria gobbled up at least 200,000 tons of oil and natural gas that spewed into the Gulf following the BP Deepwater Horizon spill, a new s

Three years after the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, here's a look at how various victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are recuperating.

The NOAA suspects the infectious morbillivirus is responsible for the unusually high number of dolphin strandings and deaths this month.

After reports of icy pens, rotten food and sick animals sparked an outcry, 97 orcas and belugas have been released from a Russian 'whale jail.'

Mother's Day may be the perfect time for Duchess and Buttercup to find a family.

Industry and environmentalists find themselves on opposite ends of coal ash options.

Despite claims that special interest groups don't have a place in the White House, some reports say that's not the case. Other reports simply don't exist.

A new study buries the concept of "fat but fit," and finds that obesity is more dangerous than a lack of fitness.

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

Everyone gets winded while climbing stairs, but sometimes it's a little more serious.

Climatologist documents Greenland's warming conditions with a photo of sled dogs splashing in meltwater on top of sea ice.

New study finds that air pollution limits led to 10 percent more rainfall for Atlanta in the 1970s and 1980s.

Air pollution may be responsible for more than 2 million deaths around the world each year.

Tree rings of old eastern red cedars show improved tree growth and physiology since the Clean Air Act's implementation in the 1980s.

What good is it if all of the historical cities and natural beauty in China are covered by haze?

Loopholes in the Montreal Protocol may need to be tightened, researchers say.

Air pollution exposure contributes to one in eight deaths around the globe, according to WHO estimates.

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

This high tech billboard can do the work of 1,200 trees, scrubbing the air of pollutants.

Your health is influence by the humidity of your home so pick the right machine for your home and your needs.

It's a breakthrough that scientists around the world have been pursuing for years.

Meet 15 rare animal species whose futures could be determined — for better or worse — in 2015.

Re-wilding nature is always controversial, as evidenced by the conflicting views in North Carolina over the reintroduction of the red wolf.

Death by acid was the fate of the sea monsters that perished in Earth's biggest mass extinction, some 251 million years ago.

Here's a graphical glimpse at America's most endangered wildlife, where they live and how many are left.