A weed Civil War soldiers used to write letters home may hold the secret to cheaper and more efficient solar energy today.
Researchers at Wake Forest University’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials in North...
My dad is obsessed with fuel efficiency. I joked with him on a recent road trip that when he retires, he'll have more time to pursue his dream career as a fuel-economy promoter. Well guess what, I just found the treasure trove of...
With the holidays approaching and Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) not too far off, I figured I’d dish out a little green holiday shopping advice. Just a few tips that might help you safely navigate through the holiday shopping rush.
Berlin-based artist Ralf Schmerberg has constructed an awe-inspiring igloo made almost entirely of old refrigerators in the center of Hamburg, Germany. What appears as a Dada-esque construction filled with absurd little vignettes is...
When you turn on the shower or fill your glass, you probably for granted the clean water that comes out. But millions of people around the world aren’t so lucky.
Vermont Yankee spokesman Larry Smith says an access plug that had been welded over was leaking inside the plant. He says the repairs are expected to take 24 hours and that then the plant will be restarted.
BP incurred "additional risk" and teams of workers — both BP and contractors — made poor judgments ahead of the April 20 well blowout and rig explosion, the presidential Gulf spill panel said Monday.
The Navajos, who operate a semi-autonomous nation covering 27,000 square miles in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, have long depended on coal as an economic mainstay for jobs and electricity. But dwindling coal deposits have many...
