NASA is preparing to launch its Ares1-X rocket, but concerns about bad weather could delay lift-off.
You might not feel like eating when you're bedridden with swine flu, but Lucy Jones, dietician and spokesman for the British Dietetic Association, says diet becomes vital to fighting off the infection.(Oct. 26)
NASA to test next generation of rocket and capsule combination for upcoming flights to the moon and beyond. (Oct. 25)
White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a poorly understood condition that, in the two years since its discovery, has spread to at least seven northeastern states and killed as many as half a million bats.
Mumbai is a large, bustling, crowded city. But little known is that it also hosts one of the world's largest populations of flamingos.
NASA will make history tomorrow morning when it conducts a spectacular bombing raid in the moon to find water.
Amateur French fossil hunters have unearthed the largest dinosaur footprints in the world.
Amateur French fossil hunters have unearthed the largest dinosaur footprints in the world.
Geo-science experts say there was no connection between both earthquakes.
To protect a spectacular mountain chain in western Wyoming, a new federal law blocks oil and gas leasing and allows conservationists to buy drilling rights on existing leases.
Counting and banding wild Canada geese in Kentucky is an essential step in setting the limits and length of the hunting season that keeps their numbers in check.
Monsoon rains have brought relief in some areas, but the worst drought in memory has shown the need for serious water conservation measures.
First pictures from the refurbished Hubble space telescope has been released
Sea lions, seals and penguins traumatized by pollution or fishermen's nets are saved by volunteers and charitable foundations patrolling Argentina's coast.
Wolves have spread out in the Rocky Mountain states under federal protection, but could eventually face a deadly free-fire zone covering most of Wyoming.
From Maine to Georgia, scientists use desperate measures to stop invasive insects from destroying vital hemlock forests.
A rancher in Guatemala is restoring a rainforest, one seedling at a time.
Once a busy cargo transportation hub, the Gowanus Canal is now a contaminated waterway that neighboring residents and government authorities are determined to clean up and revive.
An Iowa company bets its future on building huge, utility-scale wind turbines for the promised "green revolution."
In the congested traffic of Mumbai, a new breed of bicyclists are changing the image of the bicycle as a poor man's transport.
Clear, cold, and filled with life, this special waterway is protected by towns using new ultraviolet treatment instead of poisonous chlorine to treat their sewage.
In the Western Ghats mountains range along the western side of India, a rare bat species and a unique cave ecosystem teeming with other wildlife are threatened by the planned construction of a hydroelectric dam.
Protected by the Endangered Species Act, Aleutian geese have made a spectacular recovery - causing serious problems in California as they graze by the thousands in farmers' fields.
India's government has spent millions to clean up the Yamuna River, but it remains one of the world's most polluted waterways, flowing through the capital and past the Taj Mahal.
In West Virginia, critics warn public health and safety are threatened by coal waste from processors that is stored in hundreds of slurry ponds or injected underground.
In a major discovery for the survival of the species, researchers have found huge numbers of endangered leatherback turtles nesting along Gabon's Atlantic coastline.
Greenery for floral displays can be bought from certified suppliers, protecting forests and local communities that depend on them.
Certified "green tourism" protects natural and cultural resources and pays fair wages to workers.
Buying coffee grown by certified farms guarantees environmental, social and economic sustainability.