The complex properties of radioactive plutonium-239 made its structure hard to analyse – until now. The result may improve methods for storing nuclear waste […]

If we must open the Arctic Ocean to oil and gas development we should at least do it in a way that doesn't harm wildlife, but the signs don't look good, says Henry Huntington […]

The American public would pay extra to get green electricity, but partisan politics means their elected representatives still won't adopt it […]

Disturbances from the drilling of gas wells is causing the fleet-footed ungulates to vacate their prime wintering grounds […]

A threatened tortoise species is obstructing plans to build huge power plants in the deserts of the US Southwest […]

Japan will take its last operational nuclear reactor offline next weekend – but the country may not remain nuclear-free for long […]

Fracking has left the US with more natural gas than it knows what to do with, so for the first time producers will sell it abroad […]

Managing the federally financed EV Project, the company issued a critical report from its first year and a half on the job. […]

As automakers increase their efforts to design vehicles that are more fuel-efficient, college engineering programs are likewise adapting their curriculums, preparing students to build vehicles increasingly powered by batteries. […]

The Prius C is an attractive little car, all curves, flares and bulges. And at 53 m.p.g., it can handle the city’s 49 Mile Scenic Drive on less than a gallon of gas. […]