ESO's Very Large Telescope has delivered the most detailed infrared image of the Carina Nebula stellar nursery taken so far.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it selected Simsbury, Conn., Burlington, Vt., and the Massachusetts communities of Fall River, Holyoke, Northampton and Roxbury.

The Lorax, perhaps the most famous anti-industrial crusader from children's literature, is about to become a big-time corporate spokesman.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 3.1 magnitude earthquake about 6 miles south of Paden in Okfuskee County at 10:29 a.m. Tuesday.

After a season of record-high prices, pecan farmers in Georgia are trying to protect their crops from looters intent on swiping the pricey nuts.

Evacuees sleep in the street after a deadly 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Visayas region of the Philippines.

Stock index futures pointed to a dip at the open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.06 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.05 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.05 percent at 5:30 a.m. ET.

First the bad news. Bees are still mysteriously dying. Over the last five years roughly 30 percent of captive honeybees, which pollinate much of the food we eat, wind up dead at the end of each winter.

St George evacuees may have to wait until next week before they can return home, as floodwaters are expected to surround the southern Queensland town for days.

Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps - the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network.

Romance and dating has gone digital; It's the second most-popular way of connecting, surpassed only by meeting people through friends.

New studies suggest that consumers avoid mouthwashes with fluoride . While fluoride may help fight cavities, ingesting too much of it has been linked to neurological problems and could be a cancer trigger as well.

When it comes to assessing the romantic playing field -- who might be interested in whom -- men and women were shown to be equally good at gauging men's interest during an Indiana University study involving speed dating -- and equally bad at judging women's interest...

A York-based natural resources district is studying another way to control fertilizer contamination of drinking water.

For decades, tourists visiting this popular Adirondack village could gape at the skeletons of soldiers from nearby French and Indian War sites.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on Monday, killing a child and triggering a local tsunami alert.

The South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu continues to be jolted by several moderate to strong earthquakes after a magnitude 7.1 temblor hit last week.

The global crisis in the supply and quality of water for agriculture is the focus of an upcoming forum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln The global crisis in the supply and quality of water for agriculture is the focus of an upcoming forum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Two irrigation experts from Valmont Industries will speak as part ... (more)