India's space agency is set to launch an unmanned mission to the moon's south pole

India was set to send a spacecraft to the far side of the moon Friday in…

Rushing to save coral reefs from global warming

Greater understanding of how corals reproduce and react to climate change will bolster conservation and restoration. …

A mining company is hunting for lithium, right on the edge of wildlife refuge

The modern-day gold rush in the race to a greener economy is knocking on the door…

Scientists knit futuristic eco-building designs using fungal networks

Scientists hoping to reduce the environmental impact of the construction industry have developed a way to…

Tireless ecosystem engineers or nuisance animals? Beavers' presence felt in Boise River

Some of the trees along the Boise Greenbelt at the southeast end of the city are…

Anger builds after controlled burn badly damages California sequoias

They are called “the Orphans” and they have stood side by side in what is now…

Night-flying helicopters prepare to battle wildfire as heat wave bakes California

Clouds of dust swirled around the Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale as a massive helicopter hovered…

Targeted prevention helps stop homelessness before it starts

Homelessness has become an increasingly worrisome crisis in our nation over the past several years, but…

Plastic pollution in some NZ lakes is comparable to northern hemisphere lakes in highly populated areas

The level of microplastic pollution in New Zealand lakes is comparable with those in the US…

A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb—goodbye mirrors, hello diffractive lenses

Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planets outside of the solar system to date. The grand…