On Deck Science Stories

After the Hubble Space Telescope shut down two weeks ago, NASA engineers will begin to reboot it Wednesday morning, the space agency said.

Scientists working for the United Nations Environment Program are reviewing nine chemicals that could be added to the original "dirty dozen" list of banned toxic chemicals.

How frequently do doctors misdiagnose patients? Who prescribes antibiotics inappropriately? When patients are more likely to follow doctor's advice?

This year's chemistry Nobel Prize winner: fluorescent pigs.

the 26-story high-rise will boast photovoltaic panels, natural ventilation, and a biogas generation plant all wrapped within an insulating living wall that covers half of its surface area.

American astronauts have developed mutual respect for their Russian counterparts during years of cooperation.

Nearly every manufacturer had at least one eco-friendly machine on display at the Paris Motor Show, the hardcore and stubborn supercar makers were the rare exception.

Image: Kenneth Catania As if the North American Star-Nosed Mole wasn't weird enough; this functionally blind mole (Candylura cristata), which has twenty-two worm-like and independently ...

Since NASA astronauts will need power sources upon their return to the moon to establish a lunar outpost, engineers have explored the possibility of nuclear fission as a power source for the planed lunar colony.

An ambitious French furniture designer has taken an unusual approach to using recycled materials in his work, and with great effect.