Scientists found that biochar doesn’t just capture pollutants, it actively destroys them using direct electron transfer. This newly recognized ability accounts for up to 40% of its cleaning power and ...

New research on the ancient Maya city of Ucanal in northern Guatemala reveals that its engineers maintained biologically clean drinking water for nearly 1,500 years, an extraordinary achievement in a ...

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Candice King, 39; Lena Dunham, 40; Stephen Colbert, 62; Stevie Wonder, 76. Happy Birthday: Look for opportunities; they will sprout. A lifestyle change will have a ...

Sen. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, D-Alexandria, had an “ah-ha” moment when her daughter, now three, was a newborn. She’d been at a restaurant and needed to change her diaper but there was no changing ...

A contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? who scooped £500,000 said the money has come at a good time for him and his wife, whose careers have been “thrown under the bus” due to artificial ...

Mexico City is sinking at such an alarming rate that it’s visible from space. Imagery from a powerful NASA radar system is revealing subsidence rates of more than 0.5 inches a month — making the city ...

If what you want from your index fund is access to the latest hot stocks, you’re in luck. The passive funds holding trillions of dollars of 401(k)s and other investments are rushing to change their ...

The Imperial Irrigation District, California’s largest single user of Colorado River water, is backing a new plan by California, Nevada, and Arizona water managers that calls for deep cuts in ...

After a week without water, 67 Mountain View households may now use boiled tap water for drinking and cooking purposes. The city shut off water service to households last week when a slurry mix came ...